Nuclear Power

Entergy
Entergy Offers Regulators $588M to End Grand Gulf Complaints
Entergy has extended a $588-million settlement to end allegations that it took advantage of customers through energy sales at its Grand Gulf nuclear station.
PG&E
DOE Changes Funding Rules to Help Diablo Canyon Stay Open
The U.S. Department of Energy made changes requested by California to help postpone the retirement of Diablo Canyon, the state's last nuclear plant.
Low PJM Capacity Prices No Bargain, Coal & Gas Generators Say
Gas- and coal-fired generators said the sharp price drop in PJM’s 2023/24 capacity auction shows the RTO’s long-term reliability is at risk.
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Utilities Could Double US Nuclear Capacity by 2050, NEI Chief Says
CNOs at the Nuclear Energy Institute’s member utilities say they plan to add a total of 90 GW of nuclear capacity to the grid, CEO Maria Korsnick said.
Entergy
Beyond Nuclear Leads Protest of Palisades’ Potential Reopening
A group led by the Beyond Nuclear campaign have asked Gov. Whitmer to abandon a strategy to get Michigan's Palisades Nuclear Power Plant generating again.
EPRI
The Pitfalls of Nuclear Energy Planning with Different Models
By 2050 the U.S. could have anywhere from 2 to 329 GW of nuclear power in its generation mix, according to a report from the Electric Power Research Institute.
Entergy
Michigan House OKs Nuclear Feasibility Study
Alarmed by the closing of the Palisades nuclear plant, Michigan lawmakers voted to require a study on the future feasibility of nuclear power in the state.
California Governor's Office
California Governor Proposes $5B ‘Reliability Reserve’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed adding $5 billion to his FY 2022-23 budget plan to secure 5,000 MW for grid reliability this summer and in coming years.
Purdue University
Purdue and Duke Energy Exploring Small Modular Reactor to Power Campus
Purdue University and Duke Energy said they will collaborate to possibly bring in a small modular nuclear reactor as the campus’s power source.
California Energy Commission
CAISO’s New Renewables Record Falls Hair Short of 100%
For a moment on April 30, CAISO was able to serve 99.87% of its native load with renewable energy, beating the 97.6% record set just a month earlier.

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