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DOE Authorizes Backup Generators for Southwest Power Pool to Avert Heat-Driven Blackouts

The temporary order lets SPP dispatch idle units through Aug. 3 to bolster razor-thin reserves as the region endures prolonged high temperatures.

U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Falls to Lowest Level Since 1983

DOE Pilot Meets July 4 Goal as Third Advanced Microreactor Reaches Criticality

Antares Mark‑0 Reaches Zero‑Power Criticality at Idaho National Lab

Energy Chief Says U.S. Is Clearing Hormuz as Talks Test Path to End Iran’s Nuclear Program

IEA Scales Back Climate Focus After U.S. Pressure as Wright Sets One-Year Ultimatum

U.S. Tightens Control of Venezuelan Oil Sales as Energy Secretary Sees Likely U.S. Stakes

DOE Uses Emergency Powers to Keep Colorado’s Craig Unit 1 Online Through March

DOE Orders Washington’s Last Coal Unit to Run Through March to Avert Winter Shortfalls

Energy Secretary Backs Three Mile Island Unit 1 Restart in Site Visit

U.S. Seeks 2035 Delay From EU Methane Rule for American Oil and Gas

Energy Department Awards Contracts to Buy 1 Million Barrels for Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Trump Claims Credit for Physics Nobel After Truth Social Post as Laureate Pushes Back

DOE Presses FERC to Speed Data‑Center Grid Hookups With 60‑Day Reviews

U.S. Signals Shift From Russian Nuclear Fuel as Uranium Stocks Jump