Google to bring shuttered nuclear power plant back from the dead

https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4320896842200-google-to-bring-shuttered-nuclear-power-plant-back-from-the-dead By Tim De Chant, Google announced this week it is working with NextEra Energy to revive a nuclear power plant in Iowa that had closed in 2020. NextEra has been looking for a partner to reopen the reactor for the past year, and it found one in Google, which has been steadily adding zero-carbon energy sources […]

Energy groups praise Trump moves on nuclear

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5516909-energy-groups-praise-trump-nuclear-new-york-climate-event/ Energy groups are touting President Trump’s moves to embrace nuclear energy, pointing to New York as a prime example, as an annual Climate Week kicks off in New York City. Trump campaigned on a pledge to unleash American energy, and he has already signed multiple executive actions aimed at bolstering the nation’s nuclear power […]

Analysis: ‘Solar farms are a giant waste of land & natural resources’

Why do I dislike solar so much? Because solar farms are a giant waste of land and natural resources. Let’s do some math. A single 1,000-megawatt (MWe) nuclear reactor occupies ~1 mi² (640 acres) of land. Nuclear also has a capacity factor of 0.923, meaning a reactor will… https://t.co/5N1gzJmPwN pic.twitter.com/B8kr34RKKQ — Chris Martz (@ChrisMartzWX) September […]

Russia flexing nuclear energy muscles in Africa

https://www.cfact.org/2025/08/15/russia-flexing-nuclear-energy-muscles-in-africa/ By Duggan Flanakin Through its state-owned nuclear energy company Rosatom, Russia under Vladimir Putin has extended its tentacles deep into Africa. Early in this century, Russia began escalating its outreach, offering its significant expertise in nuclear energy to emerging African nations eager to utilize the continent’s ample uranium resources to power their futures. Long […]

Facebook Meta signs 20-year deal with nuclear plant, signals AI’s growing energy needs

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/meta-signs-20-year-deal-with-nuclear-plant-signals-ais-growing-energy-needs Meta’s deal to help revive an Illinois nuclear power plant was one way of signaling that the parent company of Facebook and Instagram is preparing for a future built with artificial intelligence. Meta’s 20-year deal with Constellation Energy follows similar maneuvers from Amazon, Google and Microsoft, but it will take years before nuclear energy […]

Good Laugh For Today: New York State Says It Will Build A New Nuclear Power Plant

From THE MANHATTAN CONTRARIAN By Francis Menton In case you missed it, here is New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s breathless announcement from yesterday: “Governor Hochul Directs New York Power Authority to Develop a Zero-Emission Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology Power Plant.” And here is Hochul’s picture of herself making the announcement: Does something here seem like it doesn’t […]

Meta signs 20-year nuclear deal to power AI, data centers

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5330500-meta-secures-nuclear-power-for-ai/ By Miranda Nazzaro Meta has secured a 20-year deal to utilize nuclear power for artificial intelligence (AI) and other technology developments, the Facebook and Instagram parent company announced Tuesday. The deal with Constellation Energy makes Meta the latest of numerous technology companies to turn to nuclear energy to meet the increasing power demand of AI and computing […]

Analysis: 10 mistakes people make about energy: No matter how much ‘sunshine or wind’ there is, it essentially means gambling on the weather to produce electricity’

https://zionlights.substack.com/p/most-people-are-wrong-about-energy Most people are wrong about energy The 10 mistakes that are holding us back By Zion Lights Excerpt: 1. Equating “renewables” with just wind and solar power Ask most people what renewables are, and they’ll say wind and solar power: the poster children of renewable energy. But even with significant finances being poured into […]