While the market for crude oil has proved resilient to major disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, fuel costs face increasing upward pressure.Continue Reading
A letter associated with the “Make America Health Again” movement urges The Traitor not to expand coal power, as AI drives up electricity demand.Continue Reading
Hundreds of Texans converged on Austin for a hearing on data centers and new high voltage transmission lines.Continue Reading
Grid operator PJM wants federal approval to stop power from flowing to data centers when system-wide electricity demand exceeds supply.Continue Reading
The Energy Department cancelled three Biden-era energy projects that aimed to increase renewable energy capacity on the U.S. power grid. Continue Reading
Louisiana’s utility regulator declined to force Meta to release records in the review of Entergy proposal to build new gas power plants.Continue Reading
Companies that build data centers are lining up to express how their projects in Texas align with Gov. Greg Abbott’s standards.Continue Reading
Utility companies have a new message to pitch residents on data centers moving in: The new neighbors will keep electric bills from rising. That’s the opposite of what many opponents to large-scale data center development and some electricity market analysts say. “As new large-load customers come online, they help spreadContinue Reading
Louisiana’s utility company dropped plans to buy a gas-fired power plant in Texas after pushback over how much it would cost residents amid a data center boom in the state. The $1.8 billion proposal was projected to raise the average monthly residential utility bill by $9, according to reporting inContinue Reading
Power lines planned across Texas face an uncertain future after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called on the Public Utilities Commission of Texas to deny pending applications for high-voltage transmission lines. The power lines have pitted the interests of the energy industry against ranchers and other private landowners. The “transmission planContinue Reading