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With grid reserve margins approaching 0% in key regions like PJM’s footprint, the "sweet spots" for rapid development are no longer where the power lines are—they’re where natural gas infrastructure ...

The UAE is rapidly emerging as a global AI and datacenter hub, with the sector projected to contribute $96 billion to the economy by 2030. But behind every AI workload, cloud service, and smart city ...

Utility emergency response is undergoing a transformation. What once felt like seasonal challenges has evolved into a year-round reality. Severe weather is striking more often, infrastructure is aging ...

SPEED Act update: House Republicans have saved their flagship permitting bill from a conservative revolt. (E&E News) For context: A group of offshore wind critics led by Freedom Caucus Chair Rep. Andy ...

For any energy storage technology, accurately modeling the state of charge (SoC)—the amount of energy stored at any given time—is essential to understanding its value. This is especially true for ...

EnergyHub has released a "Turing test" for the power grid, challenging VPPs to prove they can mimic gas peakers indistinguishably. (Utility Dive) Inspired by AI's Turing test, the so-called “Huels ...

2025 is officially the biggest year ever for American batteries, with deployments already crushing last year’s total despite political headwinds. (Utility Dive) The US installed 12.9 GW of storage in ...

*"Our vision is to see a Nigeria — and an Africa — where access to clean, reliable, and affordable energy is no longer a privilege but a right. I believe solar power and smart technologies can ...

Citing a “national energy emergency” declared by President Trump, DOE invoked the Federal Power Act to force TransAlta to keep its Centralia plant running until at least March 16, 2026. Yes, but: It ...

The tariffs and the price paid for Brazilian electricity are not competitive. This harsh reality has been shown to me several times by directors of multinational companies who compare their units ...

Sustainability Data and Reporting Europe 2026 (2-3 June, London) is where Europe's sustainability, finance and reporting leaders reset the reporting blueprint. The time to "wait and see" is over. We ...