In the 2024 through 2025 delivery year, PJM's capacity auction cleared at 28.92 USD per megawatt-day . The 2025 through 2026 auction increased drastically to 269.92 USD, and the 2026 through 2027 …
A Rhode Island bill would reopen questions about utility-owned generation, storage, reliability, and who should build the power system needed for demand growth.
PJM and Talen Energy have filed at FERC to extend the Brandon Shores and H.A. Wagner reliability-must-run agreement to May 2031, citing transmission delays driven largely by data center load growth.
When NV Energy chose to divert power to newly built data centers, Liberty Utilities was left with less than a year to find a new electricity source for 49,000 Lake Tahoe residents. The real culprit isn't data centers — it's a centralized grid that wasn't built for modern energy demands, and a decade of missed opportunities to build local generation capacity.
AI growth is reshaping data center design. A new framework gives operators a clearer path for managing power, cooling and uptime.
A Verdantix survey of 350 energy leaders found energy price volatility is now the top obstacle. Companies treating resilience as backup power are carrying growing competitive exposure.
Colorado River storage is shrinking. Businesses face tighter water planning, higher supply risks and fewer buffers against dry years.
Global energy transition investment hit $2.3 trillion in 2025. But capital is concentrating in data centers and a few large managers, leaving most clean energy deals competing for less.
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.
Steel, copper, and grid material costs have reset project economics across clean energy and infrastructure. Finance teams holding 2022-era models need to close the gap before H2 capital decisions land.
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.
As organizations face increasing pressure to manage water resources more efficiently, Amazon is highlighting its approach to water stewardship through a new online resource that details the company's efforts to reduce consumption, expand water reuse, and replenish water resources in communities where it operates.
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.
Prevalon’s HD5 AC shifts more storage work into the factory. The system is built to reduce field complexity, commissioning delays and project risk.
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.