141. Texas, California: From Renewable Energy developer to IPP - Jul24

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251. Fission Impossible: the SMR Gamble - Oct26

Last year, the nuclear industry experienced something close to a gold rush. SMRs — Small Modular Reactors — became the hottest story in energy. Private capital poured in, valuations exploded, and the industry produced an impressive collection of truly bombastic promises. The back ...  Show more

250. Inside the US Datacenter exuberant buildout - Oct26

The current datacenter buildout is the biggest GDP bet in America since the railroads 150 years ago. We have never seen a frenzy quite like this. The system is running on overdrive—and the cracks are starting to show. While Anthropic and OpenAI announce dizzying financing numbers ...  Show more

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