Energy Expansion

Data centers drove half of US electricity demand growth as time-to-power becomes the defining constraint

Data centers now account for roughly 50% of US electricity demand growth, far outpacing the global rate, as power infrastructure timelines stall expansion plans

Schneider Electric Spotlights Next-Generation Energy & Automation Tech at Energy Projects Conference 2026

Schneider Electric executives to address how automation and energy tech are future-proofing operations amid an unparalleled U.S. energy expansion; The company also released two next-generation innovations that advance the first open, software-defined distributed control system — EcoStruxure™ Foxboro™ Software Defined Automation (SDA) — via EcoStruxure™ Automation Processor 310 and EcoStruxure™ Foxboro™ Edge Communication Node

Utilities warm up to nuclear revival, with conditions attached

Governments, investors, and startups are converging on nuclear power as AI-driven electricity demand and clean energy targets accelerate a global sector revival