DOE announces $17.5 billion in loans for up to 10 new nuclear reactors

Dominion Energy, DTE Energy, WEC Energy Group, Public Service Enterprise Group and Entergy Corp. are among the utilities positioned to benefit, according to Capstone.

First covered Jun 23, 2026 · 9:18 AM PT · 5 articles · no longer in the live window

Coverage

47d Utility Dive DOE offers $17.5B in loans to help build 10 large nuclear reactors — Dominion Energy, DTE Energy, WEC Energy Group, Public Service Enterprise Group and Entergy Corp. are among the utilities positioned to benefit, according to…

48d Heatmap News Trump’s Big Nuclear Play Is Here — We got a much better sense of the Trump administration’s nuclear buildout plans today. The Energy Department announced its long-awaited loan program that will…

48d via Bluesky Trump administration announces $17.5 billion in loans for 10 new large nuclear reactors — The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from…

48d Latitude Media DOE dedicating $17.5 billion in loans to the nuclear supply chain — The low-interest loans are aimed at supporting the Trump’s administration's push to build 10 large nuclear plants by 2030.

48d Latitude Media DOE is dedicating $17.5 billion in loans to the nuclear supply chain — The low-interest loans are aimed at supporting the Trump’s administration's push to build 10 large nuclear plants by 2030.

Discussion

Bluesky: @mzjacobson.bsky.social Mark Z. Jacobson · 48d ago · 12 ♥ Money down the drain. The only US nuclear reactors built in the last 30 years took 17 and 18 years from planning to operation and cost $16/W vs $1/W for wind/solar, which take 1-3 years.

Appeared in: 2026-06-23 (#13) · 2026-06-24 (#1) · 2026-06-25 (#4)

← Back to the brief