Robinson Meyer, in a HeatMap article, recently captured a shift now sweeping through statehouses: Democrats are retreating from their own climate ambitions because the cost of implementation is ...

The projected increase in electricity demand is already stimulating solutions that combine traditional supply via the public grid with energy storage. The rationale is simple! Utility companies often ...

For many years, the value of CTC Global’s ACCC® Conductor has been most visible in reconductoring projects, where utilities have doubled line capacity without replacing or modifying existing ...

Schneider Electric is cashing in on the infrastructure scramble, locking down nearly $2.3B in new contracts to upgrade US data centers. (Reuters) Schneider signed a $1.9B agreement with Switch and a ...

A startup is drilling deep into one of America’s largest active volcanoes to unlock "superhot rock" energy. (WaPo) Mazama Energy’s goal is to hit rock above 750°F, where water turns “supercritical.” ...

First Solar will spend $330M on a new South Carolina facility, bringing the final production steps of its Series 6 Plus thin-film modules back to the US by the back half of 2026. (Electrek) The ...

DOE’s Loan Programs Office has finalized a $1B conditional loan commitment to Constellation Energy to help reopen the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania. (Washington Examiner) The Trump ...

Valar Atomics says it’s the first startup in DOE’s new fast-track reactor pilot to reach criticality, using a zero-power chain reaction to prove its core physics before moving toward a full prototype.

Kelley is an Executive Consultant with over 21 years of experience in the electric transmission and distribution and gas utility industries. She specializes in the Esri and Schneider Electric ...

The path to a safer, more electrified future is not simply doing more—it’s doing the right things, in the right places, with the right economic logic. Wildfire is now the fastest-growing economic ...

The evolution of overhead conductors follows a familiar arc: start with what is practical, then refine, optimize, and instrument. Early OHL conductors were all copper. The Panic of 1907 exposed copper ...

This is not surprising when an ISO "dictates" what a resource can provide for capacity as opposed to allowing generator owners to make "Offers to Supply Capacity", based on tribal knowledge about ...