"The administration has yet to convince major utilities to commit to building large reactors again."

"The Trump administration wants to churn dirt on a bevy of new nuclear power plants.

Electric utilities that power America have different plans.

Despite forecasts for spiking electricity use and pledges from the Department of Energy to bolster nuclear power, utilities aren’t inking contracts to build new plants with the large-scale, light-water reactors that have fueled American homes and businesses for decades."

Brian Dabbs and Francisco "A.J." Camacho report for E&E News November 18, 2025. [2]