A new report says the “always maxed out” image of data centers is more myth than reality. Could that misguide grid planning? (Power & Policy) What it says: Load factor, utilization rate, and uptime ...

Lithium prices jumped this week after battery giant CATL closed its Jianxiawo mine—a site that produces about 6% of global supply—while it waits on a permit renewal. (Bloomberg) The three-month halt ...

I can say with confidence that cybersecurity is definitely one of the areas that is impacted by insiders. There are multiple millions of dollars at risk and agencies with a vested interest in keeping ...

Five countries account for more than two-thirds of the world’s total nuclear electricity generation capacity. (EIA) ...

North Dakota has filed a rare federal complaint against MISO, claiming its $22B transmission expansion plan will saddle residents with decades of higher bills for projects that mostly benefit other ...

Con Edison disconnected almost 2.5% of all its New York-area customers between January and June this year, despite record high temperature records. (The Guardian) In the last six months, Con Edison ...

Ørsted plans to raise $9.4B in a rights issue to steady its finances as the wind industry faces major hurdles, both economically and politically. (FT) The proceeds from selling new shares will help ...

Private equity firm Silver Lake is investing $400M to secure powered land it can sell to data center developers and hyperscalers. (WSJ) Already, Silver Lake, in a joint venture with principals at ...

Developers are turning to the ocean to solve land and power shortages for data centers, with two floating projects underway in Japan. (Smart Energy International) NYK Line, NTT Facilities, and their ...

Microreactors are moving from concept to test phase. Could they be the first new US commercial reactor design since the Cold War? (WaPo) The tech: Truck-sized units from firms like Radiant, ...

On the last day of May, a diverse group of collaborators gathered at Tennessee State University (TSU) campus in Nashville for a powerful community demonstration: a virtual simulation of the 2020 ...

Google will reduce AI data center load during grid stress events under new agreements with Indiana Michigan Power and Tennessee Power Authority. (Reuters) These deals represent Google’s first formal ...