Electricity Grid

Heat and river constraints are turning Europe’s summer power stack into a gas risk again

August heat is tightening Europe’s power stack: wind dips, nuclear cooling limits and short-term gas outages are pushing TTF back toward recent highs and wideni

AI data centers are cementing natural gas as the U.S. grid's indispensable fuel

Rising AI power demand is reinforcing natural gas's grip on U.S. electricity, with nearly 2,000 gas plants and 3 million miles of pipelines too embedded to disp

AI data center demand is forcing a rethink of every power asset on the US grid

Soaring electricity demand from AI data centers is reviving shuttered plants and spawning record-scale solar projects, but grid buildout costs keep climbing.

Europe's summer heatwave is forcing simultaneous power crises across Italy, Hungary, and France

Heatwave stress is hitting European power grids from multiple directions at once, straining procurement teams reliant on stable wholesale electricity prices.

Data center power demand is forcing utilities to rethink capital plans and grid design in real time

CenterPoint hiked its 10-year capex plan on data center load, while Midwest wholesale prices topped $500/MWh amid heat and wind shortfalls.

Utilities are committing $1.1T over five years as heat stress reshapes electricity demand

Surging heat stress and population growth are forcing a $1.1T utility infrastructure overhaul, with $208B earmarked for 2025 alone.

Microsoft-commissioned report finds three soft barriers slowing AI adoption across Australia's electricity grid

A Mandala report commissioned by Microsoft identifies strategic, investment, and data fragmentation barriers holding back AI deployment in Australia's rapidly c

Europe's power grid buckles under record heat: outages, nuclear cuts, and soaring prices

A continent-wide heatwave is straining Europe's electricity networks, forcing nuclear cutbacks in France, grid alerts in the UK, and a major outage in Germany.

States accelerate virtual power plant programs as grid demand climbs

Massachusetts and Minnesota are making headline moves on virtual power plants, signaling a wider shift in how U.S. grids manage rising electricity demand.

Grid Modernization is Bringing Utilities and Internet Providers to the Table. How Will Collaboration Shape the Grid?

Aging infrastructure and rising outages are forcing two traditionally separate industries to work together on solutions that could reshape how America powers it

The U.S. Power Grid is Facing Increasing Demand. Mission-Critical Technologies Can Come to the Rescue

Strategic infrastructure upgrades and advanced technologies offer utilities a path to meet explosive demand without compromising reliability