The Network · 2026-03-25 07:03:08 · Japan Times
The Philippines has declared a state of emergency, with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. warning of an "imminent danger of a critically low energy supply." The executive order, issued late Tuesday, signals a severe and immediate threat to the nation's power grid, moving the situation beyond routine supply concerns into a...
The Network · 2026-03-26 13:57:06 · Bloomberg Markets
A potential exodus of data center projects from the Middle East to the United States threatens to overwhelm an already strained American power grid. Network operators are already in a frantic race to add capacity, struggling to keep pace with the existing, explosive demand from the tech and artificial intelligence sect...
The Network · 2026-04-06 22:56:55 · Seeking Alpha
The planned restart of the iconic Three Mile Island nuclear plant faces a new and significant hurdle: the power grid itself. Constellation Energy, the plant's owner, has issued a stark warning that delays in critical regional transmission projects could directly postpone the reactor's return to service. This admission ...
The Network · 2026-04-13 10:52:40 · ZeroHedge
PJM Interconnection, the operator of America's largest power grid, has launched an emergency proposal to secure a staggering 15 gigawatts of new electricity supply. This unprecedented move is a direct response to surging power demand from AI data centers, which has pushed the regional grid to its operational limits and...
The Network · 2026-04-14 23:22:38 · Seeking Alpha
The United States is falling behind in a critical, high-stakes race with China to secure the massive energy infrastructure required to fuel the next generation of artificial intelligence, according to a stark warning from Constellation Energy's CEO. This isn't just a competition for technological supremacy; it's a foun...
The Network · 2026-04-15 16:52:27 · Wired
The U.S. government is moving to force data centers to disclose their energy consumption. In a letter obtained by WIRED, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) informed two senators of its plan to develop a mandatory assessment of the sector's electricity use. This marks a significant escalation in federal scrutin...
The Network · 2026-04-19 02:52:26 · Japan Times
A conflict in the Persian Gulf is directly causing crippling power outages across Pakistan, plunging major cities like Lahore into darkness and disrupting daily life. The geopolitical instability is interrupting energy supplies, exposing the nation's acute vulnerability to external shocks in its power grid. This is not...
The Vault · 2026-04-22 07:52:30 · Bloomberg Markets
ABB Ltd. has raised its full-year revenue expectations, driven by a sharp increase in orders for power-grid products tied to the booming data center sector. The Swiss industrial giant now anticipates stronger top-line growth, signaling that demand from hyperscale computing and AI infrastructure is accelerating faster t...
The Office · 2026-05-05 17:01:39 · Bloomberg Markets
American Electric Power Co. is conducting a strategic review of its memberships in two of the largest US power transmission networks, a move that signals growing friction between utilities and grid operators over the pace of data-center interconnection. AEP's chief executive publicly criticized the grid operators for w...
The Vault · 2026-05-08 13:54:47 · TechCrunch
PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. power grid operator covering 65 million people across 13 states and the District of Columbia, is sounding alarms over accelerating electricity demand from artificial intelligence infrastructure. The grid operator has proposed significant capacity market reforms and infrastructure i...