Energy — September 2026

Tennessee, TVA and the UK team up on nuclear fusion

The deal speeds up fusion supply chains and jobs, not a working power plant.

EPA moves to end its power to limit plant carbon pollution

The Trump administration is repealing the finding that lets the EPA limit greenhouse gases from coal and gas power plants under the Clean Air Act.

Thea Energy unveils steadier fusion reactor design

Thea Energy's Helios design targets 400 megawatts of continuous power, without the plasma disruptions of other fusion reactors.

Court says Trump's Michigan coal rescue order was illegal

A federal appeals court says DOE had no authority to force Consumers Energy's Campbell plant to keep running past its planned 2025 retirement.

xAI built one of the biggest batteries at any US data center

Satellite images show xAI installed hundreds of Tesla battery packs at its Memphis AI hub to handle huge power swings.

Inflated data center forecasts are raising Ohio bills

A Canary Media investigation found Ohio utilities are charging customers more based on data-center demand forecasts that may never come true.

Google signs 22-year deal for Finnish nuclear power

It's Google's first nuclear power contract outside the US, meant to keep an aging Finnish plant running through 2050.

Massachusetts orders new data centers to bring clean power

Gov. Healey's executive order also lets local communities block data centers that don't strike a deal with them first.

Drought pushes Lake Mead to a record low

The Colorado River's biggest reservoirs have hit historic lows, threatening the hydropower that lights millions of homes.

Iowa task force lays out a plan to bring back nuclear power

Iowa's only nuclear plant shut down in 2020. A new task force report lays out nine steps to bring nuclear power back to the state.

Realta Fusion signs a Wisconsin utility for a power plant

Madison Gas and Electric will study building a 200-megawatt fusion plant with startup Realta Fusion.

New Jersey becomes 9th state to legalize balcony solar

Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a law letting New Jersey renters and homeowners plug small solar panels straight into a wall outlet, no permit required.

US installs a record amount of battery storage in Q2

The 20.2 gigawatt-hour quarter is the biggest ever recorded, led by new projects in Arizona, Texas, and California.

Tennessee issues the US's first fusion power license

Type One Energy can now start building its fusion plant at a former coal site, under rules no US state had before.