Fossil fuels, renewables, nuclear, and the grid. Read by investors, executives, engineers, policymakers, and more.
Nov 12, 2025
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6 min read
Grid-scale batteries are sprouting up across the U.S., quietly reshaping how the grid handles demand, disasters, and decarbonization—whether the market wants them or not.
Oct 20, 2025
After decades of political control and blackout after blackout, Puerto Rico’s grid is finally being rebuilt — and this time, physics and markets might win... let's hope.
Oct 10, 2025
2 min read
Why the future of the grid depends on better wires, not bigger plans.
Jul 22, 2025
3 min read
Why Some Turbines Don’t Spin—and Why That’s the Point
Feb 17, 2026
8 min read
FEOC compliance gets real. Coal refuses to die quietly. And Duke and AEP are building like AI demand is permanent.
Feb 12, 2026
Congress wants hyperscalers off it. Virginia wants them to pay more. No one wants to build faster.
Feb 10, 2026
New York pauses AI infrastructure. Trump seeks voluntary compacts. Regulators reach for workarounds as supply lags demand.
Feb 5, 2026
Private power contracts move from theory to policy. Utilities confront demand reality. Nuclear regulation quietly shifts downstream.
Feb 3, 2026
A new national rate study complicates the affordability narrative, NERC quietly raises the demand ceiling, DOE leans harder on emergency powers, and nuclear policy shifts from reactors to reality.
Jan 29, 2026
7 min read
As AI demand collides with grid constraints, Washington tightens its messaging, DOE leans on emergency powers, and nuclear policy quietly moves downstream to fuel and infrastructure.