Oak Ridge has developed a medium-voltage circuit breaker that can interrupt direct current faults in under 50 microseconds—fast enough to finally make grid-scale DC distribution practical and safe. ( ...

Crunching the numbers on PPL’s data center play: PPL has advanced-stage agreements to interconnect some 14 GW of data centers in its Pennsylvania service territory—an increase of 32% from three months ...

With the ongoing sanctions on Russian crude exports, East Asia—traditionally reliant on stable long-haul supplies—is witnessing a realignment of energy corridors. From shadow fleet logistics to ...

Based on the Brazilian Independent System Operator (ONS) data: In 2000, the installed capacity of the national integrated system was 75 GW for a maximum demand of 55 GW. The ratio was 1.4. In 2025, ...

ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, TotalEnergies, and Eni each took different approaches this quarter—from aggressive CapEx spending to high dividend payouts and sustained buyback programs. My latest report ...

San Antonio’s CPS Energy is testing a cleaner way to use natural gas in homes: Texas’s first pyrolysis-based turquoise hydrogen pilot. (San Antonio Report) The utility is partnering with Washington ...

Private companies are stepping up in the wake of DOGE cuts to the National Weather service—but they can only do so much. (Inside Climate News) Startups like WindBorne, Tomorrow.io, and Sofar Ocean ...

DOE jobs could be in jeopardy after recent proposed budget cuts. (Utility Dive) National labs (like the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) are reportedly ...

July 22, 2025 the US House Committee on Homeland Security held a hearing, “Fully Operational Stuxnet 15 Years Later & the Evolution of Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure”. Stuxnet was not an ...

US Energy WasteThe United States has taken the lead yet again, but this time, we may not be so proud. We have surpassed every nation, including China, in the category of energy waste. Yes, our country ...

The drama continues: DOE said that it terminated its $4.9B conditional loan commitment for the 800-mile Grain Belt Express Phase 1 transmission project. (Utility Dive) “After a thorough review of the ...

Puerto Rico’s power grid is at an inflection point. Here’s what to know ️ After years of outages and rising costs, Puerto Rico is taking the first official step to modify or cancel LUMA Energy’s 15- ...