The White House administration is expected to issue a directive on Friday to propose an emergency power auction in which tech companies would bid for new plants built, according to multiple media ...

U.S. power grids are struggling to keep up with surging data center demand, forcing operators to offer “bring your own generation” or conditional grid access to hyperscalers. Big Tech is pushing back ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Taylor Soper on Jan 5, 2026 at 2:28 ...

CHICAGO, Dec. 23 - In Chicago’s working-class Pilsen neighborhood, a 60s-era oil-fired power plant rises up from an industrial lot behind Dvorak Park, which in warmer weather is packed with children ...

Xcel Energy will shut off power across parts of nine Rocky Mountain counties Wednesday to prevent catastrophic wildfires amid hurricane-strength winds and dangerous dry conditions. Once unique to ...

As a researcher of energy policy who has studied the cost challenges associated with new utility infrastructure, I know that uncertainty comes with a cost. In the electricity sector, it is the ...

Big data centers equipped to supply their own power during heatwaves and other emergencies can begin operations much more quickly than those reliant solely on traditional utility hookups, according to ...

Data center demand forecasts have led to skyrocketing prices to secure future power supplies on PJM Interconnection, the largest electric grid in the U.S. Consumers served by PJM will pay $16.6 ...

In order to accelerate the construction of new power plants needed to provide energy for its data centers, Meta is looking to get into the business of trading electricity. Bloomberg reports that both ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said it was canceling the release of the October consumer price index, leaving the Federal Reserve without a key piece of inflation data to ponder when it next decides ...

Meta Platforms (META) is entering the electricity trading market to accelerate the construction of new U.S. power plants vital to its artificial intelligence ambitions, according to a report by ...

Williams Companies is advancing a power generation strategy that marks its most direct move into the electricity market. The company now has $5.1 billion committed to modular gas-fired or hybrid ...