Rural Co-ops Navigate a New Era of Load Growth, Rising Costs, and Policy Pressure
After decades of relatively flat electricity demand, the U.S. power sector is suddenly racing to keep up—and rural electric cooperatives, which serve 42 million people across 54% of the nation’s…
Taiwan Joins Others in Asia Restarting Coal-Fired Units Due to Iran War
Officials with Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) said the energy company plans to resume operations at two coal-fired units for at least three months, as the country seeks to support its…
Italy Ready to Restart Coal-Fired Plants, Postpone Total Coal Phaseout
Officials in Italy have said they are prepared to restart that country’s four remaining coal-fired power plants if supply issues for oil and natural gas persist due to the Iran…
DOE’s Section 202(c) Emergency Orders Since May 2025: 43 and Counting
Since May 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued more than 40 emergency orders and extensions under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act—more than in any comparable…
The Power Commitment: Fortune Favors Modernization
Energy & Engineering Group: Sign In Many power plants were constructed incrementally over time – control system, adding OEM-supplied turbines and balance-of-plant controllers, proprietary firmware, relays – layer by layer.…
South Korean Groups Backing New 1.25-GW Coal-Fired Power Plant in Alaska
A fact sheet published by the U.S. Dept. of the Interior notes a $1-billion agreement between Hyundai Heavy Industries Power Systems and developers of the proposed 1.25-GW Terra Energy Center,…
Coal-to-Gas Conversions Approved for Two Arizona Power Plants
Energy regulators in Arizona have given the go-ahead to convert several units at two coal-fired power plants in the state to burn natural gas. The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), which…
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POWER DIGEST [March 2026]
U.S.-Based Group Acquires South African Solar-Storage Microgrid. U.S.-based Energea in mid-January announced its acquisition of the YO Residence Solar Project, marking a significant milestone as the company’s first microgrid investment…
The Real Barriers to Power Sector Carbon Capture
Despite growing technical maturity, post-combustion carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects for power generation continue to face decisive hurdles. Integration complexity, financing structures, and risk allocation now play a central…
Why Prime Movers’ Reliability Is Critical to Power Uptime
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming one of the most significant drivers of global electricity demand. By 2030, , from 415 TWh to 945 TWh, driven by AI-optimised servers that…
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