Abbie Bennett
@abbiebennett.bsky.social
Senior energy/enviro reporter ⚡️🌎 at S&P Global | Merrill 🐢📰 adjunct | Was CBS Radio, The War Horse, The News & Observer | UNC 💎🐏 alumna | 🐱 lady | http://SeeDisclaimer.com
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US government partnering with Brookfield Asset Management & nuclear industry firms to build "at least" $80 billion in new nuclear reactors across the country. The projects will be funded through a trade agreement with Japan, according to the White House. 🔌💡
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October 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
US government partnering with Brookfield Asset Management & nuclear industry firms to build "at least" $80 billion in new nuclear reactors across the country. The projects will be funded through a trade agreement with Japan, according to the White House. 🔌💡
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ICYMI: SC utility Santee Cooper took initial steps to select Brookfield Asset Management/Westinghouse to purchase/complete two unfinished reactors at the VC Summer nuclear plant. Utility leaders said there will be no additional cost to SC ratepayers. 🔌💡
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October 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
ICYMI: SC utility Santee Cooper took initial steps to select Brookfield Asset Management/Westinghouse to purchase/complete two unfinished reactors at the VC Summer nuclear plant. Utility leaders said there will be no additional cost to SC ratepayers. 🔌💡
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NextEra Energy could restart its shuttered Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa as soon as the end of 2028, executives said Oct. 28, to support a 25-year deal to supply power to Google cloud, AI services. 🔌💡
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October 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
NextEra Energy could restart its shuttered Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa as soon as the end of 2028, executives said Oct. 28, to support a 25-year deal to supply power to Google cloud, AI services. 🔌💡
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Delays to renewables and acceleration of gas capacity additions in Duke Energy's latest proposed resource plan for the Carolinas have clean energy and consumer advocates sounding alarms over reliability, emissions & costs.
Plus, some potential new nuclear. 🔌💡
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Plus, some potential new nuclear. 🔌💡
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October 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Delays to renewables and acceleration of gas capacity additions in Duke Energy's latest proposed resource plan for the Carolinas have clean energy and consumer advocates sounding alarms over reliability, emissions & costs.
Plus, some potential new nuclear. 🔌💡
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Plus, some potential new nuclear. 🔌💡
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Two Canadian government funds announced a commitment to help finance a small modular nuclear reactor project at Ontario Power Generation Inc.'s Darlington site with a total investment of up to C$3 billion. 🔌💡
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October 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Two Canadian government funds announced a commitment to help finance a small modular nuclear reactor project at Ontario Power Generation Inc.'s Darlington site with a total investment of up to C$3 billion. 🔌💡
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Four nominees to the Tennessee Valley Authority board told US senators they would support new advanced nuclear development for the federal power provider to meet forecast demand. 🔌💡
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October 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Four nominees to the Tennessee Valley Authority board told US senators they would support new advanced nuclear development for the federal power provider to meet forecast demand. 🔌💡
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Duke is eying large-scale #nuclear as part of the options to meet anticipated electricity demand that is eight times the rate of the previous 15 years
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Duke is eying large-scale #nuclear as part of the options to meet anticipated electricity demand that is eight times the rate of the previous 15 years
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October 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Duke is eying large-scale #nuclear as part of the options to meet anticipated electricity demand that is eight times the rate of the previous 15 years
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Duke is eying large-scale #nuclear as part of the options to meet anticipated electricity demand that is eight times the rate of the previous 15 years
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SC utility Santee Cooper took initial steps to select Brookfield Asset Management to purchase and complete the two unfinished reactors at the V.C. Summer nuclear plant. Utility leaders said there will be no additional cost to South Carolina ratepayers. 🔌💡 www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
SC utility Santee Cooper took initial steps to select Brookfield Asset Management to purchase and complete the two unfinished reactors at the V.C. Summer nuclear plant. Utility leaders said there will be no additional cost to South Carolina ratepayers. 🔌💡 www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
Interest in advanced nuclear developers in the US is accelerating as data center demand grows, but the nascent sector's next steps hinge on reactor technologies, hyperscaler capital plans and policy support.
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October 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Interest in advanced nuclear developers in the US is accelerating as data center demand grows, but the nascent sector's next steps hinge on reactor technologies, hyperscaler capital plans and policy support.
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Investments by private equity and venture capital are pouring into advanced nuclear technologies, financial executives said at the Atlantic Council Nuclear Energy Policy Summit, though challenges to carrying out these projects persist. 🔌💡
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October 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Investments by private equity and venture capital are pouring into advanced nuclear technologies, financial executives said at the Atlantic Council Nuclear Energy Policy Summit, though challenges to carrying out these projects persist. 🔌💡
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The US Energy Department expects data center demand to account for 7% to 12% of the nation's electricity by 2028. If nuclear power is to grow to meet that demand, developers will need to use iterative designs and secure large-scale financing, experts say. 🔌💡
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October 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The US Energy Department expects data center demand to account for 7% to 12% of the nation's electricity by 2028. If nuclear power is to grow to meet that demand, developers will need to use iterative designs and secure large-scale financing, experts say. 🔌💡
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ICYMI: Duke Energy is delaying some renewable additions such as solar and wind while boosting gas-fired assets and weighing a possible large-scale nuclear reactor, according to its latest Carolinas Resource Plan. 🔌💡
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October 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
ICYMI: Duke Energy is delaying some renewable additions such as solar and wind while boosting gas-fired assets and weighing a possible large-scale nuclear reactor, according to its latest Carolinas Resource Plan. 🔌💡
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Investors are closely watching data center demand growth and how power providers are rising to meet it, though hyperscalers' need for speed may outstrip many options, panelists at the S&P Global Data Center and Energy Innovation Summit in DC said this week. 🔌💡
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September 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Investors are closely watching data center demand growth and how power providers are rising to meet it, though hyperscalers' need for speed may outstrip many options, panelists at the S&P Global Data Center and Energy Innovation Summit in DC said this week. 🔌💡
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New: Interest in advanced nuclear developers in the US is accelerating as data center demand grows, but the nascent sector's next steps hinge on reactor technologies, hyperscaler and policy support. 🔌💡
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September 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
New: Interest in advanced nuclear developers in the US is accelerating as data center demand grows, but the nascent sector's next steps hinge on reactor technologies, hyperscaler and policy support. 🔌💡
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New: TVA has had 272 more nuclear outage days so far than by this same point last FY, driving up fuel & purchased power costs and leading the federal power authority to lean on fossil fuels. 🔌💡
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July 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
New: TVA has had 272 more nuclear outage days so far than by this same point last FY, driving up fuel & purchased power costs and leading the federal power authority to lean on fossil fuels. 🔌💡
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Happening now: House Oversight subcommittee hearing, "The New Atomic Age: Advancing America's Energy Future." 🔌💡
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July 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Happening now: House Oversight subcommittee hearing, "The New Atomic Age: Advancing America's Energy Future." 🔌💡
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Republican leadership in the North Carolina legislature will look to overturn several of Gov. Josh Stein's vetoes next week, including broad energy legislation. 🔌💡
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July 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Republican leadership in the North Carolina legislature will look to overturn several of Gov. Josh Stein's vetoes next week, including broad energy legislation. 🔌💡
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South Carolina public utility Santee Cooper has narrowed the list of candidates to restart its abandoned nuclear units at the V.C. Summer plant. 🔌💡
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July 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
South Carolina public utility Santee Cooper has narrowed the list of candidates to restart its abandoned nuclear units at the V.C. Summer plant. 🔌💡
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The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted the TVA's construction permit application to build what could be the first utility-scale small modular nuclear reactor in the country. 🔌💡
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July 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted the TVA's construction permit application to build what could be the first utility-scale small modular nuclear reactor in the country. 🔌💡
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ICYMI: A nominee to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission told senators that a member of DOGE has been assigned to the agency to oversee President Donald Trump's reform efforts at the independent agency. 🔌💡
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July 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
ICYMI: A nominee to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission told senators that a member of DOGE has been assigned to the agency to oversee President Donald Trump's reform efforts at the independent agency. 🔌💡
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ICYMI: NY Gov. Kathy Hochul directed the NYPA to develop and construct an advanced nuclear plant to improve state grid reliability. It could be the first new nuclear facility in the state in decades. 🔌💡
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June 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
ICYMI: NY Gov. Kathy Hochul directed the NYPA to develop and construct an advanced nuclear plant to improve state grid reliability. It could be the first new nuclear facility in the state in decades. 🔌💡
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ICYMI: A Texas company co-founded by former US Energy Sec Rick Perry plans to build the "world's largest" advanced energy and AI campus, featuring four 1-GW nuclear reactors, gas generation and solar. 🔌💡
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June 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
ICYMI: A Texas company co-founded by former US Energy Sec Rick Perry plans to build the "world's largest" advanced energy and AI campus, featuring four 1-GW nuclear reactors, gas generation and solar. 🔌💡
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Google has signed an agreement to purchase 200 MW from Commonwealth Fusion System's planned nuclear fusion power plant in Virginia, and is deepening its stake in the company. 🔌💡
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June 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Google has signed an agreement to purchase 200 MW from Commonwealth Fusion System's planned nuclear fusion power plant in Virginia, and is deepening its stake in the company. 🔌💡
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The US Energy Dept issued an emergency order to allow Duke Energy's Carolinas subsidiary to operate some power plants beyond permitted emissions limits to reduce the risk of outages during a heat wave across the Southeast this week. 🔌💡
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June 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The US Energy Dept issued an emergency order to allow Duke Energy's Carolinas subsidiary to operate some power plants beyond permitted emissions limits to reduce the risk of outages during a heat wave across the Southeast this week. 🔌💡
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Clean energy trade groups and developers remain optimistic the Senate will soften House Republicans' aggressive phaseout approach to the Inflation Reduction Act's green energy tax incentives.
Meanwhile, major careveouts for nuclear incentives. 🔌💡
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Meanwhile, major careveouts for nuclear incentives. 🔌💡
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May 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Clean energy trade groups and developers remain optimistic the Senate will soften House Republicans' aggressive phaseout approach to the Inflation Reduction Act's green energy tax incentives.
Meanwhile, major careveouts for nuclear incentives. 🔌💡
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Meanwhile, major careveouts for nuclear incentives. 🔌💡
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