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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

*"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 ...

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 ...

The Meta project illustrates a looming challenge for the United States and the tech industry: as data centers expand, hyper-scalers will strain energy grids, water resources, and climate commitments, ...

The Trump administration’s implicit “coal’s costs don’t count” policy advances. The Department of Energy has expanded its assault on electric consumers in the upper Midwest in order to keep a dead ...

Advanced nuclear startup X-energy just snagged a fresh $700M to build the reactors Big Tech is desperate for. (Axios) The backers: The massive Series D round was led by trading firm Jane Street, with ...

DOE’s Loan Programs Office has finalized a $1B conditional loan commitment to Constellation Energy to help reopen the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania. (Washington Examiner) The Trump ...

That simple line from my favorite geography professor has always stuck with me. In utilities, the “what’s where” is straightforward: assets and the features that support them. The “who cares” is ...

Droughts, floods and decades-old hardware are cutting output across major hydro fleets—Brazil, China, Canada, and the US all posted sharp declines as extreme weather pushed plants below historical ...