More than 4,000 data centers now operate in the U.S., according to one estimate, with an additional 3,000 planned or under construction. The super-early-rate deadline for the Most Innovative Companies ...

FERC Chair Laura Swett discussed how the agency threaded a needle amid pressure from the White House, Big Tech and governors. Big Tech, governors and the White House have leaned on U.S. energy ...

Federal regulators on Thursday took steps aimed at both speeding up the buildout of AI data centers and reducing costs. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) directed regional electric grid ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Federal regulators on Thursday took steps aimed at both speeding up the buildout of AI data centers and reducing costs. The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators on Thursday ordered regional grid operators to help large energy users connect more quickly to the nation’s inefficient and aging electric transmission system, a ...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) told grid operators on Thursday to fast-track interconnection requests from data centers and other large electricity users. Under the orders, six major ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators on Thursday agreed to let large energy users connect more quickly to the nation’s inefficient and electric transmission system to accommodate surging demand from ...

Federal regulators on Thursday agreed to let large energy users connect more quickly to the nation's inefficient and electric transmission system to accommodate surging demand from power-hungry ...

Digital systems are central to economic resilience. But the governance models supporting them were designed for a bygone era, when systems were smaller, often centralized, and rarely crossing multiple ...

The skies are beginning to clear for data center developers seeking new electricity on the 13-state power grid operated by PJM Interconnection. Following months of growing concerns that PJM's power ...

Paul Dano and Jude Law star in a movie about the rise of Vladimir Putin and a fictional version of his right-hand man. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...

Large-load developments increasingly are driving construction of substations, transmission infrastructure and grid upgrades as utilities race to meet AI-driven electricity demand growth nationwide.