PJM Speeds Up Grid Connections Amid Rising Demand Pressure
Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection (PJM) is reforming its interconnection process to speed up the connection of new power generation and improve grid reliability amid rising...
Coal Plant Retirements Hit Lowest Level Since 2010
In 2025, the US power sector retired just 2.6 GW of coal capacity—the lowest level since 2010—despite initial plans for much higher closures, according...
Energy Innovation Accelerates but Faces Funding Risks in 2026
The International Energy Agency’s State of Energy Innovation 2026 report finds that global energy innovation is accelerating, with strong growth in technologies such as...
India’s First Fast Breeder Reactor Goes Critical
India’s first indigenously built 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam has reached criticality, marking the start of a self-sustaining nuclear reaction, according...
US Gas Turbine Market Faces Supply Crunch Through 2027
The US gas turbine market is facing a major supply-demand imbalance, with global orders at 110 GW but manufacturing capacity limited to 60–70 GW, driving prices...
Battery Storage Boosts Puerto Rico’s Energy Resilience
By the end of 2025, Puerto Rico’s rooftop solar generation capacity reached 1,456 MW, 20% of its total, with 192,000 systems installed, according to...
Solid-State Batteries Get a Boost from MIT Breakthrough
MIT researchers have uncovered a key reason why solid-state batteries—long seen as a safer, more energy-dense alternative to lithium-ion batteries—have struggled with dendrite formation,...
US Moves to Maintain Coal Generation to Prevent Blackouts
US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright has issued an emergency order to keep Unit 1 of the Craig Station coal plant in Colorado operational,...
Cache Energy Launches First US University Pilot for Thermochemical Heat Storage
The University of Minnesota Morris is piloting a thermal energy storage system from Cache Energy, using limestone-derived pellets to store heat generated from renewable...
TotalEnergies Backs Out of US Offshore Wind Projects
TotalEnergies will give up its North Carolina and New York offshore wind leases, worth nearly $1 billion, and instead invest in US gas, oil,...