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Voters just proved how much they hate data centers
And that’s going to complicate the major infrastructure build-out underway to power them.
Jeff YoungNov 4, 2026 -
How Democrats’ midterm sweep will rewire energy and data center policy
Historic upsets in Texas, Ohio, and Wisconsin will bring an abrupt shift for the energy industry.
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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 -
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 -
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.
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Are data centers ready to pay double to unclog the grid?
Two groups representing hyperscalers have endorsed the Senate permitting deal, which would force higher costs on the industry.
Catherine BoudreauOct 29, 2026 -
Report: Only 3% of data centers will shift power demand by 2030
Research from Ember shows cloud and AI inference workloads leave little room to limit compute — which may be good news for next-gen batteries.
Maeve AllsupOct 29, 2026
Markets
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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 -
How distributed energy can capitalize on the blue wave
FERC commissioner David Rosner said it’s time for utilities and regulators to embrace DERs.
Maeve AllsupNov 5, 2026 -
Democratic governors won on a ratepayer defense message. Now what?
The clean energy industry is ironing out its strategy for making the most of state-level wins.
Maeve AllsupNov 5, 2026 -
The global geopolitics of nuclear fuel
Uranium expert Mike Alkin weighs in on the bottlenecks and challenges facing the industry.
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