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What will it take to open California’s market to more VPPs?
California’s new DER law opened a market. Now regulators have to implement it.
Maeve AllsupNov 6, 2026
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Data centers will start running on 800 VDC power as early as 2027
Here’s what you need to know about this major new architecture.
Bloom EnergyNov 4, 2026 -
A VC-backed path to commercial nuclear power
Oklo’s Caroline DeWitte on raising a first-of-a-kind Series A, navigating regulatory hurdles, and going public to meet new demand.
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Amid a blue wave, voters rebuke monopoly utilities
Georgia and Michigan voters demanded accountability for utilities’ rate hikes and political spending.
Catherine BoudreauNov 4, 2026 -
Does it matter that OpenAI is aiming to protect the grid?
What the energy moves of the AI lab whose 2022 launch kicked off a boom says about changing expectations for data centers.
Jeff YoungNov 3, 2026 -
The US power market’s forecasting problem comes at a cost to ratepayers
Experts at the Aurora Energy Transition Forum cautioned that the data center boom has thrown load forecasts into disarray.
Rebecca Egan McCarthyNov 3, 2026 -
Could AI swarms take down the grid?
AI is lowering the barrier for hacking critical infrastructure. How worried should we be?
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The most pivotal midterm races for energy
What to watch as competing visions of energy affordability head to the ballot box.
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The case for state-led power planning
States have the opportunity to fix a long-term problem in short-term markets.














