A South Dakota utility CEO just laid it out plain: The AI boom is a lifeline for fossil fuels. (South Dakota Searchlight) NorthWestern CEO Brian Bird admitted the ravenous energy demand from data ...

Though AEP Ohio recently cut its large load forecast from 30 GW to 13 GW with a new data center tariff, the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association (OMA) claims the utility is still inflating the numbers by ...

Since spinning off in 2024, the company’s stock has quadrupled, pushing its market cap to nearly $200B—higher than the market value of the entire GE conglomerate before leadership announced plans to ...

The Trump administration’s determination to lean into coal, including preventing any existing coal-fired power plants from shutting down, economics be damned, is getting pushback from the folks ...

The storm wiped out at least 860 poles, 60 substations, and 30 transmission lines in Entergy's territory alone. Utilities are facing a brutal choice: Replace aging timber with standard wood poles ...

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 ...

These predictions will be realized, IF the transition is not properly managed. Capacity markets need to be reformed following in the foot steps of other areas with high penetrations of variable energy ...

is a term that refers to the ability of an inverter-based energy source, such as solar, wind, or battery, to provide voltage and frequency support to the grid, especially during disturbances or ...

Wildfire risk isn’t just an operational challenge — it’s a financial one. As America seeks to reindustrialize, the demand for electrical capacity is increasing, and utilities will be competing in the ...

For years, the industry has relied on LCOE, a metric that makes solar look cheap by treating all electricity as equal—ignoring the reality that a MW at noon (when power is cheap and abundant) isn’t ...

IRENA says sodium-ion batteries could fall to $40/kWh at the cell level, setting up the first credible low-cost challenger to lithium-ion. (ESS News) Sodium is far cheaper and easier to source—sodium ...

India is poised to witness a significant increase in electricity demand, projected to touch 273 GW by June 2025. This surge raises important questions about the country's grid infrastructure and its ...