Duke Energy is trying to soothe customer fears as it spends up to $105B to prep the grid for an AI data center boom. (Charlotte Observer) The promise: While experts warn the digital infrastructure ...

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The EIA just poured a little cold water on the “explosive growth” narrative, cutting its 2026 power generation forecast by 1.3%. The reasoning? Largely because the massive load growth expected from ...

I believe this story is referring to the Cranberry Point Station in Carver, MA.

This annual program of the Public Utilities Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin highlights the regulatory and legislative changes over the past year.

The world’s first carbon import tax is about to hit Europe. (Canary Media) Starting January 1, the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) enters its “definitive period,” charging importers a ...

Corporate buyers are aggressively pivoting to “clean firm” energy. (CEBA) The surge: According to CEBA data, corporate buyers have committed to over 6 GW of new clean firm capacity since 2021.

Hydro-Québec issued rare "Level 2" alerts last week after temperatures dropped and demand surged to 38,000 MW—a massive jump over the 29,000 MW average—catching the grid off guard while several ...

The global energy system is at a crossroads. Electricity demand is expected to grow by 62% by 2050 (IEA). Every nation is pledging to decarbonize. The future of energy depends on more than local ...

1- Britain Sets New Wind Power Record On December 5, 2025, Britain achieved a wind generation record, producing 23,825 megawatts of electricity—enough to power over 23 million homes. This surpassed ...

TVA’s answer to a “recruitment and reputation” problem? Popular YouTube creator Destin Sandlin, aka Smarter Every Day. (Chattanooga Times Free Press) The strategy: TVA execs realized traditional PR ...

State regulators are asking FERC to pump the brakes on its plan to regulate big data center connections. (NARUC) The friction: In a new filing, NARUC argues that FERC’s proposal to standardize large ...