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Base Power is adapting its distributed battery storage program for PJM
As the startup secures permission to operate in Illinois, it’s eyeing a product for data centers.
Maeve AllsupApr 14, 2026
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Tapestry is using AI to help PJM clear its interconnection backlog
Latitude StudiosApr 13, 2026
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The illusion of returning to energy market fundamentals
Elizabeth K. WhitneyApr 10, 2026
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Xcel’s tricky work of building the first utility-owned VPP
Lisa Martine JenkinsApr 9, 2026
- The rise of flexible data centers
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The natural gas ‘bridge’ becomes a highway
What’s behind the big natural gas bets from Meta, Microsoft, and Google?
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What’s behind Soma Energy ‘bottom-up’ solution for grid utilization
The company emerged from stealth this month armed with $7 million and an ex-AWS executive at the helm.
Bianca GiacoboneApr 9, 2026 -
ARPA-E awards record $135 million to speed commercial fusion energy
This marks the agency’s largest-ever investment in the moonshot technology.
Catherine BoudreauApr 8, 2026 -
Hyperscalers say gas is a bridge — but no one says where it ends
As hyperscalers lock in gigawatts of behind-the-meter gas, the line between a temporary fix and a permanent foundation is blurring.
Nick ZenkinApr 8, 2026 -
Geothermal has the chance to get it right the first time around
The sector can learn from the community opposition and policy hurdles that clean and fossil energy have long faced.
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How Redwood Energy built a grid storage product
The battery recycling company’s energy arm is taking a “ruthless simplicity” approach to storage infrastructure for data centers.
Maeve AllsupApr 7, 2026 -
Will data centers start investing in your home?
There’s a nascent but growing push for large loads to help fund DERs and demand-side upgrades.
Annie GilleoApr 6, 2026 -
Frontier Forum: Why clean energy capital boomed in a volatile year
Crux unpacks the investment activity beneath the surface of a chaotic 2025.














