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Data centers’ hidden water footprint is linked to the grid
A Ceres analysis shows that data centers’ indirect water footprint from power plants dwarfs direct cooling.
Catherine BoudreauAug 25, 2026
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How Heron Power plans to scale first transformer factory to 40 GW
Catherine BoudreauAug 24, 2026
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In JD Vance’s hometown, this OCED project is turning back to coal
Maeve AllsupAug 21, 2026
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What electrical engineers want from their jobs
Bianca GiacoboneAug 21, 2026
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What’s behind Form Energy’s down round
Maeve AllsupAug 20, 2026
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Can AI revolutionize grid operations?
ThinkLabs AI CEO Josh Wong on the real pressure points for the grid — and how AI can help.
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AI needs a different kind of power plant
Arbor Energy’s solution combines modular turbines, 3D printing, and a different approach to emissions and water.
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Scoop: BlocPower is shutting down
The climate startup is liquidating its assets, and everyone from major banks and venture firms to everyday investors faces losses.
Catherine BoudreauAug 19, 2026 -
The grid’s woes just got bigger in Texas
Gov. Abbott’s interconnection pause will simply push data center development off-grid — at least for now.
Elizabeth K. WhitneyAug 18, 2026 -
Do heat batteries make sense for data centers?
Thermal battery makers like Antora and Tempo are claiming their batteries have what it takes to support the data center industry.
Bianca GiacoboneAug 18, 2026 -
Another Voltus data center expansion — this time with Sunrun
This latest expansion of “bring your own capacity” adds residential solar and storage to Voltus’ portfolio in Illinois.
Maeve AllsupAug 17, 2026 -
What the rise of anonymous land agents means for next-gen geothermal
There may be gigawatts of projects under development that haven’t been announced — but it isn’t next-gen startups leading the way.
Maeve AllsupAug 17, 2026 -
Did China outsmart America after the oil shock?
James Gutman on how China and America took very different approaches to the oil disruption. How will it reshape geopolitics?














