The Department of Energy is allowing grid operators PJM and ERCOT to take extraordinary steps to avoid blackouts as winter ...

As Winter Storm Fern strained the Texas power grid, the Trump administration quietly turned a long‑running policy debate into ...

The U.S. Department of Energy used the Federal Power Act on Monday to allow data centers within the regional grid operated by PJM Interconnection, including those in Virginia, to use generators at PJM ...

The move is unusual because data-center operators and other businesses generally don’t distribute energy onto the grid.

The order is aimed at helping the state power grid endure the ongoing freeze.

Virginia’s ever-growing fleet of data centers will take the spotlight when the General Assembly reconvenes this week. Along with bills addressing issues like energy use and siting, legislators will ...

The US government issued an emergency order on Sunday (25 January) allowing Texas’ regional transmission operator (RTO), the ...

City Councilor Kim Scott is still fighting for her Sacred Heart residents. The City Council unanimously passed the District 5 councilor’s motion to pause data center development in ...

Minnesota lawmakers seek data center guardrails, targeting billionaire tax breaks and opaque NDAs to prioritize grid ...

Neighbors in Monterey Park protested on Wednesday over a proposed data center, saying they're worried about the air quality ...

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at aiding the power crunch with more efficient buildings and using fuel cells to help curb data center pollution ...

Archbald Borough Council will listen to testimony from residents and data center developers on Wednesday and again on Feb. 11 as officials consider conditional use applications for the town’s two ...