The Department of Energy is allowing grid operators PJM and ERCOT to take extraordinary steps to avoid blackouts as winter ...

The move is unusual because data-center operators and other businesses generally don’t distribute energy onto the grid.

As Winter Storm Fern strained the Texas power grid, the Trump administration quietly turned a long‑running policy debate into ...

There is no single technology that will power the AI era; rather, I expect that the future lies in a portfolio of firm, flexible and clean solutions working together.

Virginia’s ever-growing fleet of data centers will take the spotlight when the General Assembly reconvenes this week. Along with bills addressing issues like energy use and siting, legislators will ...

When a derecho slammed into the Duane Arnold nuclear plant in 2020, Diana Lokenvitz had time for exactly one glance out her window. A wall of clouds had poured in from the west, swallowing Palo, Iowa, ...

AI data centers are racing toward power levels that look less like server rooms and more like industrial plants, and their electrical infrastructure is straining to keep up. Into that crunch steps an ...

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at aiding the power crunch with more efficient buildings and using fuel cells to help curb data center pollution ...

The developers of a new data center in Surprise are bringing their own power, and neighbors of the project say it's a threat.

It’s the bedrock bargain between monopoly electric utilities, the customers that rely on them, and regulators nationwide: Provide the service reliably. And provide it affordably. For safety and ...

About 100 people showed up to get the basics on data centers — the new development topic that's sweeping the region. Hosted ...