Phinergy advances aluminum-air backup power for data centers. A successful module test sets the stage for larger trials, but commercial hurdles remain.
NeoVolta opens its Georgia battery plant as production testing continues. The facility targets utility-scale storage with plans for future expansion.
Ozinga's new Indiana mill adds 1 million tons of slag cement capacity. Cost, supply reliability and carbon savings will determine its market impact.
Meta's solar PPA helps Zelestra secure $350M for an Indiana project. But mine reclamation costs and financing risks could test the model's durability.
Arizona staff back annual base-rate updates for Southwest Gas, with approval limits and a wider earnings band. Hearings begin December 7.
NESO expects a 5.5 GW power margin this winter. Last January's jump in gas-fired output shows why British sites should budget for their worst week.
Grid security officials warn that storms magnify attacks, and CISA flagged active PLC exploitation this year. Facilities should test both together.
U.S. wastewater plants could process more organic waste. Economics, feedstock supply and methane controls will determine which projects can scale.
DOE has again cleared PJM to call on data center generators this week, and East Coast diesel stocks sit 20% to 30% below normal. Runtime is the figure to test.
A court fight over hydropower that stopped flowing during January's cold snap gives corporate buyers reason to check what their own contracts pay when imported clean power goes missing. …
Kentucky Power's amended TeraWulf contract doubles Muskie to 1 GW, adds $100M in residential credits and has the developer cover Big Sandy financing costs.
PJM's all-hours demand response rule starts June 2027. Accreditation jumped to 92%, but facilities must now price 4 a.m. calls with a 30-minute response clock.
The grid got through Fern and Gianna without shedding load, yet plant outages matched 2025 and emergency orders added supply. Budget cuts should weigh both.
A Vermont housing project is testing utility-funded geothermal infrastructure. The model could lower upfront costs while reshaping gas utility roles.
Pennsylvania's first BEAD awards send $448 million to 50 counties, and the state says local permitting will now decide how fast networks reach rural sites.
Missouri's 2026 State Energy Plan proposes nuclear loans, a possible state nuclear authority and conditional cost recovery as Ameren plans 1,200 MW of nuclear.
Maryland regulators closed a multi-year utility rate plan pilot that missed its goals and opened a review of how forecast grid spending reaches electric bills.
California's first SB 253 emissions reports are due November 10, while proposed 2027 assurance and Scope 3 rules land in budgets companies are freezing now.
The Senate fell three votes short of advancing H.R. 9340, leaving states and FERC to decide how data centers pay for the grid upgrades their demand requires.
U.S. manufacturing growth is driving hazardous waste demand. A new study estimates billions in economic losses if treatment capacity fails to keep pace.