Established 1882 * Vol. 169 * No. 1 January 2025 SPEAKING OF POWER War and Nuclear Energy: Risks Are Enormous for Power Industry and World ON THE COVER Hitting the bullseye on energy predictions is never easy. However, a couple of things are certain, there will be changes made in the energy sector with the Trump administration back in office and the growth of data centers will continue to require innovative energy solutions. Source: Shutterstock 5 GLOBAL MONITOR 2025's Energy Crossroads: 6 Trends Redefining the Global Power Sector 6 THE BIG PICTURE: Power Sector Uncertainties Amazon Supports Three New Wind Farms in Greece Scaling Production of Green Hydrogen with Water Electrolysis POWER Digest FOCUS ON O&M Technology Has Transformed Energy Deployment; O&M Is Next 8 10 11 12 14 How to Prevent Oxygen Pitting in Boilers: A Safer Alternative to Hydrazine 15 LEGAL & REGULATORY Importance of Rate Design in Moving Customers Toward Electrification 16 By Mark James, Vermont Law and Graduate School COVER FOCUS: 2025 INDUSTRY FORECAST Factors Affecting the Power Industry in 2025 and Beyond: Trump and Data Centers Among Key Influences Although some predictions seem obvious, such as solar power continuing its growth trajectory in 2025 and beyond, other guesses for the coming year are less certain. The Trump administration will likely play a key role in what energy technologies do well in the U.S. in the near term. Meanwhile, data centers are a wild card worth watching. FEATURES: DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES Central Theme for Energy's Future: Decentralizing Power Generation The decentralization of power generation through the use of distributed energy resources is an important part of developing a more resilient and sustainable power supply. TRANSFORMERS The Solid-State Shift: Reinventing the Transformer for Modern Grids Solid-state transformers (SSTs) are poised to modernize power grids beyond the limitations of traditional transformers. While there are still barriers to overcome, pilot projects have shown great promise for SST technology in several applications. 15 January 2025 | POWER www.powermag.com 1 20 14 17 10 24https://www.powermag.com/ http://www.powermag.com