A searing heat dome over the eastern US that’s disrupting some Independence Day festivities in Washington, DC, and drove power demand to record levels is threatening to bring potentially dangerous thunderstorms across the region this weekend.
A searing heat dome over the eastern US that’s disrupting some Independence Day festivities in Washington, DC, and drove power demand to record levels is threatening to bring potentially dangerous thunderstorms across the region this weekend.
Electric power transmission lines during high temperatures in Hyattsville, Maryland.
The extreme heat engulfing New York and US East Coast is straining power grids as holiday weekend begins
A woman cools off at a fire hydrant in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood in the Manhattan borough of New York City on July 2. Photographer: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP
A searing heat dome was set to push electricity demand across the eastern US toward record levels over the July 4 holiday, straining power grids and halting one of Washington DC’s main events for hours.
A searing heat dome was set to push electricity demand across the eastern US toward record levels over the July 4 holiday, straining power grids and halting one of Washington DC’s main events for hours.
A woman shades herself during high temperatures in New York on July 2.
The chairman of the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said moves to help AI data centers accelerate hook ups to the country’s electric grids reflect a new and more interventionist approach by the regulator.
The chairman of the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said moves to help AI data centers accelerate hook ups to the country’s electric grids reflect a new and more interventionist approach by the regulator.
A CloudHQ data center in Ashburn, Virginia, US, on Sunday, May 31, 2026. NextEra Energy Inc. agreed to pay about $67 billion in stock for Dominion Energy Inc. in the biggest power acquisition ever, creating a giant utility extending from Florida to the artificial intelligence data centers clustered in Virginia.
A top US energy regulator voted to ease environmental requirements for pipelines and other natural gas projects, saying they’re not needed after a recent Supreme Court ruling.
A top US energy regulator voted to ease environmental requirements for pipelines and other natural gas projects, saying they’re not needed after a recent Supreme Court ruling.
Laura Swett, chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
US regulators have taken their biggest step yet to speed the connection of data centers to the country’s grids while simultaneously attempting to slow surging utility bills that have angered Americans.
US regulators have taken their biggest step yet to speed the connection of data centers to the country’s grids while simultaneously attempting to slow surging utility bills that have angered Americans.
High voltage power lines run through a sub-station along the electrical power grid in Miami.
After months of uncertainty over how the US will accelerate the connection of data centers to electric grids, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is poised to provide long-awaited guidance on how to do so.
After months of uncertainty over how the US will accelerate the connection of data centers to electric grids, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is poised to provide long-awaited guidance on how to do so.
A power substation near a data center in Ashburn, Virginia.
A record-breaking heat wave is set to build in western Europe this week, leading to so-called tropical nights and driving French power prices higher as cooling demand surges.
A record-breaking heat wave is set to build in western Europe this week, leading to so-called tropical nights and driving French power prices higher as cooling demand surges.
Visitors at the Eiffel Tower during high temperatures in Paris in May. Photographer: Benjamin Girette/Bloomberg
LS Power LLC is in advanced talks to buy Electricite de France SA’s North American renewable power business amid rising energy demand to supply data centers, according to people familiar with the matter.
LS Power LLC is in advanced talks to buy Electricite de France SA’s North American renewable power business amid rising energy demand to supply data centers, according to people familiar with the matter.
LS Power LLC is in advanced talks to buy Electricite de France SA’s North American renewable power business amid rising energy demand to supply data centers, according to people familiar with the matter.
LS Power LLC is in advanced talks to buy Electricite de France SA’s North American renewable power business amid rising energy demand to supply data centers, according to people familiar with the matter.
France’s grid operator is keeping extra nuclear reactors online to keep the system stable despite strong solar power generation, contributing to a supply surplus and deeply discounted electricity prices.
France’s grid operator is keeping extra nuclear reactors online to keep the system stable despite strong solar power generation, contributing to a supply surplus and deeply discounted electricity prices.
Photovoltaic panels at a solar park. Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg
France’s grid operator is keeping extra nuclear reactors online to keep the system stable despite strong solar power generation, contributing to a supply surplus and deeply discounted electricity prices.
France’s grid operator is keeping extra nuclear reactors online to keep the system stable despite strong solar power generation, contributing to a supply surplus and deeply discounted electricity prices.
Photovoltaic panels at a solar park. Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg
France’s grid operator is keeping extra nuclear reactors online to keep the system stable despite strong solar power generation, contributing to a supply surplus and deeply discounted electricity prices.
France’s grid operator is keeping extra nuclear reactors online to keep the system stable despite strong solar power generation, contributing to a supply surplus and deeply discounted electricity prices.
Photovoltaic panels at a solar park. Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg
Wholesale power prices surged as heat descended on the US East, prompting the region’s grid operator to declare a low-level emergency for Tuesday.
"Data Center Alley" during high temperatures in Sterling, Virginia, US, on Monday, June 23, 2025. Electricity use on the biggest US grid, which serves nearly a fifth of Americans from Washington DC to Illinois, is expected to climb to a 12-year high as intense heat spurs air conditioning needs.
American Electric Power Co., one of the largest US utilities, is threatening to remove itself from two of the country’s biggest electricity grids over the length of time it takes to connect new AI data centers.
American Electric Power Co., one of the largest US utilities, is threatening to remove itself from two of the country’s biggest electricity grids over the length of time it takes to connect new AI data centers.
Power lines in Austin, Texas, US, on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Texas is in the midst of its worst power crisis since a deadly winter storm more than two years ago, with utilities urging customers to unplug electric vehicles and pool filters to conserve power. Photographer: Sergio Flores/Bloomberg
American Electric Power Co., one of the largest US utilities, is threatening to remove itself from two of the country’s biggest electricity grids over the length of time it takes to connect new AI data centers.
American Electric Power Co., one of the largest US utilities, is threatening to remove itself from two of the country’s biggest electricity grids over the length of time it takes to connect new AI data centers.
Power lines in Austin, Texas, US, on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Texas is in the midst of its worst power crisis since a deadly winter storm more than two years ago, with utilities urging customers to unplug electric vehicles and pool filters to conserve power. Photographer: Sergio Flores/Bloomberg
The firm plans to power data centers on a grand scale but has struggled to secure clients.
Neugebauer, center left, and Rick Perry, center right, ringing the closing bell during the company's initial public offering at the Nasdaq on October 1, 2025. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg
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