An Analysis of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) for Commercial Electricity Generation in the United States

Published on April 27, 2026
Even as renewable energy continues its rapid expansion, electricity demand in the United States is accelerating at an even faster pace, partially driven by the explosive growth of AI data centers. To achieve net zero by 2050, large technology companies are pivoting toward nuclear power, with small modular reactors (SMRs) emerging as the most prominent solution.
Continue reading on website
Other news

Why Your Electricity Bill Is So Complicated — And Why It Has to Be

April 4, 2026
A guide to different electricity markets: spot, day-ahead, energy-only, capacity. Electricity markets are layered precisely because electricity is physically unlike every other commodity.

A Plausible Scenario for Environmental Optimism in the 21st Century

April 27, 2026
On April 8, 2026, Jim Levitt (Yale College, BA1976; Yale SOM, MPPM 1980; Yale SOM Donaldson Fellow 2009; and co-founder of the International Land Conservation Network at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy) presented a compelling case for environmental optimism grounded not in aspiration, but in structural trends already visible in data.