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January 26, 2026 Today in Energy ›

Nuclear plants reported few outages in the first three weeks of January 2026 ›

Between January 1, 2026, and January 21, 2026, nuclear power plant outages averaged 2.0 gigawatts (GW), 20% less than in the same period in 2025 and below the previous five-year range (2021–25) for 7 out of 21 days. More

daily U.S. nuclear capacity outages

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Status of U.S. Nuclear Outages dashboard


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