Red Metals is investing $70 million in a North Charleston copper rod plant launching Q4 2026, targeting shorter lead times for electrical infrastructure and advanced manufacturing buyers.

Battery design is becoming a core issue for autonomous systems. Anthro and EnPower are targeting U.S.-made cells for defense, robotics and edge AI.

Vermont's governor vetoed H.727, the Vermont Sustainable Data Centers Act, on May 28. The House failed to override the next day, leaving the state reliant on existing regulatory tools.

Xos launched a 2.5MWh containerized energy storage system targeting AI data centers and industrial sites stuck behind three-to-seven-year grid interconnection timelines.

Utilities are rethinking customer programs as grid tools. Coordinated flexibility can cut peaks, support reliability and ease pressure on new capacity.

REV Exploration closes a $4M raise with Eric Sprott to advance its Aden Dome helium and natural hydrogen prospect as Middle East supply disruptions accelerate the North American sourcing race.

Louisiana’s AI data center boom is testing the state’s power system. Advocates warn households and businesses could face higher bills without stronger oversight.

DartPoints acquired a 343,000-square-foot campus in Lexington, Kentucky, with an owned substation and a path to 70 MW, targeting AI, hyperscale, and neo-cloud demand.

AI data centers need power faster than grids can expand. That gap is raising new reliability, pricing and project risks for businesses.

Idaho's April trade mission to Japan and Micron Technology's accelerated Boise fab timeline are positioning the state inside the semiconductor and AI supply chain buildout reshaping U.S. industrial geography.

PIMCO's 2025 Sustainable Investing Report covers $645B in sustainability strategies, 1,300-plus corporate engagements, and expanded ESG and climate frameworks across fixed income.

Worker heat exposure is moving into mandatory disclosure in Australia, the EU, and several U.S. states at the same time. Most ESG reports have not kept pace. Here is what is changing.

Consumer health giant Kenvue is turning to AI to find out whether its packaging actually gets recycled — not just whether it's designed to be.

The move toward Iceland, Norway, and northern Canada is being driven by cooling physics and long-term climate trajectory as much as by renewable energy access.

House FY2027 energy and water bill advances at $58.5B, cutting grid and clean energy programs sharply while boosting nuclear defense and water infrastructure.

ABTC’s Nevada recycling facility posted record revenue and positive gross margin. The quarter shows early traction, though expansion risks remain.

NERC puts 13 of 23 North American grid regions at elevated or high risk. When mutual aid fails because neighboring regions are stressed simultaneously, continuity plans built for single-region events break down.

The leading edge of corporate energy procurement in 2026 is not a sustainability conversation. It is an infrastructure conversation.

A Utah-Japan pilot will test tungsten recovery from old mine tailings. The project could support cleaner critical mineral supply chains.

Duke Energy applied for DOE loans on May 11 to lower financing costs on its $103 billion five-year capital plan serving six states with fast-growing energy demand.