1+ hour, 21+ min ago   (1305+ words) As demand for cloud services, large-scale data processing, and artificial intelligence continues to grow, hyperscale data centers have expanded dramatically in size. It is now typical for a single campus to encompass multiple large buildings and support tens or even…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (447+ words) Congress and the White House advanced parallel tracks this week to keep large data centers from shifting their grid costs onto electricity customers, reflecting a concern that has gathered momentum among state regulators, consumer advocates, and members of both parties....

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (478+ words) That shift reframes the core question facing the power sector. AI load growth is changing the development challenge from incremental grid optimization to siting, permitting, financing, and deploying new firm capacity near major load centers. SMRs could be part of…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (121+ words) The requests flooding interconnection queues come from data center developers, private equity funds, land brokers, and shell companies, many of whom lack site control, a construction timeline, or even a signed customer. They secure a queue position, bet that powered…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (642+ words) Grid capacity and the interconnection queue aren’t the only constraints on U.S. data center growth. Community acceptance is becoming the toughest bottleneck to break through, and a hot political topic with the approach of the midterm elections. Load growth is…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (307+ words) With many hyperscale data centers requiring hundreds of megawatts of reliable, uninterrupted power, contractors often find themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place....

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (268+ words) Maine’s move is one of the most concrete legislative responses yet to a wave of anxiety sweeping across communities throughout the country. But according to Tracey Hyatt Bosman, managing director, and Tim Comerford, senior vice president at Biggins Lacy Shapiro…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (432+ words) Powering data centers is receiving significant attention at the federal level with the Department of Energy’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, or ANOPR, on large-load interconnections, and with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) gathering input on the proposal....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (379+ words) For years, the energy industry’s answer to rising demand was simple: build more. More generation, more transmission, more capacity. That logic made sense when large loads arrived predictably and grid operators had room to absorb them. Neither is true anymore....

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (706+ words) The energy sector is at a critical juncture. Utility providers face immense pressure from surging energy demands, the urgent need to integrate renewable resources, and the increasing threat of extreme weather events. These challenges are exacerbated by aging infrastructure and…...