August 27, 2026 at 12:49 PM ET
US Army selects 5 companies to deploy microreactors at military installations
The $2.2B in federal funding is intended to boost the sites’ resilience and the commercial viability of next-generation nuclear power.
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August 27, 2026 at 9:02 AM ET
Data center load made up 9% of PJM wholesale costs so far in 2026: market monitor
Overall wholesale power costs in the PJM Interconnection jumped 46% to $56.7 billion so far this year, driven by rising energy and capacity costs, per the grid operator’s market monitor.
August 26, 2026 at 3:07 PM ET
Hull Street Acquires Two PJM-Based Power Stations from Rockland Capital
Maryland-based investment firm Hull Street Energy announced it has completed its acquisition of two Midwestern power plants that provide electricity in the PJM Interconnection.
August 26, 2026 at 12:28 PM ET
The POWER Interview: How Is Rising Scrutiny Changing the Way Data Centers Secure Power?
A recent flurry of state and federal action points to a marked pivot from treating data center growth as a grid-planning challenge to requiring large-load customers to show who pays for grid upgrades, what capacity supports the load, and how projects will operate during system stress. Morgan Lewis partner Arjun P. Ramadevanahalli spoke with POWER [...]
August 26, 2026 at 9:58 AM ET
Westinghouse eVinci Reaches Criticality Milestone at Nevada Test Site
Westinghouse’s eVinci microreactor has completed zero-power criticality testing at the National Criticality Experiments Research Center (NCERC), a National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facility at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). The company said the milestone, achieved at 10:39 a.m. PT on Aug. 24 in partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Idaho National Laboratory [...]
August 23, 2026 at 6:14 PM ET
d-Matrix Raptor 3D-DRAM Accelerator for Generative Inference at Hot Chips 2026
At Hot Chips 2026, d-Matrix showed off its Raptor 3D-DRAM accelerator for AI breaking free of using HBM for memory by stacking DRAM and logic
August 20, 2026 at 5:11 PM ET
Shapiro Sets Binding GRID Requirements in Pennsylvania, Targets Data Center Power Costs
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order on Aug. 18 that raises the bar for large data center development in the state, directing agencies to condition favorable permitting treatment and tax benefits on compliance with new energy, infrastructure, environmental, workforce, and community requirements. Executive Order 2026-05 applies its central permitting provisions to data centers with [...]
August 20, 2026 at 10:37 AM ET
Bruce Power gets go-ahead for isotope processing
Canada's nuclear regulator has authorised Bruce Power to operate the on-site facility to carry out an important step in the production process for lutetium-177, used in the treatment of prostate cancer and in targeted therapies in precision medicine.
August 18, 2026 at 6:25 PM ET
The New Economics of AI Infrastructure: Why Tax Strategy Is Now Part of Energy Strategy
The conversation around data center development has changed dramatically over the past few years. Earlier, when developers needed to evaluate a new facility, the questions were relatively straightforward. Is the market attractive? Can we secure the land? Can we obtain reliable power? Can we raise the necessary capital? All those questions still matter. But a [...]
August 17, 2026 at 6:33 PM ET
Mesa Power Solutions Expands With $70 Million Wyoming Manufacturing Campus
Mesa Power Solutions has opened a new $70 million manufacturing and administrative campus in Evansville, Wyoming, consolidating 300 employees and expanding the company’s capacity to produce natural gas power generation equipment for utilities, data centers, and other commercial and industrial customers. The 220,000-square-foot facility at One Mesa Way (Figure 1) will serve as a hub [...]
