The power requirements of AI and data are placing increasing pressure on power infrastructure, creating significant challenges for grid operators, utilities and developers alike., writes contributor ...

US Energy Dept. push by April 30, 2026 to have a larger federal role to expedite data center and other large load grid connections, comes as President Donald Trump signs order to pre-empt state ...

A new study from Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability finds that the U.S. power system has significant untapped potential to integrate new large electricity ...

Researchers from Duke University have said that integrating more flexibility into U.S. power grids could help provide the energy needed to power future load growth, particularly the electricity needed ...

Across the U.S., new AI-driven data centers are causing a significant increase in power demand. Carbon Direct projects that data center capacity in the U.S. will grow from roughly 25 GW in 2024 to 120 ...