It aims to speed permitting and change NEPA to aid fossil fuels and nuclear. Critics warn it could slow down new power growth. President Donald Trump’s plan to make the U.S. a leader in artificial ...
Georgia Power seeks approval for a $16B plan to add 10 gigawatts to the grid, driven largely by data center demand. The utility says rates could drop by 2029, but customers and advocacy groups are ...
As extreme heat grips much of the country, some power grids may struggle to keep up with rising energy demand. But that is not the only challenge grid operators face in this heatwave. A heat wave has ...
Data centers are proliferating in Virginia and a blind man in Baltimore is suddenly contending with sharply higher power bills. The Maryland city is well over an hour’s drive from the northern ...
When the grid goes down, whether due to natural disasters, infrastructure failure, or a more serious societal breakdown, access to power can become a critical issue. Electricity fuels much more than ...
When an early warning system designed to alert operators across Europe about disturbances on the grid was rolled out a decade ago, the predominant color showing on the on-screen maps was green. Safe ...
CHICAGO, Dec. 23 - In Chicago’s working-class Pilsen neighborhood, a 60s-era oil-fired power plant rises up from an industrial lot behind Dvorak Park, which in warmer weather is packed with children ...
Electricity bills projected to surge over 20% in PJM territory this summer PJM criticized for delaying auctions and pausing new plant applications Pennsylvania governor threatens to leave PJM if it ...
Solar weather and EMPs both pose great threats to the United States’ power grid and need to be addressed as soon as possible. This week, the influential and bipartisan National Conference of State ...
In good news for renewable energy, Arkansas announced a milestone moment for its energy landscape. Electrek reported that officials powered up Arkansas' first utility-scale wind farm, a 135-megawatt ...