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Section covers power plants, transmission lines, oil and gas refineries and terminals, as well as solar- and wind-power generating infrastructure.

]]> https://www.enr.com/rss/129-power-industrial en-us Holtec's Indian Point Nuclear Plant Cleanup Awaits Crucial Water Release Verdict kormanr@enr.com (Richard Korman) A planned low-level radioactive water release into Hudson River tests state versus federal authority over nuclear safety.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63210 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:19:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63210-holtecs-indian-point-nuclear-plant-cleanup-awaits-crucial-water-release-verdict Trump Offshore Wind Buyout Deals Grow to $2.5B, With More Tumult rubind@enr.com (Debra K. Rubin) Invenergy is the latest to accept $765M buyout of wind lease areas in exchange for new gas projects, but developer still is set to build the 800-mile Grain Belt transmission line for land-based wind and solar energy.


]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63202 Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:14:05 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63202-trump-offshore-wind-buyout-deals-grow-to-25b-with-more-tumult FERC Orders Grid Operators to Rework Data Center Power Rules gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) Can the grid keep pace with AI's power appetite? FERC is forcing regional operators to answer that question—and defend their plans.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63195 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63195-ferc-orders-grid-operators-to-rework-data-center-power-rules AI Data Centers Become City-Scale Infrastructure, Prompting New Industry Playbook gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) As AI data centers reach city-scale power demands, developers, utilities and contractors are rewriting the infrastructure playbook around electricity, workforce and speed-to-power challenges nationwide.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63177 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:41:38 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63177-ai-data-centers-become-city-scale-infrastructure-prompting-new-industry-playbook Oklahoma AG Files Suit to Stop $4B Smelter Amid GOP Primary Tensions kongv@enr.com (Vince Kong) http://www.enr.com/articles/63167 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:45:10 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63167-oklahoma-ag-files-suit-to-stop-4b-smelter-amid-gop-primary-tensions Tutor Perini Lands $652M Grid Upgrade at Naval Base Guam gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) Critical U.S. Navy power infrastructure will be moved underground as part of a flurry of military construction activity at the U.S. base in the Pacific.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63162 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:37:54 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63162-tutor-perini-lands-652m-grid-upgrade-at-naval-base-guam Saipem Wins $1B Aramco Gas Compression Plant Contract in Saudi Arabia gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) Why did Aramco select Saipem for the first project under its national EPC 'champion' program—and what does it signal for Saudi delivery models?

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63144 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:20:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63144-saipem-wins-1b-aramco-gas-compression-plant-contract-in-saudi-arabia Coal Energy Projects Get New Trump Boost With $850M Federal Funding Injection rubind@enr.com (Debra K. Rubin) But will added taxpayer funds for new, reopened and upgraded coal power plants be enough to meet growing energy demand, attract private investors and users and reinvigorate a long ailing segment?


]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63110 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:25:43 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63110-coal-energy-projects-get-new-trump-boost-with-850m-federal-funding-injection UPDATED Seven States Sue Feds Over $928B Offshore Wind Cancelled Lease Deal rubind@enr.com (Debra K. Rubin) Clean energy legal actions get second wind as June 6 federal court decision rejects Trump rules for how wind-solar projects can use key federal tax credits during construction—following by days state attorneys general lawsuit to nullify a wind developer's $1B government lease buyout they claim is “blatantly unlawful.” 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63107 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:22:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63107-updated-seven-states-sue-feds-over-928b-offshore-wind-cancelled-lease-deal Fluor and JGC Get Nod to Move Ahead on Giant LNG Canada Next Phase rubind@enr.com (Debra K. Rubin) Contractor JV will expand British Columbia export terminal, which has become key hub for shipments to Asia, with final investment decision expected this year,

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63097 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:40:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63097-fluor-and-jgc-get-nod-to-move-ahead-on-giant-lng-canada-next-phase Prolonged Strait of Hormuz Closure Could Upend Global Economies, Energy Sector Survey Says rubind@enr.com (Debra K. Rubin) Shutdown of shipping through Persian Gulf is "far more than an energy crisis,” says Wood-Mackenzie analysis—as contractor McDermott International sees growth in region infrastructure restoration work.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63058 Wed, 27 May 2026 15:22:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63058-prolonged-strait-of-hormuz-closure-could-upend-global-economies-energy-sector-survey-says Denver Looks to Sewers, Geothermal Wells for Downtown Energy Network gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) Denver is testing whether sewer heat, geothermal wells and district thermal infrastructure can retrofit dense downtowns without requiring major electrical-system expansion.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63057 Wed, 27 May 2026 13:23:58 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63057-denver-looks-to-sewers-geothermal-wells-for-downtown-energy-network EPA May Allow Some Large Facility Pre-Construction Without a Full Clean Air Permit The agency has proposed allowing construction to begin on non-emitting components or structures for power generation, data centers and manufacturing under the federal new source review program.


]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63056 Tue, 26 May 2026 17:10:22 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63056-epa-may-allow-some-large-facility-pre-construction-without-a-full-clean-air-permit EPA Scales Back Limits on PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water mcfarlandp@enr.com (Pam McFarland) US Environmental Protection Agency wants to maintain legally enforceable limits on the most-studied types of "forever" chemicals known as PFAS but would roll back standards established for four other types, including GenX. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63045 Fri, 22 May 2026 12:46:51 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63045-epa-scales-back-limits-on-pfas-chemicals-in-drinking-water From the Archives: August 16, 1984 lewisw@enr.com (Scott Lewis) This 1984 cover depicts the world’s first full-scale tension leg platform.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63048 Fri, 22 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63048-from-the-archives-august-16-1984 Clayco Partners With Deep Atomic for DOE Nuclear-Powered Data Center Proposal yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) Design-build firm is part of a consortium that aims to build a nuclear-powered data center at the Idaho National Laboratory, a federal research site.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63037 Thu, 21 May 2026 08:51:35 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63037-clayco-partners-with-deep-atomic-for-doe-nuclear-powered-data-center-proposal Investors Back US Renewable Energy Projects But Want Market Uncertainties Fixed rubind@enr.com (Debra K. Rubin) Investors and developers are bullish on clean energy to quickly meet nation's power demand surge, but federal actions that undermine projects and remain vague on tax credit rules, as well as slow connection to the grid, could hamper markets.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63027 Wed, 20 May 2026 12:10:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63027-investors-back-us-renewable-energy-projects-but-want-market-uncertainties-fixed Power Giants NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy Eye $67B Link rubind@enr.com (Debra K. Rubin) Florida-based NextEra said May 19 it seeks to buy Virginia-based utiiity Dominion to create "one of the world’s largest energy infrastructure companies.”

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63015 Mon, 18 May 2026 16:55:57 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63015-power-giants-nextera-energy-and-dominion-energy-eye-67b-link EPA Moves to Ease Coal Plant Wastewater Rules, Raising Questions for Compliance Work gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) EPA’s proposed coal wastewater rule overhaul could reshape compliance work and environmental infrastructure planning as utilities reassess projects amid regulatory uncertainty and shifting grid demands.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63005 Fri, 15 May 2026 12:45:42 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63005-epa-moves-to-ease-coal-plant-wastewater-rules-raising-questions-for-compliance-work Jacobs Expands EPCM Role With Hut 8's 1-GW Texas AI Campus gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) Jacobs' work for Hut 8 goes beyond an EPCM award as Beacon Point’s scale reshapes design assumptions, utility planning and grid rules.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63004 Fri, 15 May 2026 11:25:04 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63004-jacobs-expands-epcm-role-with-hut-8s-1-gw-texas-ai-campus Grid Operator PJM Interconnection Aims Changes to Speed New Capacity Adds Power grid operator announced that its reopened queue of proposed new interconnections includes applications from 811 projects totaling 220 GW.


]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63001 Thu, 14 May 2026 16:15:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63001-grid-operator-pjm-interconnection-aims-changes-to-speed-new-capacity-adds FERC Weighs Federal Oversight of AI Data Center Grid Connections gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission plans action on proposal to expand oversight of AI-driven data center grid connections as utilities accelerate transmission upgrades.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62997 Wed, 13 May 2026 15:23:24 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62997-ferc-weighs-federal-oversight-of-ai-data-center-grid-connections Romania $4.7B Offshore Gas Project Is Set to Make It Largest EU Producer, Cutting Off Russia Italy-based contractor Saipem holds $1.75B award to build 160-km, 30-in. pipeline to transport gas to European Union network, and other infrastructure, with Black Sea project set to cut dependence on Russian supply.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62985 Tue, 12 May 2026 13:57:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62985-romania-47b-offshore-gas-project-is-set-to-make-it-largest-eu-producer-cutting-off-russia Bechtel Boosts Role in Nuclear Power Resurgence With New Union Apprenticeship Pact The global contractor signed a memorandum of understanding with North America’s Building Trades Unions to advance union apprenticeship training to deliver advanced nuclear projects at scale.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62964 Mon, 11 May 2026 09:12:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62964-bechtel-boosts-role-in-nuclear-power-resurgence-with-new-union-apprenticeship-pact ITER Magnet Milestone Tests Fusion’s Construction Supply Chain gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) As ITER moves closer to first plasma, the megaproject’s sprawling fabrication and supply-chain network increasingly is shaping the future of commercial fusion construction.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62975 Fri, 08 May 2026 10:19:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62975-iter-magnet-milestone-tests-fusions-construction-supply-chain STV Chief Announces Plan to Launch Power Business Line In an ENR Groundbreakers interview, Greg Kelly says the business line will position the AEC consultant to capitalize on energy demands fueled by data center projects.


]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62967 Fri, 08 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62967-stv-chief-announces-plan-to-launch-power-business-line Feds Propose Framework to Push Nuclear Microreactor Deployment rubind@enr.com (Debra K. Rubin) Published May 1 in the Federal Register with a 42-day comment, the proposed Part 57 rule outlines a “streamlined, risk-informed and flexible licensing pathway” NRC claims could save up to $11.8 billion and shorten construction permit and operating license timelines to one year or less.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62971 Thu, 07 May 2026 14:45:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62971-feds-propose-framework-to-push-nuclear-microreactor-deployment Subsea 7 Wins Bay du Nord FEED Award as Big Saipem Merger Looms  rubind@enr.com (Debra K. Rubin) Atlantic Canada $10.25B offshore oil drilling project awards Euro drilling firm detailed engineering award—as its integration deal is months away from closing.with Italy-based EPC giant that despite the current Gulf conflict, reports "strong progress" on all its Middle East projects and $1.3B in Q1 revenue in the region.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62965 Thu, 07 May 2026 10:49:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62965-subsea-7-wins-bay-du-nord-feed-award-as-big-saipem-merger-looms Ontario's $9.8B Transmission Plan Targets Toronto Grid Bottleneck gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) As Toronto's grid reaches its limits, Ontario's electricity system operator has proposed a $9.8 billion plan to address the issue, potentially establishing one of North America’s largest high-voltage construction programs.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62944 Tue, 05 May 2026 16:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62944-ontarios-98b-transmission-plan-targets-toronto-grid-bottleneck US-Israel Joint Venture Unveils $1B Desalination Plant Plan in South Texas kongv@enr.com (Vince Kong) Team bets big on seawater desalination as region water supply pressure intensifies, but few project technical details are released.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62945 Tue, 05 May 2026 15:25:08 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62945-us-israel-joint-venture-unveils-1b-desalination-plant-plan-in-south-texas