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Virginia Clean Energy Plan Balances Data Center Demand
Governor Abigail Spanberger's new energy plan models four utility pathways to net-zero carbon by 2050.
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Demand on Grid and Generation: Data centres and AI load growth, Electrification of heat and transport, Industrial demand, Demand response and flexibility, Energy efficiency and Load forecasting and why forecasts keep rising.
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Vermont Gas, Dandelion Energy Partner on Geothermal
Vermont Gas is investing nearly $400,000 in geothermal ground loops for a 44-unit affordable housing project in Hinesburg.
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Texas Pauses Data Center Infrastructure Permits Pending Review
Texas environmental regulators have halted air and water permits for data center-supporting infrastructure.
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How to switch to LED bulbs and electric vehicles
An 86-year-old clean energy advocate details practical steps for household electrification.
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AI load growth strains aging electrical infrastructure
Rapid demand from AI and data centers is stressing under-maintained electrical infrastructure.
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WITT Gas Controls Supplies Custom Valve for Hydrogen Fuel Cells
WITT Gas Controls developed a custom non-return valve for a fuel cell manufacturer, enabling improved system efficiency and safety for material handling.
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Mazama Energy secures $135M for superhot rock drilling project
Geothermal startup Mazama Energy has raised $135 million to advance its superhot rock drilling project near Oregon's Newberry Volcano.
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Electric school buses earn thousands feeding power to the grid
Electric school buses are earning significant revenue by discharging power into local grids during peak demand periods.
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xAI builds massive battery at Memphis data center
Elon Musk's xAI has installed a massive battery system at its Memphis data center, potentially the largest in the U.S..
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Oracle and OpenAI add 2 GW of renewables to New Mexico data center project
Oracle and OpenAI are adding 2 gigawatts of new renewable energy in New Mexico to their $165 billion Stargate data center project.
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Soluna completes 83 MW Kati 1, secures ERCOT Base Load classification
Soluna has finished building its 83 MW Kati 1 facility in Texas and secured conditional Base Load classification from ERCOT.
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Study: Front-of-Meter Solar, Storage Can Meet 32% of California Evening Demand
A Kevala study finds front-of-meter solar and storage could serve 17.5 GW of California's summer peak load by 2032.
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Ohio power bills rise on questionable data center forecasts
Critics challenge Ohio utilities' soaring electricity demand forecasts, driven by speculative data center projects.
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Utilities add upfront fees, exit penalties for large customers
A new study finds utilities are increasingly requiring large customers like data centers to pay for system studies upfront, ramp up quickly, and pay exit fees.
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Iowa's Duane Arnold nuclear plant gets $1.9B DOE loan
The U.S. Department of Energy finalized a loan of up to $1.9 billion to NextEra Energy to restart the shuttered Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa.
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Reservoir startup raises $8 million for heat-pump water heaters
Boston startup Reservoir raised $8 million in seed funding to expand its heat-pump water heater installation service.
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Energy Security and Load Growth Reshape U.S. Power Equipment Strategy
A U.S. executive order targeting foreign bulk-power equipment, combined with rapid load growth, is shifting the focus from generation cost to infrastructure.
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Rail Lobby's $1.1 Trillion Electrification Study Questioned
A freight rail industry study concluding electrification would cost over $1.1 trillion is criticized for asking the wrong question.
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Global Solar-Plus-Storage Investment Hits Record $25 Billion
Investment in colocated renewable energy projects, dominated by solar-plus-storage, reached a record $25 billion globally in the first half of 2026.
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Fervo, Google sign 396-MW geothermal PPA for Utah data centers
Fervo Energy and Google have signed a 396-megawatt power purchase agreement, the largest-ever for geothermal energy.
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Texas data centre demand could raise ERCOT peak by 125%
A panel at Datacloud USA heard that an audit of interconnection requests estimates 205GW of credible data centre demand.
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Santee Cooper partners with Google to improve load forecasting
Santee Cooper is working with Google to enhance its load and financial forecasting using AI tools like WeatherNext 2 and Gemini Enterprise.
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Data Center Power Crunch Reshapes Energy Talent Market
Scarcity of power for data centers is forcing developers, utilities, and engineering firms to compete for a new breed of talent.
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NextEra, Santee Cooper Cite AI Savings
NextEra Energy reports over $20 million in customer savings this year from an AI dispatch tool.
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National Grid Defends Separate Gas and Electric Forecasts
National Grid's general counsel argues that differing gas and electric load forecasts are a necessary part of responsible utility planning.
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ERCOT Delays Batch Zero Classifications
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has postponed issuing conditional classifications for large-load projects for a second time, citing unfinished data validation.
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One Nuclear Signs LOI for 2.88-GW Louisiana Gas Plant
ONE Nuclear Energy plans a 2.88-GW gas plant and 700-MW battery storage in Louisiana to power a data center campus and regional industry.
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PGE data center tariff could earn $300 million a year
An RMI analysis shows annual revenue from large load tariffs for a 300-MW data center varies from $144.8 million at Xcel Energy to over $300 million at Portland General Electric.
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PG&E Flex Connect pilot sees high customer demand
Pacific Gas & Electric's flexible interconnection pilot, which offers faster grid hookups in exchange for allowing the utility to limit capacity during rare grid constraints, has provided participants with their full requested capacity for 90% of operating hours during its first two years.
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U.S. LNG Exports Jump 23% in H1 2026
U.S. LNG exports averaged 17.4 Bcf/d in H1 2026, up 23% from H1 2025. The EIA forecasts 17.3 Bcf/d for H2 2026 and 18.7 Bcf/d for H1 2027.
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California stops virtual power plant funding
California's governor has blocked funding for the Demand Side Grid Support program, a major virtual power plant.
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Odyssey raises $74M for energy platform
Odyssey Energy Solutions secures $74 million in equity and debt funding to scale its platform for financing and procuring distributed renewable energy projects.