Sonal Patel

@Sonalcpatel

Senior editor for POWER magazine (@POWERmagazine). News & infographics about energy, environment, policy, business, technology. Worldwide.

powermag.com Joined December 2008

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Sonal Patel @Sonalcpatel Aug 26

Alongside day-to-day deep reporting, a large chunk of my time this year has been dedicated to curating the DPX program—which I envision as a live multi-day editorial feature exploring data center power.

Sept 30 – Oct 1, Omni Shoreham, D.C.

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#DPX2026

www.datacenterpowerexchange.com Data Center POWER eXchange 2026 The only power-first data center conference in Washington, D.C. connecting utilities, developers, investors, and infrastructure leaders. Sept. 30-Oct. 1.

Data Center POWER eXchange @data_center_pwr Aug 25

The power gap isn't closing on its own. Watch @POWERmagazine's Sonal Patel explain why #DPX2026 brings together the right people to solve it.

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📅 Sept. 30–Oct. 1 | Omni Shoreham, Washington, D.C.
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Sonal Patel @Sonalcpatel Mar 13

@GovNuclear's new UPRISE initiative seeks to add 2.5 GW of nuclear capacity by 2027 and 5 GW by 2029, primarily through uprates and restarts at existing plants. DOE’s Dr. Bahran explains the strategy and timelines in my latest piece for @POWERmagazine. powermag.com/doe-unveils-in…

www.powermag.com DOE Unveils Initiative to Add 5 GW of Nuclear Capacity Through Uprates and Restarts DOE's UPRISE initiative targets 5 GW of new nuclear capacity by 2029 through power uprates, plant restarts, and $289B in federal loan authority.

Sonal Patel @Sonalcpatel Feb 18

@nvidia has joined @INL 's PROMETHEUS, America’s #nuclear "moonshot": "a first-of-its-kind demonstration of an autonomous reactor, designed, analyzed, manufactured, and operated by AI systems with minimal human intervention." powermag.com/inl-enlists-nv…

www.powermag.com INL Enlists NVIDIA on 'PROMETHEUS' AI Effort to Halve Nuclear Deployment Timelines Under DOE... Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has teamed up with artificial intelligence (AI) computing giant NVIDIA to advance “PROMETHEUS,” INL’s first-of-its-kind

Sonal Patel @Sonalcpatel Feb 15

Today is panning out to be another historic day for #nuclear. DOW will transport a @valaratomics reactor via C-17 from March Air Reserve Base in California to Hill Air Force Base in Utah, then transported to USREL in Orangeville, Utah, for testing and evaluation.

Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors Verified account @isaiah_p_taylor Feb 14

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Sonal Patel @Sonalcpatel Feb 14

Massive regulatory first: The NRC has issued a Category II license to @xenergynuclear for TRISO-X's TF3 facility in Oak Ridge. The 40-year SNM license is a big step for the advanced #nuclear supply chain, #TRISO commercialization.

Details: powermag.com/triso-x-secure…

www.powermag.com TRISO-X Secures First-Ever NRC Category II License for Commercial Advanced Nuclear Fuel Fabrication In a milestone for the U.S. nuclear fuel cycle, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Feb. 13 issued its first approval of a commercial Category II