Microreactors are moving from concept to test phase. Could they be the first new US commercial reactor design since the Cold War? (WaPo) The tech: Truck-sized units from firms like Radiant, ...

Google will reduce AI data center load during grid stress events under new agreements with Indiana Michigan Power and Tennessee Power Authority. (Reuters) These deals represent Google’s first formal ...

After a ninefold jump in PJM’s capacity prices last year, the clearing price for the just-concluded 2026/2027 delivery year Base Residual Auction (BRA) came in at the FERC-approved cap, $329.17/MW-day ...

Two conditions are extremely important for the successful use of AI: (1) Knowledge of the subject being researched, and, (2) Evaluating the quality of the results obtained. Knowledge of the subject is ...

Massive hydro facility in China breaks ground! Earlier today, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, announced that construction on the massive Yarlung Tsangpo River hydro-power project has begun. When complete, ...

Before 2022, roughly 40 percent of the EU’s gas came directly via Russian pipelines, chiefly Nord Stream, Yamal–Europe, and the Ukraine transit routes. After Russia’s full‑scale invasion of Ukraine, ...

Summary: Your author has deep experience working with the California Energy Commission (CEC) on innovative grid resource programs. This experience started when I worked for Comverge in the early 2000s ...

I've heard it said many times "cybersecurity people don't get the respect of business leaders because they don't speak the language of business". I'm sure there is some truth in this. The ...

Currently, the price of gas is influenced by various factors determining its market dynamic. These factors include the midsummer changing weather conditions across the U.S. and Europe, with certain ...

The biggest threat to grid modernization? It might be hiding in your GIS. Utilities are racing toward smarter, more dynamic grid systems—layering on DERs, EVs, ADMS, and DERMS. But there’s a hidden ...

To keep up with soaring US electricity demand, states and utilities are exploring “energy parks,” microgrids where big power users colocate with generation instead of relying solely on costly ...

Nearly 300 state bills aimed at modernizing the grid were introduced in Q2, with energy storage deployment leading the charge, per NCCETC’s latest “50 States of Grid Modernization” report. (PV ...