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What EPA’s climate denial means for the energy transition
Post-2030, renewables deployment is highly uncertain.
Catherine BoudreauSep 16, 2026 -
The AI race has a pollution problem
Safety concerns over rogue AI models are rising. But the emissions impacts of powering data centers are also grave — and immediate.
Bianca GiacoboneSep 16, 2026 -
How tech and energy giants plan to mainstream data center flexibility
Google, Nvidia, and start-up Emerald AI are behind a new coalition: the AI Energy Management Alliance.
Lisa Martine JenkinsSep 16, 2026 -
Google is backing Planted Solar’s plan for clean data center power
The startup, which uses robots to install solar, has been quietly building co-located projects for data centers across the country.
Maeve AllsupSep 15, 2026 -
Power is caught in AI’s doom loop
As trust in AI collapses, the infrastructure to power it is getting pulled in.
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Branch Energy heads to PJM to sell battery capacity to data centers
Investors are betting that larger batteries and lower acquisition costs will make C&I batteries a strong player in the BYOC era.
Maeve AllsupSep 15, 2026 -
TAR aims to build off-grid power for data centers in just six months
Unlike gas-heavy rivals, the startup is deploying modular solar and storage, and just raised $120 million to do it.
Catherine BoudreauSep 14, 2026 -
Oracle and OpenAI bet that more solar could combat data center pushback
The Stargate project is balancing federal support and local opposition in New Mexico.
Maeve AllsupSep 11, 2026 -
Empowering utility customers with demand flexibility
How OG&E balances affordability and surging demand through personalized load shifting.
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Is the West on the cusp of a transmission breakthrough?
Plans are underway to break through three big bottlenecks to large transmission lines in a region known for “rugged individualism.”
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Do data centers really increase electricity prices?
EIP’s Andy Lubershane joins the show to unpack the nuances of consumer rates.
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Inside GM’s new battery lab — and its plans to challenge Asian rivals
Outside Detroit, the automaker is building a workshop for testing new chemistries and de-risking manufacturing before scaling up.
Catherine BoudreauSep 9, 2026 -
Are GenCos a solve for the data center power problem?
The first and only utility to implement the structure so far is Indiana's NIPSCO — but interest is spreading.
Bianca GiacoboneSep 9, 2026 -
Burying trees to save forests?
Mast Reforestation CEO Grant Canary on surviving startup pivots, solving the seed supply chain crisis, and burying biomass to fund reforestation.
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Why is Google funding PG&E’s latest VPP pilot?
The California utility launched the SHARE program to target affordability — with help from Tesla, Sunrun, Renew Home, and others.
Bianca GiacoboneSep 8, 2026
