Chevron CEO Mike Wirth detailed the company’s strategy to harness U.S. natural resources to meet soaring artificial intelligence power demand — without passing the cost along to consumers. "As data ...

“Captive coal” is increasingly powering the nickel and aluminum industries, even after the country banned new coal plants. Indonesia’s coal use is rising, despite an initiative formerly backed by the ...

The Trump administration issued an emergency order Sunday night allowing Texas’ power grid operator to use backup generators from data centers and other facilities to prevent rotating outages over the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Energy Department order is supposed to help ERCOT avoid the need for rotating outages amid the ongoing Texas winter storm.

As many states across the nation brace for a severe winter storm this weekend, the Department of Energy is advising grid operators to use data centers as backup generation sources in case of a power ...

UPDATE (January 30 th, 2026): For a technical breakdown of the incident affecting a company in Poland’s energy sector, refer to this blogpost. In late 2025, Poland’s energy system faced what has been ...

The Trump administration wants the largest electricity grid to add $15 billion worth of new power generation — and he wants tech companies to pay for it, even if they don’t need the capacity. The ...

How are ICE agents picking where to commit their next act of wanton violence? Well, Palantir has an app for that! According to a user guide obtained by 404 Media, the app provides ICE agents with a ...

On January 14, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) accepted new rules proposed by Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) regarding the interconnection of High Impact Large Loads (HILLs) ...

Tech companies are building data centers as quickly as possible to run AI. These facilities are controviersial because they use copious amounts of electricity and might tax an electrical grid that in ...

This video explains how to determine how many solar panels you actually need for an off grid setup. It covers energy usage, sunlight availability, and system planning basics. A clear guide to avoid ...

Britain increased the share of electricity generated from fossil fuels last year for the first time in four years, a reversal that highlights the challenges facing the government’s plan to run a clean ...