In the news today…
Media Alert:
- Thanks to the Frankfort State Journal (Ky.) and Press and News (Minn.) for publishing my new op-ed on why policymaking must preserve the dispatchable power generation that coal plants provide during a deep freeze.
Grid:
- Argus reports US grid operator PJM Interconnection has revised its electricity demand forecast this coming decade substantially upward on projected load growth from planned data centers to run electricity-intensive artificial intelligence (AI) software.
Nuclear:
- Inside Indiana Business reports that an Indiana utility will seek a $50 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to begin exploring the potential for a small modular reactor at a retiring coal plant.