Infrastructure & Technology

A tidal wave of electricity demand, driven by the relentless growth of data centers and artificial intelligence, is crashing against the century-old foundations of America's energy governance. In response, a Department of Energy proposal to create standardized federal rules for connecting these

In a landmark analysis of the Southeastern United States' power sector, a newly unveiled competitiveness dashboard from researchers at Duke University offers a starkly divided picture of the region's energy markets. This comprehensive evaluation of twelve states positions Virginia as the leader in

The Billion-Dollar Question Facing America's Power Grid The insatiable appetite for data, fueled by artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and the digital economy, has created an unprecedented challenge for the nation's energy infrastructure. Data centers—the physical backbone of our virtual

The stability of the American power grid is increasingly at risk, not from a lack of generation capacity, but from a fragile and often uncoordinated interdependence with its primary fuel source: natural gas. A string of catastrophic blackouts during extreme weather has exposed a critical

The keys to a nation's most sensitive digital kingdoms are now for sale on an unseen marketplace, transforming theoretical vulnerabilities into immediate and tangible strategic threats against sovereign states. In this new reality, access to the control systems of a power grid or the patient data

With decades of experience navigating the complexities of energy management and electricity delivery, Christopher Hailstone has become a leading voice on grid reliability and security. As the digital economy, supercharged by AI, places unprecedented demands on our power infrastructure, the