You wouldn't know it from the political debate, but the fastest-growing corner of the American energy market is also one of the most naturally conservative ideas in it: owning your own power. Home battery storage—the ability to store and manage the electricity that runs your household—is attracting growing investment, and greater attention from conservatives could be beneficial, particularly as the midterm elections approach.
Fervo Energy Secures More Funding for Cape Station Geothermal Project
Read more in Power Magazine here.
Mining the Invisible: The Untapped Lithium Potential in America’s Landfills
The United States is sitting on a growing mineral supply hidden in plain sight: discarded electronics. Recovering lithium, cobalt, and rare earths from this waste, known as urban mining, could help strengthen the country’s domestic mineral supply, even though recycling these materials is not always as profitable as traditional mining under current market conditions.
Energy Secretary Wright Calls to Reopen Indian Point Nuclear Plant
Read more in Bloomberg here.
AI is outpacing America’s power grid. Nuclear must become a national priority.
Read more in Utility Dive here.
NRC Finishes TerraPower’s Construction Permit Ahead of Schedule
In a welcoming milestone, TerraPower received approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a construction permit for its advanced nuclear power plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming. The review, completed ahead of schedule, provides a hopeful signal that the United States is finally turning the corner on one of the biggest barriers to clean energy innovation: an outdated, slow, and unpredictable licensing and permitting system.
How Talks Between Anthropic and the Defense Dept. Fell Apart
Read more in the New York Times here.









