In an era where energy demand is skyrocketing, driven by data centers and industrial growth, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) stands at a pivotal crossroads, facing critical decisions that will shape the nation’s energy landscape. With the recent confirmation of two new
Picture a landscape transformed into an inferno, where flames tower over ancient forests, consuming everything in their path, and thick smoke blankets entire regions, choking the air for millions of people across the globe. This is not a distant dystopia but a reality unfolding as wildfires grow
California has positioned itself as a frontrunner in the battle against climate change, often setting the standard for environmental policy across the United States with bold initiatives that demand corporate accountability. However, a recent announcement from the California Air Resources Board
A Pivotal Moment for Energy Infrastructure Investment The U.S. energy sector stands at a critical juncture, grappling with an unprecedented surge in electricity demand that threatens to outpace the capacity of an aging grid. With data centers, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing
Imagine a world where the very materials that revolutionized modern life—plastics—are silently turning against humanity, infiltrating every corner of the environment and potentially seeding diseases as deadly as cancer. Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs), fragments smaller than 5 mm and 1
Imagine a grid stretched to its limits, grappling with an unprecedented surge of energy demands from data centers and industrial giants across a sprawling 14-state region, a reality for the Southwest Power Pool (SPP). Here, the need to integrate massive new loads has collided with outdated
