Amazon has filed a complaint accusing PacifiCorp of failing to deliver power for new Oregon data centers. (KGW) The tech giant claims the Berkshire-owned utility breached legal and contractual ...

Speaking of the final frontier…startup Star Catcher Industries just broke a world record for wireless energy transmission, edging closer to creating the first orbital power grid. (Bloomberg) During ...

The utility sector stands at a crossroads. After a decade of steady growth, electricity demand has suddenly surged—rising 3–5 percent, driven largely by energy-hungry data centers powering our ...

Achieving and maintaining competitive energy costs is not something that happens by chance. There are 4 steps that have proven to provide the foundation for achieving and maintaining highly ...

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Infravision raised $91M to scale its grid-stringing drones worldwide, betting that robotics can speed up one of the slowest parts of transmission expansion. (Axios) Infravision’s drones can string ...

One of the most immediate and measurable advantages of Direct Current (DC) lighting lies in its lower installation costs. Traditional Alternating Current (AC) systems often require heavy-gauge copper ...

Australia’s home energy storage boom isn’t just about backup power anymore – it’s a revolution in how households interact with energy markets. In just 17 weeks since July 2025, over 100,000 home ...

Arizona Public Service plans to build a new 2,000 MW gas plant—and let data centers buy in. (AZ Central) The Desert Sun Power Plant will be built in two phases: one to meet rising statewide demand, ...

Growing up with a nurse for a dad, I spent a surprising amount of time around hospitals, medical people, and general medical stuff. Let’s just say dinner conversations weren’t always the most ...

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change introduced the concept of “Common But Differentiated Responsibilities” (CBDR) in the global pursuit of climate change mitigation. The intent ...

A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists says utilities in the PJM region have quietly billed $4.3B+ in transmission costs for data centers to ordinary customers—with billions more on the ...