VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Our country’s largest offshore wind farm is now more than 81% complete, but once again, costs have risen.
Michigan Senate primary puts data center politics to the test
Michigan’s Senate Democratic primary next week will be a crucial test of whether making a crackdown on data centers a central campaign issue can boost a candidate in a close statewide race.
Oil Prices Plummet as Investors Digest Pause in Fighting in Iran War
Oil prices fell sharply on Monday as investors watched the latest back-and-forth in the U.S. war with Iran.
Power returns to Cuba’s west after grid failure
Power returned to Havana and other parts of western Cuba early Sunday after the latest in a string of widespread grid failures was fixed by the state-run electric company.
The grid’s climate stress test
A series of dangerous heat waves this summer — including one that has left 17 states under an emergency federal order — are putting the electric grid under an intense real-world stress test.
Federal government to turn a Kentucky uranium plant into an AI data center and gas power complex
The U.S. Department of Energy is harnessing the artificial intelligence boom in its bid to convert another Cold War-era uranium enrichment site, tapping private equity to fund a $100 billion data center complex that will include its…
The Era of Cheap U.S. Natural Gas May Be Coming to an End
U.S. natural gas prices are set to rise through 2035, following a decade of low Henry Hub prices, as the AI data center boom and the expansion of U.S. LNG export infrastructure will underpin strong…
The Trump administration wants more gasoline made in idled refineries from California to sunny St. Croix
Investors know the Trump administration is worried about fuel prices — and they’re offering assistance.
Energy advocate: Emergency energy order reveals wind, solar power failure
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency order across 17 states directing the employment of unused backup generation to keep power during summer heat, and an energy industry advocate says…
Clean energy group targets state races
The renewable energy industry is turning its attention to state-level races in the run-up to November’s midterm elections.