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Abbie Bennett

@abbierbennett

Senior energy/enviro reporter ⚡🌎 @SPGlobal | Teach @merrillcollege | Was @cbsradio, @newsobserver | @UNCHussman 💎 | 🐱lady | seedisclaimer.com

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US power system could accommodate as much as 100 GW of additional load without major capacity/transmission expansion through "load flexibility," or short-duration load curtailment by large customers, according to a Duke Univ. Nicholas School Executive Education study. Tyler Norris Duke University spglobal.com/market-intelli…

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ICYMI: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee proposed $72M for nuclear initiatives and is advocating for TVA's SMR project at Clinch River. 🔌💡 spglobal.com/market-intelli…

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Nuclear power will see a significant resurgence in 2025 as energy demands grow globally, but challenges remain to its expansion, according to International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol. 🔌💡 spglobal.com/market-intelli…

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ICYMI: Entergy CEO said the utility is looking at "all forms of new nuclear" including the AP1000 to meet growing energy demand. $etr spglobal.com/market-intelli…

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DOE Sec should work to advance TVA's small modular nuclear reactor project and partner with private high-temp reactor consortiums if he wants to help expand nuclear generation, according to a new Center on Global Energy Policy report from Matt Bowen. spglobal.com/market-intelli…

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Holtec has signed an agreement with an engineering and construction firm to build a fleet of small modular nuclear reactors, beginning with two units at its Palisades plant in Michigan. spglobal.com/market-intelli…

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NC lawmakers are quickly advancing a bill to overhaul 2021 energy legislation, including a mandate to cut carbon emissions 30% by 2030 and provide utilities like Duke flexibility to recover costs of ongoing construction projects such as nuclear plants. spglobal.com/market-intelli…

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Meanwhile, SC lawmakers are again taking up sweeping energy legislation after an earlier version died in committee last year to address what state leaders have repeatedly called an "energy crisis." spglobal.com/market-intelli…

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Worth noting on this one that NC utility regulators had already essentially given Duke the green light to stop modeling for the 30% carbon reduction by 2030 goal after the utility argued it wasn't a reasonable expectation.

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Speaking of nuclear, at CERAWeek, a group of major tech and energy companies, banks, financial institutions and 31 countries pledged to support a goal of at least tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050. spglobal.com/market-intelli…

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The US U.S. Department of Energy Dept. has confirmed the $900M in funding for small modular reactors is available despite earlier uncertainty following federal funding freezes. Group led by TVA (including Duke and AEP) will reapply for $800M of those funds. spglobal.com/market-intelli…

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Senators Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Senator Bill Hagerty urged the TVA to accelerate its small modular nuclear reactor project while criticizing the TVA board for slowing the project with "studies and hurdles that will bog it down." spglobal.com/market-intelli…

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The Southeast is experiencing explosive growth in population, manufacturing, and energy demand — but our energy grid hasn’t kept up. A new report shows that coordinated regional planning could save customers billions, reduce blackout risks, and support job growth. Yet utilities

The Southeast is experiencing explosive growth in population, manufacturing, and energy demand — but our energy grid hasn’t kept up. A new report shows that coordinated regional planning could save customers billions, reduce blackout risks, and support job growth. Yet utilities
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US utilities operated the largest commercial nuclear generation fleet in the world in 2024, with 94 nuclear reactors and a total capacity of nearly 97 GW. spglobal.com/market-intelli…

US utilities operated the largest commercial nuclear generation fleet in the world in 2024, with 94 nuclear reactors and a total capacity of nearly 97 GW. 
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Market volatility and policy swings driven by the Trump administration could chill power project financing, planning and execution, experts and industry participants said at the recent S&P Global Power Markets Conference. 🔌💡 spglobal.com/market-intelli…

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Energy industry experts and finance executives are skeptical about new-build nuclear despite renewed interest in nuclear generation from utilities and large-load customers looking to build datacenters. 🔌💡 spglobal.com/market-intelli…