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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 -
Can this rocket engineer help geothermal build faster?
Founded by a former Space-X engineer, Critical Energy raised $22 million to build modular power plants for geothermal developers.
Bianca GiacoboneJun 17, 2026 -
Is PJM too big to function?
The stakes are high in the debate over the fate of the nation’s largest capacity market.
Maeve AllsupJun 16, 2026 -
What does the GM-Peak Energy partnership mean for sodium-ion?
General Motors is validating the idea of sodium-ion as a “defining chemistry” for grid storage.
Bianca GiacoboneJun 12, 2026 -
New York is becoming a plug-in battery test-bed
Across the city, David Energy is deploying small storage at small businesses — but is preparing to go much bigger.
Lisa Martine JenkinsJun 11, 2026 -
Amazon — finally — reports its annual water use at data centers
The disclosure comes as communities demand more transparency over water and power use by AI data centers.
Catherine BoudreauJun 11, 2026 -
Why are Meta and AWS onstage at Entergy’s Investor Day?
The utility is very publicly betting on its hyperscaler customers to finance and drive its growth.
Bianca GiacoboneJun 10, 2026 -
Voltus is acquiring energy storage startup Brightfield AI
Brightfield’s software will be a boost for the VPP company’s “bring-your-own capacity” offering for data centers.
Maeve AllsupJun 10, 2026
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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 -
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 -
Enter the electric supercycle
EIP’s Andy Lubershane unpacks the tech fueling the next wave of power demand.
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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
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