February 12, 2025

NetZero Insider’s K Kaufmann was in D.C. last week for the National Association of State Energy Officials’ Energy Policy Outlook Conference, where she heard about the “180-degree opposite view of energy and climate issues” that the Trump administration will have from a DOE official. There was also plenty of talk about data centers and how states can meet the increased demand.

Nuclear was also in the news last week, and John Cropley was all over it. Georgia Power proposed to uprate four of its nuclear reactors in its 2025 IRP, while several Arizona utilities announced they are joining forces for a grant through DOE’s Generation III+ Small Modular Reactor Program. And yesterday, TVA and Type One announced a cooperative agreement for a potential commercial nuclear fusion plant. 

Here’s what else we had this past week: 

• Equinor, Ørsted, Vestas Say US OSW Market in Trouble 

• Puget Sound Energy Partners with Tech Co. to Promote Hydrogen 

• Report Assesses Climate Activism of Pension Funds, Finds Most Lacking 

• SEIA: US Now Manufacturing More Solar Panels Than It Installs 

• Study Finds Savings from Heating Electrification in New England 

See you next week!