Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., blocked the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act in the Senate on Thursday, thwarting Sen. Jon Husted's, R-Ohio, unanimous-consent request to fast-track the bill after it …
The Ratepayer Protection Act stalled in the Senate on Thursday after Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, blocked Sen. Jon Husted's unanimous-consent request, one day after the House passed the measure…
The AI Energy Management Alliance, a new trade association for artificial intelligence power demand, launches Wednesday to file comments in six Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proceedings opened …
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory identified more than 40 approaches to accelerating large-load connections for AI data centers, as power delivery speed replaces raw capacity as the primary constr…
Opposition to local AI data centers rose to 61% of U.S. adults in a June-July Annenberg Public Policy Center survey, up from 49% in the spring, and the issue is entering 2026 election contests in Ohio…
PJM Interconnection's latest capacity auction left the grid operator 6.8 GW below its Reliability Requirement for the 2028/29 delivery year, prompting a proposed Reliability Backstop Procurement filed…
PJM Interconnection, North America's largest grid operator, would cut power to new 50-megawatt data centers before other customers during shortages unless they bring newly built power, following a Fed…
The Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter delivered about 2,000 comments to Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs opposing the Desert Southwest Pipeline, a project that would carry methane gas from the Permian Basi…
PJM Interconnection, the grid operator for 67 million people across 13 states and the District of Columbia, on July 27 directed staff to file proposals with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission th…
PJM Interconnection proposed a framework on July 27 requiring AI data centers and other large electricity users to secure generating capacity or face curtailments during shortages, with the plan slate…
PJM Interconnection, operator of the largest U.S. electric grid serving 65 million people across 13 states and Washington, D.C., announced emergency proposals to fast-track power procurement and curb …
Amazon urged Virginia regulators during hearings this month to allow hyperscale data center operators to voluntarily fund transmission infrastructure through contributions in aid of construction (CIAC…
A working paper from the Electric Power Research Institute found that between 2015 and 2024, each doubling of data center capacity reduced average U.S. retail electricity prices by 3.5%, contradicting…
President Trump announced a voluntary Ratepayer Protection Pledge signed by over 200 stakeholders including governors, utility companies, and data center developers to protect consumers from rising el…
At least five bills targeting AI data centers are moving through Congress, with the Ratepayer Protection Act—approved unanimously by the House Energy and Commerce Committee—leading the pack by requiri…
The White House warned PJM Interconnection, the nation's largest grid operator, to overhaul its industry-controlled board and stakeholder process 'before it is too late,' citing failure to implement a…
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., introduced the 96-page 'Permitting Our Way to an Energy Resurgence (POWER) Act' on Wednesday, a sweeping legislative package aimed at…
US power companies are scrambling for transformers, turbines, and switchgear as AI data centre demand strains supply, with lead times stretching to years and equipment shortages causing project delays…
AI data centers are driving up electricity costs for Rust Belt manufacturers, with capacity charges soaring over 1,000% in PJM Interconnection's region. The Belden Brick Company saw its monthly capaci…
PJM Interconnection, the largest US power grid, has begun curtailing data centers during heat emergencies after receiving federal approval, signaling the end of unlimited power access for AI infrastru…