Energy Procurement

Europe’s diesel premium just broke $100 a barrel, and logistics budgets will feel it first

Financial Times data shows Europe’s diesel crack spread topping $100 a barrel. Expect faster fuel-surcharge resets, tougher bid math, and more pressure to lock

SMR power deals hinge on fuel supply, licensing and waste, not just megawatts

New SMR deals and new waste projects are pushing nuclear decisions upstream: fuel, licensing pathway, and waste endpoints now belong in the first RFP.

Utility-scale solar and batteries made up most new U.S. power plant builds in early 2026, and that shifts how operators should buy capacity

EIA’s January–June build list shows solar and storage dominating new projects. For big loads, the procurement question is shifting from megawatts to deliverabil

Extreme-heat grid performance is separating solar-and-storage regions from capacity-constrained markets as data center load accelerates

Heat-driven peaks in PJM, SPP and ERCOT are turning price spikes, demand-response headroom and solar-plus-battery penetration into immediate procurement questio

European gas at €62 per MWh is turning heat into an operations problem, not a trading story

Heat-driven power demand and reduced thermal availability are pushing European gas and power volatility back into procurement and continuity planning.

First-half 2026 grid additions show storage is being procured like capacity, not energy

EIA’s midyear plant list shows solar and batteries dominating new projects, pushing operators to rewrite specs around deliverable MWh and interconnection rights

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.

Rolls-Royce reports 50%-plus order surge in data center energy as AI infrastructure demand reshapes power procurement

Rolls-Royce's data center energy orders jumped over 50% in H1 2026, while AI-native platforms are entering renewable and battery R&D workflows at scale.

Westinghouse files for public listing nine years after bankruptcy, as Brookfield plots stock market return

A burst of utility-sector deals in late July 2026 signals that enterprise energy procurement teams face tightening supply across nuclear, coal, and grid infrast

Renewable energy roundup: Offshore supply chains, storage deals, and output records define July 16

From a 3.2GW Korean offshore cluster to a GB solar output record, July 16 brought a wave of concrete procurement and operational signals.

NextEra and Dominion's $67 billion merger filing starts a 180-day regulatory clock that will reshape power procurement across four states

NextEra and Dominion have filed merger applications in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina for a $67B deal that would create the world's largest regula

Utilities set to invest $1.1 trillion in grid infrastructure as electrification accelerates

U.S. utilities are committing $208B in 2025 grid investment, part of a $1.1T five-year buildout that will reshape procurement and operations planning.

Solar hit 8.7% of global power in 2025, but fossil fuels still grew alongside it

The Energy Institute's 75th Statistical Review shows renewables breaking records while global fossil fuel demand also rose, complicating energy procurement stra

Philippines raises renewable energy target to 50% by 2030, signaling major grid shift for industrial operators

The Philippine DOE has lifted its renewable energy target to 50% of the power mix by 2030, with direct implications for energy procurement and grid planning.

Nuclear pipelines, grid-scale storage, and next-gen LFP cells: alternative energy moves reshaping data center and industrial power in 2026

Three deals this week signal where enterprise energy procurement is heading: advanced nuclear for data centers, on-site BESS for manufacturers, and high-rate LF

Clean energy investment tops $2 trillion as data centers and security concerns reshape power procurement

Global clean energy investment crossed $2 trillion for the first time in 2024, with data center demand and energy security concerns accelerating the shift.