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Data Centers, Affordability, and the Ballot Box: What the 2026 Midterms Mean for the Power Industry
Public affairs strategists John Ashford and Jared Dubnow examine the political backlash against data centers, the implications for power-sector investment and regulation, and the potential for public opposition to spread…
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AEP, X-energy Eye 960-MW Nuclear Plant at Retired Indiana Coal Site, Backed by Amazon
American Electric Power (AEP) and X-energy have agreed to evaluate a 960-MW small modular reactor (SMR) project in Indiana, backed by Amazon development funding and a proposed long-term power purchase…
AEP Plans $4 Billion Fuel Cell Power Plant for Google, Signs Up to 1.6 GW Mainspring Generator Deal
American Electric Power (AEP), which said in July that it had secured about 13 GW of gas turbines for deployment through 2031, this week announced plans for a $4 billion,…
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Beyond the Demand Forecast: Six Questions About Powering Data Centers From DPX 2026
This year’s Data Center POWER eXchange (DPX), whose programming POWER’s editors curated, was structured to look beyond the scale of opportunity presented by large-load forecasts and delve into the questions…
 
NERC Reliability Standards for Data Centers and Crypto Loads Pass Final Ballot, Advance to Board Review
Proposed reliability standards that would require qualifying data centers, artificial intelligence facilities, and cryptocurrency operations to provide grid data, coordinate protection settings, and respond to grid operators’ instructions have passed…
 
Data Centers, Gas, and Who Pays: Power Association Leaders Find Common Ground
When the heads of three of the power sector’s biggest trade associations shared a stage at Experience POWER, the most notable thing was how little they disagreed.…
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Why Flat Performance Matters More Than Peak Efficiency in Data Center Design
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the power requirements of modern data centers. At this point in the timeline of AI’s continued evolution, this statement should not be controversial. The deployment…
Data Centers Can Have Both: Reliability and Sustainability Are Not Tradeoffs
The data center buildout underway across North America is charging ahead at full speed and may even surpass original forecasts. Facility owners are no longer planning incremental expansions. The demand…
The Data Center Bottleneck Isn't Computing Power. It's Electricity.
How flexible, decentralized power solutions can help communities support AI growth without compromising grid reliability or local water resources America's…