PJM Interconnection is evaluating new reliability requirements for data centers after nearly 3,800 MW of Northern Virginia computational load transferred to onsite generation on July 22, the largest s…
Buzz Solutions, a Palo Alto-based company, raised $20 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round led by S3 Ventures to expand its AI-powered grid intelligence platform, PowerAI. The platform …
Brookfield Asset Management and NextEra Energy are teaming with Big Rivers Electric Power, Jackson Purchase Energy Cooperative and Paducah Power System to build a $100 billion AI data center campus on…
PJM Interconnection, the grid operator serving 67 million people across 13 states, received emergency federal authority in June 2026 to curtail data centers mid-operation to prevent blackouts, and use…
A transmission line fault in Ashburn, Virginia on July 22 caused more than 3 GW of data center load to disconnect from the PJM Interconnection grid simultaneously, removing roughly 3% of system demand…
A new study by the Electric Power Research Institute and Watershed found that average U.S. residential electricity rates would have been 6% higher without data centers built between 2019 and 2024, as …
A transmission line fault in Ashburn, Virginia's "Data Center Alley" caused hyperscale data centers to automatically transfer to backup power Wednesday, resulting in more than 3 GW of load disappearin…
A transmission line fault in Ashburn, Virginia's 'Data Center Alley' on Wednesday caused hyperscale data centers to automatically transfer to backup power, removing more than 3 GW of load from the PJM…
NextEra Energy's $67 billion acquisition of Dominion Energy, the largest power deal to date, highlights surging electricity demand from AI data centers in Virginia. The deal underscores a shift toward…
Henrico County, Virginia, which hosts 37 data centers consuming massive amounts of electricity, is asking teachers and employees to turn off lights and unplug devices to save on power costs after a 25…
A new economic analysis commissioned by Amazon and conducted by E3 found that data centers lower electricity bills for American consumers, challenging the political narrative driving regulatory crackd…
NextEra Energy has become the largest global issuer of hybrid bonds, raising €4.25 billion in euro-denominated securities since November 2025 to fund power infrastructure for AI data centers. The comp…
NextEra Energy announced a $66.8 billion all-stock acquisition of Dominion Energy on May 18, 2026, creating a combined utility with 110 gigawatts of generation capacity and 10 million customers. The m…