Geothermal giant Ormat is diving into power for data centers. Until this year, the company had never signed a power purchase agreement directly with a large load user. Now, just two months […]
Corporate clean energy buying fell globally in 2025, reversing trend: BNEF
Worldwide corporate clean power procurement fell in 2025 to 55.9 GW, from a record 62 GW in 2024, due to a mix of power prices and policy risks, according to a Thursday report […]
Oregon Adopts New Building Codes to Reduce Energy Costs and Increase Energy Efficiency in Newly Constructed Homes
The updates are projected to save Oregonians hundreds of dollars each month on utility bills SALEM, Ore. — Today, the Oregon Building Code Division’s Residential and Manufactured Structures Board (RMSB) voted to approve […]
Can all solar homes become smart energy hubs? On paper – absolutely! IRL, a few hurdles remain
A South Australian trial to turn homes into grid-responsive energy hubs is now 100 households in, and has some brutal lessons to share. The post Can all solar homes become smart energy […]
EIA Still Sees USA Oil Output Falling Next Year
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is forecasting that total U.S. crude oil production, including lease condensate, will drop from 2026 to 2027 in its latest short term energy outlook (STEO), which […]
How can AI enhance solar and storage synergy to tackle the duck curve?
So how is solar generation affecting the duck curve? The head and tail of the duck show us the morning and evening peaks, when typically more traditional sources of electricity are powering […]
Water Strategy Is Power Strategy in the New Economy
New research reveals artificial intelligence (AI)-driven water demand is set to surge nearly 130% over the next 25 years. Power generation consumes about half of that, turning water into a potential constraint […]
Energy policy roadmap: What utilities can expect through 2026
Strategic energy policy planning benefits from extended preparation periods, as demonstrated throughout American history. Dwight D. Eisenhower, who served as Supreme Allied Commander in WWII and later as Supreme Commander of NATO […]
The long-term grid impacts of data center flexibility
Almost exactly a year ago, researchers at Duke University published a now-widely cited study on the potential of flexible data centers landed, explaining that the U.S. grid may have more than 100 […]
Why Coal May Outlast Natural Gas in the Electricity Market
Here is the question: what happens when renewables are acknowledged as the superior technology for electric power generation? Basically, we see a process of displacement (one commodity producer, renewables, displacing another, fossil […]
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