The article opens by recounting an intense September in Texas, where record-breaking heat resulted in an urgent strain on the power grid. The Texas grid operator had to declare an emergency to handle the surging electricity demand. Amid this crisis, the state narrowly avoided power outages thanks
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently made a decisive move by unanimously rejecting AT&T’s application to cease landline and other essential services in regions lacking alternative options, thereby highlighting the crucial importance of these traditional communication l
The Gainesville community has recently voiced a resounding preference for transferring control of Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) back to the local government, with the referendum receiving nearly 73 percent approval from voters. This significant community decision emerged in the context of
The recent decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reject an interconnection service agreement (ISA) between Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Talen Energy has sent ripples through the energy sector. This ruling has raised questions about the future of data center colocation at
Sempra Energy is focusing intently on high-voltage transmission development to leverage the skyrocketing energy demand fueled by artificial intelligence (AI) and industrial growth in Texas. During a recent third-quarter earnings call, Sempra’s Chairman and CEO, Jeff Martin, emphasized the i
In 2024, the energy sector faced unprecedented challenges due to severe weather-induced outages. These events highlighted an urgent need for robust disaster avoidance strategies, especially as we increasingly rely on digital IT infrastructure to oversee plant operations. The major outage events of
