The Canadian federal government and the Ontario government have announced a combined C$3 billion in new subsidies to support the SMR development at the Darlington generating station.
Vistra has announced that it has completed the acquisition of seven gas-fired power plants totalling 2557 MW capacity from Lotus Infrastructure Partners in a $1.9 billion deal, subject to certain net working capital adjustments.
Darlington Nuclear has been granted a 20-year extension from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, the longest term ever granted to a Canadian nuclear plant.
Stephen Lecce, Minister of Energy and Mines for Ontario province in Canada has announced that an MOU has been signed between Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA). The agreement is for OPG to supply UKAEA with tritium to support UKAEA’s research into nuclear fusion.
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has reported that solar will provide a significant proportion of the additional energy sector demand in America for years to come.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new measures to speed up construction of power plants to support the power demands of data centres for AI, enabling companies to start construction before obtaining clean air permits.
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a waiver request from NextEra Energy, enabling the company to restart the 601 MW Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in Iowa, USA.
According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), developers added 12 GW of new utility-scale solar electric generating capacity in H1 2025, and they plan to add another 21 GW in H2 2025.
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has published its Updated Strategic Plan, detailing its plans to improve the reliability and resilience of New York’s grid.
The Spanish company Ingeteam has finished commissioning work on a 30 MW solar farm with a battery energy storage system (BESS) on Hawaii, USA.