AI Data Centres' Power Swings Are Wearing Out Critical Equipment
Energy

AI Data Centres' Power Swings Are Wearing Out Critical Equipment

Millisecond-scale GPU power spikes are cracking turbines, killing batteries and threatening uptime — and the wider grid ...

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BHE Montana Becomes Eighth Utility to Join CAISO's Day-Ahead Market
Energy

BHE Montana Becomes Eighth Utility to Join CAISO's Day-Ahead Market

The Montana utility has committed to enter the Extended Day-Ahead Market in 2028 after reporting more than $2 million in...

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Texas Orders Audits of Data Centre Construction, Clouding Google and Microsoft Expansion
Energy

Texas Orders Audits of Data Centre Construction, Clouding Google and Microsoft Expansion

Governor Greg Abbott has directed the state’s utility regulator and grid operator to audit new data centre projects, a m...

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Puerto Rico Gets $489M Federal Loan for Battery Storage, Targeting $312M in Electricity Savings
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Puerto Rico Gets $489M Federal Loan for Battery Storage, Targeting $312M in Electricity Savings

The US Department of Energy closed a $489.4 million loan to build 220 MW of battery storage in Puerto Rico, projecting $...

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PJM Greenlights 715 Projects Under New Queue, Adding 200 GW of Potential Capacity
Energy

PJM Greenlights 715 Projects Under New Queue, Adding 200 GW of Potential Capacity

PJM's reformed interconnection process has cleared 715 new generation projects for study—totaling over 200 GW, led by na...

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Energy Secretary Orders Backup Power to Avert Blackouts in Central U.S. Amid Scorching Heat
Energy

Energy Secretary Orders Backup Power to Avert Blackouts in Central U.S. Amid Scorching Heat

The Department of Energy authorized the Southwest Power Pool to dispatch emergency generation and backup resources throu...

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