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How a Crusoe-Google campus became Texas’ co-location test case
The portion of the Goodnight data center build that will be powered by wind will be the state's first application of new SB6 rules.
Maeve AllsupApr 3, 2026 -
Have we run out of big ideas to fix the grid?
The fight over data centers reveals a deeper crisis over our inability to plan and coordinate at scale.
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Not all data center commitments are created equal
Utilities have disclosed 187 GW of data center load commitments. Less than half is backed by disclosed contractual terms.
Nick ZenkinApr 2, 2026 -
Building a domestic nuclear fuel supply chain
Scott Nolan, founder and CEO of General Matter, gets into the details of rebuilding uranium enrichment in the US.
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Microsoft is embracing off-grid gas for West Virginia data centers
The hyperscaler's deal with "neocloud" developer Nscale takes advantage of a new state law to bypass grid delays.
Catherine BoudreauApr 1, 2026 -
Exclusive: Most of the projects DOE canceled are still in limbo
A look at the scale of the Trump administration's impact on canceled, threatened, and stalled projects at the Department of Energy.
Maeve AllsupApr 1, 2026 -
What Trafigura’s billion-dollar recycling bet means for critical minerals
The offtake agreement with refiner Nth Cycle will supply the trader with 3,500 metric tons of recycled nickel and lithium per year.
Bianca GiacoboneMar 31, 2026 -
Does new SPARK grid funding mean that the dust is settling at DOE?
The Trumpification of the Biden-era grid funding program may be a sign of life, even as previously awarded projects sit in limbo.
Maeve AllsupMar 31, 2026 -
The demand stack: Turning customers into grid capacity
As load growth accelerates, utilities have a chance to make demand-side programs into planning-grade resources.
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The cheapest new computing capacity is hiding in old data centers
Optimizing the facilities’ infrastructure that supports data centers allows for more productive megawatts.
Peter Hans HirschboeckMar 30, 2026 -
Battery booms and the rise of flexibility
As storage markets saturate, value is shifting from building batteries to optimizing them — with AI and new flexibility models leading the way.
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The multimillion dollar debate over powering data centers in Texas
The rulemaking process for SB6, the state’s landmark large load legislation, is highlighting key sticking points.
Maeve AllsupMar 30, 2026 -
Google and the rise of space-based machine learning
Blaise Agüera y Arcas, CTO of Technology and Society, digs into the promise, and the details, of Project Suncatcher.
Latitude StudiosMar 27, 2026 -
The tech-utility PR blitz: Data centers can lower energy costs
At CERAWeek, hyperscalers and utility executives alike got behind an affordability pitch for the AI build-out.
Catherine BoudreauMar 27, 2026 -
Grid utilization vs expansion: The 100 GW debate
As the race for powered land intensifies, utilities are facing a hard question: build more, or use better?
