Prysmian is investing $1.25B to expand U.S. fiber and cable production. Its three-state bet targets rising demand from AI infrastructure and data center growth.

Suppliers are handling higher energy, freight and material costs differently, creating new pricing and financial risks for procurement teams.

A greener MOF process could lower energy use and production expenses. Birmingham researchers say it still removes more than 90% of lead from contaminated water.

GoldInxs is testing satellite-based exploration data alongside IP surveying and conventional geology as it narrows targets for drilling at Fishpot.

Pennsylvania will withhold data center permits unless developers pay their own power costs, secure local approval and meet new GRID Requirements.

Third-party battery ownership shifts capex off the buyer's books, but guarantees, remedies and counterparty strength determine who carries the real risk.

DOE's $60 million Prometheus initiative adds HiddenLayer for AI security as nuclear developers, labs and regulators expand AI into reactor licensing.

Contracted water supply can overstate what facilities and suppliers can reliably access, creating a gap in site, acquisition and supply-chain diligence.

A Ninth Circuit ruling strengthens Central Valley Project contract certainty for water districts while leaving businesses exposed to annual water supply risk.

Grupo Bimbo expanded regenerative agriculture to more than 500,000 hectares in 2025 while advancing water reuse, electrification and waste reduction.

Anheuser-Busch sent more than 155,000 cans of emergency drinking water to Ohio and Washington within days, as floods and wildfires strained communities.

Power reliability is moving into credit analysis as lenders and rating analysts assess whether facilities can keep operating when the grid cannot.

Data center growth is drawing fresh scrutiny from nearby communities. Health, noise, water use and power demands are now central to project approvals and zoning.

Georgia Transmission awards a new 230-kV switching station in southwest Georgia as rising loads and new generation drive grid investment statewide.

Grid constraints are forcing facilities to separate electricity procurement from reliability and budget for storage, backup power and redundancy.

Falling battery prices and rising outage losses are changing how facilities and finance teams should calculate the return on energy storage investments.

Power availability and PPA terms are becoming more consequential in transaction and underwriting decisions as electricity constraints affect asset value.

Procurement, facilities, finance and sustainability each own a piece of a corporate energy contract, but the combined risk often has no single owner.

Ava is extending its e-bike rebate program through 2027. The added $3 million will expand access while directing more spending to local bike shops.

Illinois is adding PFAS sampling to wastewater permits, creating new visibility into contamination moving through effluent, influent, and biosolids.