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Texas Needs Equivalent of 30 Reactors to Meet Data Center Power Demand
Demand on the Texas power grid is expected to expand so immensely that it would take the equivalent of adding 30 nuclear plants’ worth of electricity by 2030 to meet the needs.
Last Energy to deploy 30 nuclear reactors in Haskell to power wave of Texas data centers
Last Energy plans to plant 30 micronuclear facilities in Haskell County, as energy companies move to address the voracious power needs of data centers
Last Energy Secures Texas Site for 30-Microreactor Deployment to Power Data Centers
Advanced nuclear plant developer Last Energy will build 30 microreactors at a site in Haskell County, Texas, a measure aimed at meeting the growing power
NRG Energy to build four natural gas power plants to supply data centers in Texas, elsewhere
Houston-based NRG Energy plans to build nearly 6 gigawatts of natural gas combined-cycle power plants connected directly to two data center sites.
Next-gen nuclear startup plans 30 reactors to fuel Texas data centers
Last Energy’s ambitious 600MW project aims to sidestep grid constraints and fast-track nuclear deployment—and it's suing the government to go faster.
Startup wants to power Texas data centers with small nuclear reactors
Last Energy, a startup developing small modular nuclear reactors, has embarked on its biggest project yet, securing early approval to build 30 units on the open plains of North Te
Shell will no longer sell electricity plans to Texas residents
Shell had touted its intentions to offer “100% renewable electricity plans” in Texas when it launched Shell Energy Solutions ...
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Texas Senate bill proposes new standards for state power grid
Texas’ power grid operator anticipates the state will need to nearly double its power capacity in the next five years. A ...
ERCOT Issues Power Grid Update Ahead of Texas Freeze
The state's main electricity operator is confident of avoiding a repeat of the blackouts that hit in 2021 following severe ...
Expert ‘taken aback’ by ERCOT report showing potential surge in demand on Texas power grid
Some energy experts said the numbers could be deceiving, pointing to changes in how the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, forecasts the numbers.
American Petroleum Institute CEO praises Texas' pro-business climate but points out threat
"It would be ironic in the energy capital of the world if we can't supply the energy that these new businesses need to thrive ...
Texas courts blocking jury trials for 30,000 victims of 2021 winter storm
Four years later after a devastating winter storm swept through Texas, not a single witness deposition has been taken and not ...
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Will Texas Cripple Solar Power?
Energy-hungry Texas may cut back on solar power projects. The New York Times reports, “One bill before Texas’s ...