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Senate Democrats probe gas-powered AI data centers
They asked Meta, OpenAI, xAI, and six others companies about the health and climate threats relying on the fossil fuel.
Catherine BoudreauMar 13, 2026
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Power under pressure: Why energy control now matters more than supply
Stuart ThompsonMar 13, 2026
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The Iran war doesn’t give China an energy advantage. The US did
Nick ZenkinMar 12, 2026
- AI scaling pathways: On grid, on edge, off grid, off planet
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Is Form ready for the public market?
Maeve AllsupMar 10, 2026
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Virginia is becoming the nation’s grid utilization test bedGov. Spanberger is poised to sign a bill to maximize the existing grid. Stakeholders are already looking to replicate the effort.
Catherine BoudreauMar 11, 2026 -
What TerraPower’s big milestone says about future nuclear projects
Bill Gates’ reactor startup has a construction permit — and a lot of open questions about its path to operation.
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Frontier Forum: How VPPs earn grid-scale trust
A new framework looks at how virtual power plants become operational resources.
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The data center boom is a diesel generator boom
In just five years, diesel generator capacity at data centers nearly tripled.
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Is a renewables slowdown coming?
U.S. renewables hit a 50 GW milestone in 2025, but the project pipeline is plateauing.
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Energy industry greets White House data center pledge with a shrug
The “ratepayer protection pledge,” signed by major tech companies on Wednesday, has no enforcement mechanism.
Lisa Martine JenkinsMar 6, 2026 -
The White House AI power pledge: Political theater or policy?
President Trump this week secured a commitment from major tech companies to pay for their own data center power costs.
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From green hydrogen to data centers: Why Monarch Energy pivoted
When the founders decided electrolyzers weren’t the right market, they decided to repurpose the land they’d spent years securing.
Catherine BoudreauMar 5, 2026
