Infrastructure & Technology

The seamless stream of your favorite show and the instant response of an AI chatbot carry a hidden, multi-billion-dollar cost that is beginning to cause the lights to flicker in homes across America. Behind the curtain of our digital lives, a voracious and ever-growing hunger for energy is pushing

In a significant move to avert a looming power supply crisis driven by an unprecedented surge in electricity demand, the board of PJM Interconnection has approved a comprehensive plan centered on an immediate "reliability backstop" capacity procurement. This decisive action comes after the grid

The Ticking Clock on America's Electrical Grid As the digital economy accelerates, a critical vulnerability is emerging in the backbone of modern life: the power grid. A perfect storm of surging electricity demand from data centers and artificial intelligence, coupled with the systematic retirement

Beneath the familiar surfaces of our streets and sidewalks lies a complex, invisible world of vital infrastructure that presents a profound double-edged sword for modern society. For decades, municipalities and utility companies have wisely buried water mains, gas lines, fiber optic conduits, and

For over a century and a half, the United States has powered the world through innovation and resourcefulness, but today it stands on the precipice of an energy revolution where its historic dominance is no longer guaranteed. This moment presents a critical choice: either commit to a strategic,

Australia’s National Electricity Market is currently caught in a precarious struggle, not between competing companies or political ideologies, but between the abstract economic theories driving investment and the immutable physical laws governing grid stability. While newly proposed market