Storage on the Grid: Improving Availability and Resilience

by Michael Heumann | Aug 21, 2025 | Fusion Energy, Grid Infrastructure Reliability

Storage on the Grid: Improving Availability and Resilience      One of the areas that The Fusion Report has covered from time to time is grid-scale energy storage. You might ask why a website called “The Fusion Report” is concerned about grid-scale energy...

How Reliable Will the U.S. Power Grid Really Be in the Future?

by Michael Heumann | Jul 17, 2025 | Grid Infrastructure Reliability

How Reliable Will the U.S. Power Grid Really Be in the Future?      It really depends on what data you look at… One of the areas that The Fusion Report has consistently examined is the reliability of the U.S. power grid, especially in the future. This concern is...

This Friday is the 4th of July: How Far Are We From Energy Independence?

by Michael Heumann | Jul 1, 2025 | Fusion Energy, Grid Infrastructure Reliability

This Friday is the 4th of July: How Far Are We From Energy Independence?      Since the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil crisis of October 1973, it has been the goal of successive U.S. governments to achieve energy independence. Whether...

The Power Grid, AI, Fusion Energy, and DoE’s Chris Wright

by Michael Heumann | Feb 10, 2025 | Data Centers, Grid Infrastructure Reliability, Regulatory, Trump 2.0

The Power Grid, AI, Fusion Energy, and DoE’s Chris Wright      What do the power grid, artificial intelligence (AI), fusion energy, and Secretary of Energy Chris Wright all have in common? If you are a user of electricity from the public power grid in the U.S.,...

Trump 2.0: The Senate Energy Committee and Members

by Michael Heumann | Jan 22, 2025 | Fusion Energy, Grid Infrastructure Reliability, Regulatory, Trump 2.0, U.S.

Trump 2.0: The Senate Energy Committee and Members      Senator Mike Lee takes the helm of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Along with winning the Presidency, Republicans also won the Senate, albeit by slim margins (52 Republicans, 45 Democrats, 2...

“Fusion’s Gonna Work,” Says Sam Altman.

by Shaun Walsh | Jan 13, 2025 | Fusion Energy, Grid Infrastructure Reliability

“Fusion’s Gonna Work,” Says Sam Altman.      Tech titans and AI are driving the next energy revolution. Fusion’s Gonna Work… Bloomberg published a wide-ranging interview with Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, this month (links to the interview and podcast), in which...