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Data Centers
Data Centers and the Grid: How Hyperscale Computing Is Reshaping Power Infrastructure
A power paradox is emerging in the hyperscale era: while computing demand is accelerating, power availability is increasingly becoming the constraint that determines where data centers are built, how quickly they can be energized, and how large they can become. In this age of hyperscale data centers, campuses using 300–600 MW of electrical capacity, equivalent […]
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Data Centers
Data Centers and Communities: Why the Conversation Demands More Nuance
On April 7, the Maine House voted 82–62 to advance Legislative Document (LD) 307, a bill sponsored by Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, that would impose a moratorium on artificial intelligence (AI) data
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Renewables
Policy Problems Aside, Solar Continues to Shine
Industry analysts say faster construction timelines, along with lower energy costs, are fueling consistent growth in a solar power sector increasingly constrained by regulators.
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IIOT Power
Fewer People, Older Assets, Higher Stakes: How the Power Sector Is Rethinking Preventive Maintenance
Operators are trying to coax more output from aging fleets, with fewer experienced people, under increasingly unforgiving reliability expectations. In that environment, preventive maintenance has become an
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Energy Storage
Europe Embraces Energy Storage to Enhance Power Flexibility
Europe is a top market for deployments of energy storage, as companies expand investment for the technology. A recent report from Wood Mackenzie said Europe’s utility-scale pipeline for energy storage exceeds 130 GW, with more 3,000 projects across at least 37 countries.
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Energy Security
ZettaJoule Pursues a Second Act for Japan’s High-Temperature Nuclear Reactor
A Houston-based nuclear technology startup is advancing a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) design that targets outlet temperatures of 950C (1,742F)—well beyond the range of most advanced reactor
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fusion
Fusion Won’t Replace Energy Policy
After the encouraging developments from last year and the news from fusion startups receiving funding, a familiar pattern is emerging across energy policy discussions in emerging and developing economies
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Cybersecurity
Securing the Grid from the Sensor Up: Why Predictive Maintenance and Cybersecurity Are Inseparable
Modern predictive maintenance depends on sensors and data streams that double as attack surfaces. Protecting the grid now means treating cybersecurity as a reliability discipline. In the interconnected age of
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Sustainability
Don’t Replace the Turbine, Re-Engineer It
As the first generation of wind turbines ages out of manufacturer service agreements, operators are discovering that the smarter path forward isn’t wholesale replacement—it’s re-engineering components to
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Commentary
Power, Policy, and Scale: Inside the State Regulatory Response to Data Center Expansion
Powering data centers is receiving significant attention at the federal level with the Department of Energy’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, or ANOPR, on large-load interconnections, and with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) gathering input on the proposal.