According to Pablo Vegas, CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, residents don't need to be alarmed: A new state law requires data centers to disconnect in phases at the grid operator’s ...

As a researcher of energy policy who has studied the cost challenges associated with new utility infrastructure, I know that uncertainty comes with a cost. In the electricity sector, it is the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohioans may soon feel the strain of a grid that’s adding massive new data centers faster than it can build the power to run them. The just completed PJM capacity auction — the tool ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro is urging federal energy officials to consider comments from consumer advocates, state utility regulators and power companies before deciding a case that could determine how AI data ...

The amount of ERCOT‘s large load interconnection requests ballooned to more than 230 gigawatts this year, a massive increase from the 63 gigawatts reported in December 2024. The agency, which operates ...

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 ...

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 ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The watchdog agency that independently oversees Virginia’s energy grid, along with other states, has filed a complaint urging the federal government to halt the connection of ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A new report shows a growing industry in Texas could put a strain on the state's power grid this winter. Winter power problems have been on Houston resident, Dolores Hidalgo's ...

An oversight group for Ohio’s electric grid operator, PJM Interconnection, is asking federal officials to weigh in on the future of data centers. Monitoring Analytics, PJM’s independent market monitor ...

Planned data center construction shows no signs of fading, with new additions to require 2.7x — nearly triple — the sector’s current demand for electricity over the next decade, according to a new ...