At SNEC 2026 in Shanghai, energy storage was no longer positioned as a supporting segment of solar. It emerged as a central theme in its own right. This was evident in exhibition halls, where battery ...

Federal regulators on Thursday took steps aimed at both speeding up the buildout of AI data centers and reducing costs. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) directed regional electric grid ...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) told grid operators on Thursday to fast-track interconnection requests from data centers and other large electricity users. Under the orders, six major ...

It seems like a major U.S. energy regulator is trying to have it all. It wants grid operators to move faster in connecting power-hungry data centers, while also keeping costs down for regular ...

Texas has been flooded with data center requests to join its power grid. The state seeks to sort out who actually wants to do business in Texas — and which projects are purely speculative. Data ...

The legislation is part of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s response to increased electricity demand and the data center construction blitz. The House Energy and Commerce Committee will take ...

As triple-digit temperatures engulf much of the United States, the Trump administration wants grid managers to require the use of backup power that often goes unused. By Ivan Penn and Hilary Howard As ...

US regulators have taken their biggest step yet to speed the connection of data centers to the country’s grids while simultaneously attempting to slow surging utility bills that have angered Americans ...

National Grid expects a final investment decision on the stake by end-2026 J.P. Morgan expects returns above regulated networks' 9%-10% equity target Kilby targets 2028 startup July 1 (Reuters) - ...

PJM forecast record demand of 166.2 gigawatts at about 6 p.m. EDT Thursday Wholesale power costs rose 68% to $40 billion in the first five months, PJM watchdog says Data center demand accounted for $3 ...

Bitcoin miners have the power sites AI companies need, but turning old mining campuses into real data center revenue is no easy pivot. By the end of 2025, the power capacity tied to artificial ...