Texas RE Report Warns of Rising Power Risks Amid Data Center Boom
The 2024 Reliability Performance and Regional Risk Assessment by Texas Reliability Entity (RE) highlights improved grid performance but warns of growing risks. Rapid load...
Coal Plant Retirements Accelerate, But Delays Highlight Uncertainty
US coal-fired power capacity is expected to decline from 172 GW in May 2025 to 145 GW by the end of 2028, with most...
Nuclear Energy’s Role in U.S. Climate Policy: A Congressional Overview
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) report Nuclear Energy and Climate Change Mitigation provides an updated, nonpartisan analysis for Congress on the potential role of nuclear...
U.S. and Israel Partner on AI and Energy Innovation
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Energy Secretary Chris Wright signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ambassador Yechiel...
DOE Unveils Plan to Quadruple U.S. Nuclear Power by 2050
The Department of Energy's report, Evaluating the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid (July 7, 2025), outlines a national strategy to...
Nuclear Surpasses Coal in U.S. Energy Mix for the First Time
The US Energy Information Administration reports that in 2024, U.S. energy consumption increased to approximately 94 quadrillion British thermal units, a 1% rise from...
Why the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Could Fix America’s Broken Grid
In "How the Big Beautiful Bill will lower energy costs," Chris Wright of the US Department of Energy argues that government subsidies for wind...
Data Centers Could Dominate U.S. Commercial Power Use by 2050
The US Energy Information Administration’s Annual Energy Outlook 2025 projects that electricity use for commercial computing—especially in data centers—will grow faster than any other...
New England Leads Summer 2025 Surge in Electricity Expenditures
The US Energy Information Administration reports that residential electricity bills are expected to average $178 per month in summer 2025, up from $173 last...
America’s Energy Boom: Record Net Exports and Rising Renewables
The US Energy Information Administration reports that in 2024, the United States produced more energy than it consumed for the fifth consecutive year, reaching...