Driven by an arid La Niña winter, Western utilities are increasingly using public safety power shutoffs to prevent wildfires. (Bloomberg) Control center operations have gone from simple load balancing ...

As Europe and America accelerate their renewable energy transition—with the EU targeting 42.5% renewable energy consumption by 2030 and the U.S. aiming for 100% clean electricity by 2035—ac coupling ...

For years, scientists have warned that climate change is not just an environmental crisis but an economic one. Now economists themselves are starting to admit something more unsettling: the models ...

Battery developers are scaling fast, with GridStor, Flatiron Energy, and Jupiter Power advancing projects totaling 1.6 GWh from Arizona to Massachusetts. (Energy Storage News) Gridstor: Acquired the ...

TVA is launching the largest capital program in its history to feed the data center boom. (Utility Dive) For context: Data center demand now adds up to 18% of TVA's total industrial load, and CEO Don ...

As demand for electricity continues to rise, utilities are embracing innovative approaches to meet the evolving needs of their customers — both current and future — in affordable, resilient and ...

Montana regulators are bracing for a data center surge that could overwhelm the state’s grid—with a tariff. (Utility Dive) NorthWestern Energy says it’s drafting a “large load” tariff to manage ...

Customer bills are climbing and numerous factors are contributing to this challenge. Overall demand is expected to surge 25% by 2030, increasing energy costs. Transmission and distribution systems ...

Founded by Zach Dell and Justin Lopas, Base builds distributed batteries to help fix America’s overloaded grid. The company’s backers read like a who’s who of tech investing—a16z, Thrive, Valor, ...

Energy Central is looking to fill a speaking slot for an upcoming event on power plant outages —the real-world operational, planning, and recovery challenges that occur inside generation facilities.

GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH), announced that construction of the first BWRX-300 small modular reactor has been approved by the Province of Ontario and Ontario Power Generation (OPG). The ...

Originally published in Washington Examiner. People in developed nations take abundant electricity for granted. When asked where electricity comes from, most will point to their wall outlet. But many ...