Nuclear

Policy & regulation

Illinois’ landmark 100% clean energy bill is headed toward passage

The sprawling bill would bail out nuclear, fund clean energy, boost workforce training — and allow the state’s largest coal plant to stay open through 2038.

By Jeff St. John . 10 September 2021
Solar

California just OK'd a massive new buildout of renewables and clean storage

A plan to replace the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant with 11.5 GW of zero-carbon capacity — and no natural gas — will test the grid value of renewables and batteries.

By Jeff St. John . 25 June 2021
Policy & regulation

Will Illinois finally manage to pass this massive clean energy bill?

A dispute over the future of fossil fuel power plants has tripped up a bill that would save solar and nuclear power and support energy workers and environmental justice.

By Jeff St. John . 17 June 2021
Nuclear

Bill Gates wants to build advanced nuclear at an old Wyoming coal plant. It’s a long shot

Gates’ TerraPower plans to have a fast reactor up and running later this decade, but the headwinds are against it.

By Eric Wesoff . 16 June 2021
Nuclear

Newsletter: Which comes first, nuclear fusion or green hydrogen?

Sooner or later someone will ask you what's up with nuclear fusion or green hydrogen.

By Julian Spector . 9 June 2021
Nuclear

Nuclear fusion has attracted more than $2 billion in VC and private funding

Fusion fans have been saying for decades that success is just around the corner. Are they finally right this time?

By Eric Wesoff . 8 June 2021
Nuclear

Newsletter: Cheap clean power is great — unless you're a struggling nuclear plant

Unexpectedly low pricing in the Mid-Atlantic grid system was good news for renewables and bad news for certain nuclear plants.

By Julian Spector . 7 June 2021
Nuclear

Low prices in PJM’s capacity auction spell trouble for Exelon’s Illinois nuclear fleet

A long-delayed auction yields lower-than-expected prices in the country’s biggest capacity market. That’s bad news for struggling nuclear power plants.

By Jeff St. John . 4 June 2021
Clean energy

Newsletter: How many renewables does it take to replace a nuclear plant?

Does California have the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time?

By Julian Spector . 27 May 2021
Clean energy

California may build 11.5GW of almost all carbon-free resources to replace its last nuclear plant

Regulators have decided that adding 7.5 GW by 2026 won’t be enough after the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant closes. Can California build so much clean and reliable grid capacity in time?

By Jeff St. John . 26 May 2021