Many utilities are exploring the role of AI in grid management, including for daily operations. Is this a viable application? UDC Executive Consultant Tom Helmer shares research and insights on the ...

As solar PV penetration increases worldwide, maintaining power quality and grid stability—particularly in weak and developing grids—has become a major technical challenge. Dr. Eng. Husam Ali Hadi has ...

New York is pushing for a timeout in the AI arms race: no new data centers. (TechCrunch) Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill to slap a three-year moratorium on new data center permits, warning the ...

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 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 ...

Utilities are known for spending, but not always where it counts. In fact, hyperscalers in Big Tech outspend utilities by 10x when it comes to critical R&D. So as we move into the data ...

Standard Nuclear has emerged from stealth with $42 million in funding and a mission to make advanced nuclear fuel as Big Tech (and other big buyers) lean more into a nuclear-powered future.

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.

Natural gas prices in the U.S. are caught in a seasonal crosscurrent. As May shows, the market faces a delicate balance: rising temperatures in the South are ramping up power demand, LNG exports are ...

Storm preparedness is not a seasonal task—it’s a continuous, year-round effort designed to mitigate the risks and minimize the impact of severe weather on the electric grid. Each season brings its own ...

Crunching the numbers on PPL’s data center play: PPL has advanced-stage agreements to interconnect some 14 GW of data centers in its Pennsylvania service territory—an increase of 32% from three months ...

The Fusion Energy Report polished its crystal ball this week and offered a list of ten possible, and perhaps plausible, developments for the fusion energy industry. Like all such prognostications, ...