Driven by surging AI demand, data centers are expanding at unprecedented speed, with many soon expected to require a gigawatt or more of electrical power. As a result, electricity has become a ...

A new report finds solar power generated more electricity in the U.S. than coal for the first time ever. The two power sources were responsible for approximately an eighth of total electricity each.

The two main criteria for inclusion on WBJ’s Power 100 are: How much power does a Central Massachusetts professional hold, and how do they use it? CEOs of a major public companies with billions in ...

DUBLIN—Big tech built so many data centers in Ireland that the sector uses a fifth of the country’s electricity—more than all of Ireland’s urban homes put together. For much of the past three years, ...

Australia’s data centre rush now rivals the mining boom. OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman last week said Australia could become a “data centre capital of the world”. This would come at an ...

A new deal between Google and Voltus will take advantage of flexibility on the grid. Would you take a payment to ramp down your electricity use? Would it change anything if you were doing so to help ...

The power needed to operate data centers has increasingly drawn public scrutiny to the projects. But a draw from the power grid is just one of the energy issues at play. Data centers have to keep the ...

SA Spotlight uses AI to summarize content published on Seeking Alpha. All summaries are reviewed by human editors prior to publication. Investors Should Know: Power supply is emerging as a key ...

Data centers have traditionally depended on uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems and backup generators to keep them online during a power cut, grid event, or natural disaster. But the critical ...

California-based Liberty Utilities recently announced it will have to find another electricity provider before Nevada utility NV Energy ends its arrangement in May 2027. Liberty has relied on NV ...

Lake Tahoe finds itself in the middle of the national debate about the rising energy demand from data centers as a utility company scrambles to secure an alternate power source. About 49,000 customers ...