Energy Security Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/energy-security/ The power industry's trusted source for generation technology, O&M, and legal & regulatory news for coal, gas, nuclear, hydro, wind & solar power plants; power jobs Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:13:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-p-power-32x32.jpg Energy Security Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/energy-security/ 32 32 Data Centers and the Grid: Key Insights from POWER’s Inaugural Data Center POWER eXchange Summit https://www.powermag.com/data-centers-and-the-grid-key-insights-from-powers-inaugural-data-center-power-exchange-summit/ https://www.powermag.com/data-centers-and-the-grid-key-insights-from-powers-inaugural-data-center-power-exchange-summit/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:59:27 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245428 POWER breaks down the top insights from Data Center POWER eXchange, its unique one-day summit curated by POWER’s editorial team and convened to examine the collision between accelerating data center load and tightening grid constraints.  The rise of artificial intelligence is poised to create the fastest, largest, and most concentrated surge of electricity demand in […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/data-centers-and-the-grid-key-insights-from-powers-inaugural-data-center-power-exchange-summit/feed/ 0 Winter Reliability Concerns Spur Fresh DOE Intervention for PJM, MISO https://www.powermag.com/winter-reliability-concerns-spur-fresh-doe-intervention-for-pjm-miso/ https://www.powermag.com/winter-reliability-concerns-spur-fresh-doe-intervention-for-pjm-miso/#respond Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:11:53 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245668 The Department of Energy (DOE) extended its run of federal grid interventions into winter over the past week, issuing a Section 202(c) emergency order on Nov. 18 for Consumers Energy’s 1,420-MW J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan and another on Nov. 25 for Constellation’s 760-MW Eddystone Units 3 and 4 in southeastern Pennsylvania in a […]

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Eddystone Generating Station, located just south of Philadelphia on the Delaware River, is a six-unit, 820-MW facility owned and operated by Constellation Energy. Units 3 and 4—commissioned between 1967 and 1970—are dual-fuel steam turbine units capable of burning natural gas or oil, providing critical flexibility during fuel supply or pricing disruptions. Courtesy: Constellation Energy

]]> https://www.powermag.com/winter-reliability-concerns-spur-fresh-doe-intervention-for-pjm-miso/feed/ 0 NERC: Winter Grid Reliability at Risk Amid Soaring Demand, Fuel Supply Gaps https://www.powermag.com/nerc-winter-grid-reliability-at-risk-amid-soaring-demand-fuel-supply-gaps/ https://www.powermag.com/nerc-winter-grid-reliability-at-risk-amid-soaring-demand-fuel-supply-gaps/#respond Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:02:46 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245656 In its recently released Winter Reliability Assessment, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) found that while resources are adequate for normal winter peak demand, large swaths of North America face an elevated risk of electricity shortfalls during prolonged, wide-area cold snaps. Noting that four severe Arctic storms have swept across much of the continent since […]

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NERC’s 2025–2026 Winter Reliability Assessment highlights regions at elevated risk of electricity shortfalls during extreme winter conditions, including the Maritimes, New England, parts of the Southeast, Texas, and portions of the West. The striped Maritimes area indicates specific risk to natural gas pipeline capacity. Source: NERC.

]]> https://www.powermag.com/nerc-winter-grid-reliability-at-risk-amid-soaring-demand-fuel-supply-gaps/feed/ 0 Get the White Paper: Boost Efficiency with Advanced Water Analytics https://www.powermag.com/white-papers/get-the-white-paper-boost-efficiency-with-advanced-water-analytics/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:58:57 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=white-papers&p=245217 Global shifts in energy demand are prompting power plants to reassess their production and efficiency needs. Energy-intensive AI data centers and increased renewable power loads to grids demand greater plant flexibility. Ramp-up and shutdown cycles require plants to rely more on cycle chemistry analytics to support fluctuations. The loss of personnel expertise due to layoffs […]

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]]> Texas Issues First Performance-Based Grant Under Energy Fund for LCRA’s New 188-MW RICE Peaker https://www.powermag.com/texas-issues-first-performance-based-grant-under-energy-fund-for-lcras-new-188-mw-rice-peaker/ https://www.powermag.com/texas-issues-first-performance-based-grant-under-energy-fund-for-lcras-new-188-mw-rice-peaker/#respond Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:44:52 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=244969 The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) has executed its first agreement under the Texas Energy Fund (TxEF) Completion Bonus Grant (CBG) Program, awarding the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) up to $22.56 million for its 188-MW Timmerman Power Plant Unit 1, a new natural gas–fired plant in Caldwell County, Texas. The agreement marks the operational launch of Texas’s performance-contingent funding mechanism, which is designed to accelerate […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/texas-issues-first-performance-based-grant-under-energy-fund-for-lcras-new-188-mw-rice-peaker/feed/ 0 Procuring Power: Experts Discuss Contract Complexities https://www.powermag.com/procuring-power-experts-discuss-contract-complexities/ https://www.powermag.com/procuring-power-experts-discuss-contract-complexities/#respond Thu, 13 Nov 2025 03:25:00 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=244856 Securing a reliable supply of electricity requires plenty of research to balance the risks and rewards of striking a deal.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/procuring-power-experts-discuss-contract-complexities/feed/ 0 Colville Tribes, OATI Partner on Microgrid Program https://www.powermag.com/colville-tribes-oati-partner-on-microgrid-program/ https://www.powermag.com/colville-tribes-oati-partner-on-microgrid-program/#respond Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:12:16 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=244812 The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation will deploy multiple microgrids to enhance energy reliability and resiliency in an effort to achieve energy sovereignty. The Tribes, along with Open Access Technology International, on November 12 announced a landmark collaboration to advance tribal energy sovereignty and resilience through the siting of microgrids across the reservation in Washington state.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/colville-tribes-oati-partner-on-microgrid-program/feed/ 0 POWER Interview: CyrusOne Expert on How AI Is Reshaping the Data Center–Utility Relationship https://www.powermag.com/power-interview-cyrusone-expert-on-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-data-center-utility-relationship/ https://www.powermag.com/power-interview-cyrusone-expert-on-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-data-center-utility-relationship/#respond Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:54:26 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=244776 CyrusOne’s Jim Roche details how AI-driven workloads, high-density racks, and liquid cooling are transforming the data center–utility relationship. Only a decade ago, few in the power sector could have predicted that the digital economy’s engine—the data center—would become a central concern for utility planners, grid operators, and energy policymakers. For much of its history, data […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/power-interview-cyrusone-expert-on-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-data-center-utility-relationship/feed/ 0 Nothing but the BESS: Why Integrating Temporary Small Batteries Optimizes Your Site https://www.powermag.com/white-papers/nothing-but-the-bess-why-integrating-temporary-small-batteries-optimizes-your-site/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 21:03:07 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=white-papers&p=244689 With more distributed energy, sharper demand peaks and the push for renewables, today’s energy landscape is more complex than ever. The good news? Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are small, mobile and available to rent or buy from your Cat dealer. Discover how these flexible solutions can help you cut costs, boost efficiency and stay […]

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]]> DOE Launches $100M Retrofit Program Targeting Coal Fleet Reliability https://www.powermag.com/doe-launches-100m-retrofit-program-targeting-coal-fleet-reliability/ https://www.powermag.com/doe-launches-100m-retrofit-program-targeting-coal-fleet-reliability/#respond Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:52:15 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=244520 The Department of Energy (DOE) has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) providing up to $100 million in federal backing for projects focused on restoring and modernizing the nation’s existing coal plant fleet.  The Oct. 31–issued NOFO, administered by DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, […]

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