Data centers have become the largest driver of surging electricity demand straining US power grids, but the AI boom has accelerated investment in solid-state power transformers that replace 1880s-era …
The largest US power grid operators are expanding infrastructure plans to meet a demand surge driven by AI data centers, EVs, and crypto mining, with the US Energy Information Administration projectin…
Tesla Inc. struck a long-term deal to buy 90% of the output from Project Sterling, a KKR & Co.-backed solar and battery facility in Arizona, developer ContourGlobal said. The 509-megawatt solar and 36…
A 2015 Apple data center project in Athenry, Ireland, was abandoned in 2018 after years of legal battles with local residents over noise, light pollution, and environmental concerns, foreshadowing a w…
The US Energy Information Administration nearly tripled its forecast for new natural gas-fired power plant capacity to 66 GW by 2030, driven by surging electricity demand from AI data centers. The rev…
US home battery installations hit a record 673 megawatts in Q1 2026, driven by rising electricity costs and state incentives in California, Hawaii, Texas, and Arizona. The trend helps homeowners store…