Fervo starts commercial operation at Cape Station’s first 33-megawatt unit
2026 archive · The Utah geothermal project began earning power-contract revenue September 30, with two more first-phase units still in commissioning.
Grids & markets
The connections, policies and economics shaping energy systems.
Robinson’s license renewal preserves a 759-megawatt nuclear option through 2050
2026 archive · The April decision extends the permitted life of an existing South Carolina reactor, with continued operation tied to managing aging equipment.
Golden Pass ships its first LNG cargo from a former import terminal
2026 archive · The April departure followed initial production from the first processing line, with two more trains still under construction and commissioning.
Pennsylvania studies whether retired power sites can reuse their grid connections
2026 archive · A $2 million federal award supports a search for usable connections and transmission upgrades at twenty underused locations.
Grain Belt Express lost its federal guarantee—and time on its permitting clock
2025 archive · The July 2025 financing reversal affected a transmission project that had already lined up major contractors, illustrating how money and federal reviews can become intertwined.
NuScale’s 77-megawatt approval gives developers a larger reactor design to license
2025 archive · The May 2025 decision completed a technical review of the six-module US460 design; individual projects still needed permission to build and operate.
Corpus Christi’s first Stage 3 train moves from commissioning into Cheniere’s hands
2025 archive · The March 2025 handover added an operating unit while most of the seven-train expansion still had construction work ahead.
FERC told transmission planners to look 20 years ahead—and explain who should pay
2024 archive · Order 1920 changed the regional planning process in 2024, requiring multiple future scenarios and broader benefit calculations before choosing long-term grid investments.
Vogtle 4 finished the expansion. Paying for it was a separate calculation.
2024 archive · Commercial operation on April 29, 2024, added another large reactor to Georgia’s grid after years of delay, with the project’s cost split across owners and customers.
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GE’s final split put aircraft engines and the power grid in separate companies
2024 archive · The April 2024 separation created two independently listed industrial businesses with large installed fleets—and years of service work attached to them.