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The grid’s choice is between large load flexibility versus defection
FERC’s long-awaited large load interconnection orders are here — but questions remain on how to best encourage flexibility.
Jackson EwingJun 18, 2026 -
SpaceX’s IPO is an energy story
SpaceX is about far more than rockets. Its bets on AI, data centers, private power, and solar-based orbital compute all have energy consequences.
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Enter the electric supercycle
EIP’s Andy Lubershane unpacks the tech fueling the next wave of power demand.
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A playbook for decarbonizing the home
Here’s what actually needs to happen to finish the job.
Nate AdamsJun 18, 2026 -
A government stake in AI means taking on the industry’s power problem
Trump and Sanders both arrived at the same idea in the same week: a public stake in AI giants like OpenAI and Anthropic.
Nick ZenkinJun 17, 2026 -
Will Musk and DOJ win a permit shortcut for off-grid data center power?
The Trump administration joined a federal court case with significant implications for how AI data centers use behind-the-meter generation.
Maeve AllsupJun 17, 2026 -
Why the climate tech ‘missing middle’ is a massive opportunity
S2G Investments’ Frank O’Sullivan on why founders need to stop pitching hockey-stick growth, and how infrastructure giants can bridge the climate finance gap.
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Why home electrification is moving so slowly
Heat pumps do their job. The defaults we’ve wrapped around them don’t.
Nate AdamsJun 17, 2026
Markets
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Studies say data centers don’t raise rates. Does it matter?
Two more studies have dropped into the middle of an intensifying debate over the impact of data centers on rising bills.
Lisa Martine JenkinsJun 24, 2026 -
Sen. Heinrich on what data centers can learn from SunZia
Senator Martin Heinrich says developers looking to build infrastructure for the AI era are missing the mark on community engagement.
Maeve AllsupJun 23, 2026 -
What Andy Burnham’s transit experience will mean for UK energy
Following a shakeup in Labour party leadership, Burnham is pushing public control of utilities as a fix for energy affordability.
Catherine BoudreauJun 22, 2026 -
FERC to grid operators: Connect large loads to transmission faster
In a unanimous vote, the commissioners agreed that current regulations are lagging behind the data center surge, but declined to exert federal power over RTOs.
Maeve AllsupJun 18, 2026
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