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A new political playbook for the green donor class
They traded climate talk for political hardball — and it paid off in the blue wave.
Catherine BoudreauNov 9, 2026
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How Democrats’ midterm sweep will rewire energy and data center policyHistoric upsets in Texas, Ohio, and Wisconsin will bring an abrupt shift for the energy industry.
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Why GridPoint is getting back into batteries
The energy management company is betting that the time is right for distributed storage — but is wary of the data center boom.
Maeve AllsupNov 4, 2026 -
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?
