Texas' power grid is getting slammed with more big requests than ever, and most of them are coming from the booming world of artificial intelligence. ERCOT reported this week that large load ...

HOUSTON — ERCOT is speaking up about the growth in data centers across the state. They said they’re seeing applications for the large load centers come in at record rates. These large load centers ...

Google and NextEra to Launch AI-Powered Grid by 2026 Your email has been sent NextEra Energy has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to develop multiple gigawatt-scale data center campuses ...

HOUSTON — A new industry report warns that Texas' rapidly expanding data center industry could put additional pressure on the state's power grid this winter. But experts say ERCOT is still in a ...

WORCESTER – Tammy and James Mcguiness caught a lucky break, or it seems that way. The Worcester couple haven’t paid their home electricity bill for several months, a real money saver. But the ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law in June that empowers the state’s grid operator to remotely disconnect data centers and other large energy users if the grid is under extreme stress. The so-called ...

Unit 2 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant has begun supplying electricity to the grid, China National Nuclear Corporation announced. The unit is the second of six Hualong One (HPR1000) reactors ...

A GROWING GRID: The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects the demand on the country’s electrical grid will increase by 25% by the year 2030. November 20, 2025 With the boom in data ...

Pole mounted power transformers can weigh hundreds of pounds and are capable of handling large amounts of electrical current, experts say. This is not among the utility poles that were targeted in ...

India’s power grid is struggling to absorb a surge in solar power installations, leading to more curtailment that threatens the build-out of renewables and underscores the need for energy storage. The ...

Modernizing the electric grid involves more than upgrading control systems with sophisticated software—it requires embedding sensors and automated controls across the entire system. It’s not only the ...

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