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Talen Energy

Talen Energy

Independent Power Producer

Appears in 2 stories

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FERC forces PJM to rewrite the rules for power-hungry, power-adjacent data centers

Rule Changes

Central participant in the Susquehanna co-location dispute that shaped the broader debate

Data centers found a shortcut: park next to a generator and drink power without waiting years for grid upgrades. On Dec. 18, FERC doubled down—unanimously—ordering PJM to rewrite its tariff so co-located mega-load can't stay "invisible" to planning, service definitions, and cost responsibility.

Updated Yesterday

The small modular reactor buildout for AI

Built World

Evaluating gigawatt-scale Xe-100 deployment under March 2026 LOI

No US utility has ordered a newly designed commercial reactor and seen it come online since the 1970s. On April 24, 2026, the first company trying to break that drought rang the Nasdaq bell. X-energy priced its IPO at $23 a share — $4 above its marketed range — and raised $1.02 billion, the largest US nuclear public offering in years. Shares closed their first day up 27%, giving the company a market valuation of roughly $11.9 billion. The offering was oversubscribed more than 15 times.

Updated Apr 26