Demand flexibility among data centers could reduce the need for new gas-fired generation needed to supply their energy consumption while driving development of additional renewables and cutting electricity prices, according to a Duke University report.

With Winter Storm Fern, we learned, once again, that our nation’s power grids rely on a significant fossil mix when the weather turns nasty, writes columnist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.

ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas said the grid operator's proposed batch process to study the 232 GW of large loads seeking interconnection will provide clarity and transparency to data center developers.

MISO’s inaugural long-term load forecasting survey among its membership uncovered the possibility of 82 GW of data center load additions by 2044.

The NYISO Operating Committee discussed the challenges it faced while successfully navigating through several events in January, including a major winter storm.

MISO unveiled its $8.8 billion 2026 Transmission Expansion Plan, once again made pricier by load growth.

NARUC’s Winter Policy Summit focused on the main issue facing the power industry — how to reliably and affordably interconnect new large load customers.

New York is trying to strike a balance between economic development, grid stability and affordability as potential new large load customers look for electricity.

Energy industry analyst Jesse Jenkins stressed that data center developers must match their demand with new clean supply to prevent negative consequences for other consumers and the climate.

California’s reliance on a large amount of imported electricity and fossil fuels is a potential weakness in the state’s energy security portfolio, a California Energy Commission staff report finds.