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PG&E Stock Falls After Utility Slashes Spending — WSJ
PG&E Stock Falls After Utility Slashes Spending — WSJ PCG California utility PG&E will slash its planned spending by $2 billion next year and launch a review of its business after a state legislative debate over wildfire liabilities was left unresolved. Shares fell nearly 10%, putting PG&E stock on track for its lowest close since 2022.
Fervo Secures Its Largest-Ever Geothermal Power Deal, With Google
Fervo plans to begin selling power to Google in 2028. Kim Raff for WSJ Geothermal company Fervo FRVO 4.13%increase; up pointing triangle Energy has signed a major deal to sell power to Alphabet’s GOOGL -2.09%decrease; down pointing triangle Google from a Utah project that it plans to turn into the world’s largest enhanced geothermal facility. The agreement for nearly 400 megawatts of electricity is enough to power a midsize city and would be Fervo’s largest-ever power deal.
Fervo Secures Its Largest-Ever Geothermal Power Deal, With Google — WSJ
Fervo Secures Its Largest-Ever Geothermal Power Deal, With Google — WSJ FRVO GOOG Geothermal company Fervo Energy has signed a major deal to sell power to Alphabet's Google from a Utah project that it plans to turn into the world's largest enhanced geothermal facility. The agreement for nearly 400 megawatts of electricity is enough to power a midsize city and would be Fervo's largest-ever power deal.
Westinghouse Electric wants to ride a nuclear power revival to an IPO
Huge cost overruns at America's last big nuclear power project bankrupted Westinghouse Electric and soured investors on the industry. Now, almost a decade later, U.S. government support and an AI-driven surge in electricity demand have put Westinghouse's turnaround into full swing, with an IPO on the horizon.
Westinghouse Electric Wants to Ride a Nuclear Power Revival to an IPO
The company has a powerful ally with incentive to see it grow: the U.S. government The need to power AI data centers has spurred interest in nuclear power. Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP Huge cost overruns at America’s last big nuclear power project bankrupted Westinghouse Electric and soured investors on the industry.
揭秘美国一代人以来首座核反应堆的建设攻关
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Inside the Race to Build America’s First Nuclear Reactor in a Generation
Construction at the Aurora Powerhouse, an Oklo reactor at Idaho National Laboratory. By Jennifer Hiller | Photos by Natalie Behring for WSJ BUTTE COUNTY, Idaho—One of the most hyped projects in the energy market is an excavation pit scattering dust in the high desert of the Snake River Plain, where nuclear startup Oklo OKLO -5.13%decrease; red down pointing triangle is building one of America’s first new reactors in a generation.
Inside the Race to Build America's First Nuclear Reactor in a Generation — WSJ
By Jennifer Hiller | Photos by Natalie Behring for WSJ BUTTE COUNTY, Idaho-One of the most hyped projects in the energy market is an excavation pit scattering dust in the high desert of the Snake River Plain, where nuclear startup Oklo is building one of America's first new reactors in a generation.
世界一有名なEV先駆者マスク氏、今や化石燃料頼み
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Rick Perry's Fermi finally finds a customer for its giant Texas AI power bet
Fermi, the troubled data-center and power startup co-founded by former Energy Secretary Rick Perry, is hoping to turn a corner after landing its first customer and naming a new chief executive. The company, which went public in a splashy IPO last year, has spent recent months in a legal and shareholder tussle with its former CEO, while racing to sign a first customer for its sprawling Texas data-center and energy campus.
Rick Perry’s Fermi Finally Finds a Customer for Its Giant Texas AI Power Bet
The startup, which went public in a splashy IPO last year, also names a new CEO following months of legal and C-suite turmoil Fermi had its initial public offering in October. Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg News Fermi FRMI -13.16%decrease; down pointing triangle, the troubled data-center and power startup co-founded by former Energy Secretary Rick Perry, is hoping to turn a corner after landing its first customer and naming a new chief executive.
Elon Musk, the World’s Most Famous EV Pioneer, Is Now Leaning Into Fossil Fuels
SpaceX plans Texas natural gas plant to power new chip facility; gas turbines already used for campuses in Tennessee and Mississippi Aug. 13, 2026 11:15 am ET Gas turbines at Colossus 1, an xAI data center campus, in Memphis, Tenn. Karen Pulfer Focht/Reuters Gas turbines at Colossus 1, an xAI data center campus, in Memphis, Tenn.
Elon Musk, the World's Most Famous EV Pioneer, Is Now Leaning Into Fossil Fuels — WSJ
By Becky Peterson and Jennifer Hiller Elon Musk's vision for taking electric vehicles mainstream at Tesla helped make him the world's richest man. Now he's pulling up to the gas pump. Last week, SpaceX disclosed plans to build a natural gas power plant in Grimes County, Texas, where the company is developing a huge new chip manufacturing facility.
ERock Shares Jump on Anthropic Deal — WSJ
ERock Shares Jump on Anthropic Deal — WSJ Shares in on-site power provider ERock soared nearly 23% on Wednesday after the company said that Anthropic had placed a big order. ERock, which sells natural-gas power systems to data centers and others that need on-site power or backup generation, said Anthropic was ordering 470 megawatts of equipment.
Energy startup raises $750 million for rust-powered batteries
A startup that makes giant iron-air batteries that store enough power to last several days has raised a new round of funding valued at $750 million. Form Energy, which has now raised more than $2 billion in total, plans to use the money to boost manufacturing at its Weirton, W.Va., plant and for its first wave of commercial projects, including a project for the utility Xcel Energy in partnership with Alphabet's Google.
Energy Startup Raises $750 Million for Rust-Powered Batteries
A Form Energy iron-air battery pack. - Form Energy A startup that makes giant iron-air batteries that store enough power to last several days has raised a new round of funding valued at $750 million. Form Energy, which has now raised more than $2 billion in total, plans to use the money to boost manufacturing at its Weirton, W.Va., plant and for its first wave of commercial projects, including a project for the utility Xcel Energy in partnership with Alphabet's Google.
戴尔之子进军储能业，欲将电池装进你家后院
距离一台旧印刷机仅几步之遥，一组工业机器人和数十名工人正在组装部件，一家备受瞩目的初创公司希望借此打造美国下一家大型电力公司。 Base Power正加紧行动，在居民后院制造并安装数以万计的电池，以期成为美国最大的电池储能开发商之一。这家成立三年的公司刚刚锁定了一轮10亿美元的融资，使其估值达到130亿美元。该公司累计已筹集超过25亿美元。 Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Zach Dell Is Raising Money to Put a Battery in Your Backyard
Base Power’s co-founder Justin Lopas at the company’s factory. Rodolfo Gonzalez for WSJ AUSTIN, Texas—Steps away from an old printing press, a fleet of industrial robots and dozens of workers assemble the building blocks of what a highflying startup hopes will be America’s next big power company. Base Power is racing to build and install tens of thousands of batteries in residential backyards and become one of the country’s largest developers of battery storage.
Zach Dell Is Raising Money to Put a Battery in Your Backyard
5 hours ago The newspaper’s conservative editorial board talked about “signals of weakness” from the U.S., and Iran’s “escalation dominance.” The Wall Street Journal’s conservative editorial board greeted Donald Trump’s latest pivot on the Iran war with skepticism, questioning the president’s abrupt shift from …
Zach Dell is raising money to put a battery in your backyard
AUSTIN, Texas—Steps away from an old printing press, a fleet of industrial robots and dozens of workers assemble the building blocks of what a highflying startup hopes will be America’s next big power company. Base Power is racing to build and install tens of thousands of batteries in residential backyards and become one of the country’s largest developers of battery storage. The three-year-old company just locked down a $1 billion funding round that brings its valuation to $13 billion.
An Underground Nuclear Reactor Is Coming to This Kansas Town—and Dividing Locals
David Robert Elliott for WSJ No one has tried operating a commercial one a mile down—until now. ‘It’s great that it’s here. It’s kind of bad that we’re the guinea pigs.’ Μake us preferred on Google Residents of this sleepy farming outpost agree on many things. But whether to put an experimental nuclear reactor a mile deep in the granite beneath their town isn’t one of them.
An Underground Nuclear Reactor Is Coming to This Kansas Town—and Dividing Locals
PARSONS, Kan.—Residents of this sleepy farming outpost agree on many things. But whether to put an experimental nuclear reactor a mile deep in the granite beneath their town isn’t one of them. Elected officials and some others see a chance to create jobs and lure data centers and manufacturers to a rural patch whose economy has been flatter than the surrounding cornfields. Another group is effectively saying “not under my backyard.” Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
An underground nuclear reactor is coming to this Kansas town—and dividing locals
PARSONS, Kan.—Residents of this sleepy farming outpost agree on many things. But whether to put an experimental nuclear reactor a mile deep in the granite beneath their town isn't one of them. Elected officials and some others see a chance to create jobs and lure data centers and manufacturers to a rural patch whose economy has been flatter than the surrounding cornfields.
America’s Demand for Power Is Soaring—and So Are the Costs of Building Out the Grid
Equipment backlogs, permitting delays, tariffs and yearslong waits to connect to the grid are pushing up the expense The natural-gas-fired Pin Oak Creek Energy Center in Fairfield, Texas. Jake Dockins/Bloomberg News America has a record amount of electricity generation under development. Building it is becoming far more expensive.
America's demand for power is soaring—and so are the costs of building out the grid
America has a record amount of electricity generation under development. Building it is becoming far more expensive. Surging demand for electricity from artificial-intelligence data centers—combined with equipment backlogs , permitting delays, tariffs and yearslong waits to connect to the grid—are pushing up construction costs for every type of power plant.
高温、干旱、AI需求：美国电网今夏面临“五级警报”
美国老旧脆弱的电网正迎来一年中最酷热的几个月，尽管新增发电量创下历史新高，但随之而来的问题也不少。 高达58.5吉瓦的新增电力资源并网，降低了美国近年来面临的大规模停电风险，这些新增资源以太阳能和电池储能为主。这是非营利组织北美电力可靠性公司(North American Electric Reliability Corporation, 简称NERC)公布的数据，该组织负责监控美国电力系统的可靠性。 Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
今夏に米電力網が直面する「最大級」のリスク
米国の老朽化した電力網が1年で最も暑い季節を迎えている。記録的な規模の新たな発電能力が備わったにもかかわらず、多くの問題を抱えている。 新たな電源として太陽光と蓄電池を中心に58.5ギガワット（GW）が加わったことで、米国がこの数年にわたり直面していた広範な停電のリスクは低下した。このように分析しているのは、米国の電力システムの信頼性を監視する非営利団体、北米電力信頼度協議会（NERC）だ。 Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
The ‘Five Alarm’ Risks Facing the Power Grid This Summer
U.S. households are expected to spend about 10.5% more to cool their homes this summer than last. Joe Lamberti/Bloomberg News U.S. households are expected to spend about 10.5% more to cool their homes this summer than last. Joe Lamberti/Bloomberg News America’s rickety electric grid is entering the hottest months of the year with a record-setting amount of new power generation—but plenty of problems.
The Power Plant Hiding in Plain Sight
Plus: Will anyone buy a cheap EV truck, the World Cup tries to cool off and the Trump administration offers nuclear loans Power lines near a data center in Virginia. Lexi Critchett/Bloomberg News The U.S. needs to build more power plants, poles and wires to meet rising electricity demand, but projects and supply chains are backlogged in every direction. One of the quickest ways to add more electrons to the system could be tapping resources that already exist.
美国押注巨额低息贷款，力图复兴核电产业
特朗普政府迫切看到核电复兴，正着手提供上百亿美元的资金来支持反应堆订单。 根据一项预计于周二宣布的新协议，美国能源部将提供总额达175亿美元的低息贷款，供电力公司采购西屋电气公司(Westinghouse Electric)旗舰核反应堆AP1000的设备。目前，中国正在大规模建造该反应堆的衍生版本。 Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
US bets billions of dollars in low-cost loans can revive nuclear power
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米政権、原発建設促進へ 低利融資2.8兆円
米トランプ政権は原子力発電の復活を目指し、原子炉の建設促進に巨額を投じる計画だ。 エネルギー省は23日、米原子力発電大手ウエスチングハウス（WH）の主力原子炉「AP1000」を注文する電力会社に対して低利融資175億ドル（約2兆8000億円）を提供すると発表する見通し。 Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
U.S. Bets Billions of Dollars in Low-Cost Loans Can Revive Nuclear Power Original
Two units at Georgia’s Vogtle nuclear-power plant were originally expected to cost $14 billion, but ultimately exceeded $30 billion. Arvin Temkar/AP The Trump administration is so eager to see a nuclear power renaissance that it is starting to fund billions of dollars for reactor orders.
Chevron Strikes Power Deal With Microsoft for West Texas AI Data Center
The 2.7-gigawatt project will have its own on-site power plant fueled by Chevron’s local natural-gas production The deal cements Chevron’s lead among major oil companies betting on the data-center boom.
Chevron Strikes Power Deal With Microsoft for West Texas AI Data Center
The deal cements Chevron's lead among major oil companies betting on the data-center boom. - Mario Tama/Getty Images Chevron has struck a 20-year agreement to sell electricity to Microsoft, which plans to build what could become one of the country's largest artificial-intelligence data centers in West Texas.
米で広がる原発支持 宇宙空間も視野に
米国の原子力発電業界が最後の建設ラッシュに沸いたのは、東西ドイツが統一され、映画「ホーム・アローン」シリーズの第1作がその年の大ヒット作の一つとなった1990年頃だった。 その頃にはもう原子力は長い間支持を失っていた。その後、焦点は天然ガスや風力発電、太陽光発電に移った。だが現在、電力需要の増加や気候変動への関心の高まり、そしてテクノロジー業界で急増するエネルギー需要を背景に、原子力発電への関心が再燃している。 Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
公众如今支持核能，但全面落地还差什么？
“USA250：世界最伟大经济体的故事”是《华尔街日报》为期一年的系列报道，审视美国第一个250年的风雨历程。敬请阅读总编Emma Tucker的寄语，进一步了解本系列报道。 美国核电行业的上一轮建设热潮是在1990年左右落下帷幕，当时东西德刚刚统一，《小鬼当家》(Home Alone)是当年最热门的电影之一。 Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
The Public Now Backs Nuclear Energy. What Will It Take to Make It Happen?
“USA250: The Story of the World’s Greatest Economy” is a yearlong WSJ series examining America’s first 250 years. Read more about it from Editor in Chief Emma Tucker. The U.S. nuclear power industry’s last building spree ended around 1990, when East and West Germany reunified and “Home Alone” was one of the year’s hit movies. Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
米データセンター集積地、AI電力コスト負担の試金石に
【フェニックス】ソノラ砂漠の広大な郊外地域に、新たな様式の建築物が姿を現している。窓のないデータセンターだ。24時間稼働し、中規模都市並みに電力を大量消費する。 マイクロソフトなどのハイテク大手が米最大級のデータセンター市場で事業を拡大する中、人工知能（AI）革命の推進に必要な送電網の大規模な増強の費用をどうやって賄うかを巡り、大きな利害の絡む戦いが繰り広げられている。 Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
菲尼克斯是数据中心重镇，亦是AI电力成本难题的试金石
在索诺兰沙漠蔓延的郊区，一种新式建筑正在拔地而起：一座座没有窗户的数据中心，一天24小时嗡嗡作响，耗电量堪比一座中等规模的城市。 随着微软(Microsoft)等科技巨头在这个全美最大的数据中心市场之一扩张版图，一场关键的博弈正在上演，核心问题是：为推动AI革命而进行的大规模电网升级，这笔钱该由谁来出？ Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Phoenix Is a Data-Center Mecca—and Test Case for How to Pay for AI’s Power Needs
A new style of architecture is rising in the sprawling suburbs of the Sonoran Desert: windowless data centers that hum 24 hours a day and guzzle as much electricity as a midsize city. As Microsoft and other tech giants expand their footprints in one of the nation’s largest data-center markets, a high-stakes battle is unfolding over how to pay for the massive power-grid upgrades needed to drive the AI revolution.
Phoenix Is a Data-Center Mecca—and Test Case for How to Pay for AI’s Power Needs
Arizona households already face high summer electricity bills and temperatures that often hit triple digits. Mark Lipczynski for WSJ Arizona households already face high summer electricity bills and temperatures that often hit triple digits. Mark Lipczynski for WSJ PHOENIX—A new style of architecture is rising in the sprawling suburbs of the Sonoran Desert: windowless data centers that hum 24 hours a day and guzzle as much electricity as a midsize city.
Phoenix Is a Data-Center Mecca—and Test Case for How to Pay for AI’s Power Needs
ChatGPT 2 hours ago OpenAI says ChatGPT’s memory feature is getting smarter and coming to free users 9to5Mac - Zac Hall • 2h ChatGPT’s memory feature allows it to learn about you and remember your preferences over time. Memory gives ChatGPT useful context for natural interactions that don’t need start from scratch each time. OpenAI has released new details on how ChatGPT’s memory feature is getting smarter and coming to … Artificial Intelligence 2 hours ago What Are A.I. Agents Actually Doing?
Nuclear Power Startup Newcleo to Go Public in SPAC Deal
The deal, which values the developer at about $2.4 billion, follows a wave of nuclear companies going public to serve AI’s surging power needs Newcleo is developing nonnuclear testing systems in Italy and has more than 900 employees. newcleo Nuclear power developer Newcleo said Wednesday that it plans to go public through a merger with a blank-check company in a deal valuing it at about $2.4 billion.
Microsoft Cares About Your Privacy The biggest challenge of a utility megadeal: regulators
Jennifer Hiller NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy have agreed to combine in a blockbuster utilities deal. Now comes the hard part: a regulatory marathon. The companies must convince a web of state and federal regulators that combining two of the U.S.'s largest utilities will benefit customers and avoid increasing electricity bills at a time of heightened scrutiny on consumer costs and grid reliability.
The Biggest Challenge of a Utility Megadeal: Regulators
NextEra Energy NEE -4.63 %decrease; red down pointing triangle and Dominion Energy D 9.44 %increase; green up pointing triangle have agreed to combine in a blockbuster utilities deal. Now comes the hard part: a regulatory marathon. The companies must convince a web of state and federal regulators that combining two of the U.S.’s largest utilities will benefit customers and avoid increasing electricity bills at a time of heightened scrutiny on consumer costs and grid reliability.
NextEra to buy Dominion Energy in $67 billion deal
Ben Dummett, Jennifer Hiller NextEra Energy agreed to buy Dominion Energy in a roughly $67 billion deal that would create the largest U.S. electricity producer and represent one of the biggest tie-ups of the year. The companies said Monday that they plan to combine in a mostly stock deal. NextEra is offering the equivalent of around $76 a share to Dominion shareholders, based on Friday's closing stock prices.
NextEra to Buy Dominion Energy in $67 Billion Deal
NextEra Energy NEE -3.71 %decrease; red down pointing triangle agreed to buy Dominion Energy D 11.70 %increase; green up pointing triangle in a roughly $67 billion deal that would create a utility giant and represent one of the biggest tie-ups of the year. The deal would combine two of the largest U.S. utilities into an East Coast energy titan with territory in Florida, the Carolinas and Virginia, and require approval from a gauntlet of state and federal regulators.
米電力大手ネクステラ、同業ドミニオンを買収へ 670億ドル
米電力大手ネクステラ・エナジーは、同業ドミニオン・エナジーを約670億ドル（約10兆6000億円）で買収することで合意した。この今年最大級のM&A（合併・買収）案件により、公益事業の巨大企業が誕生することになった。 両社は18日、株式交換を通じて合併すると発表した。 Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
NextEra Energy Near Deal for Rival Utility Dominion
NextEra Energy NEE -2.42 %decrease; red down pointing triangle is in advanced talks to buy rival utility Dominion Energy D -1.97 %decrease; red down pointing triangle in a deal that would be one of the largest of the year, according to people familiar with the matter. The potential tie-up comes as the artificial-intelligence race is propelling significant electricity-demand growth for the first time in decades.
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