The firm plans to power data centers on a grand scale but has struggled to secure clients.

Now the ex-CEO is waging a battle for Fermi’s future and its vision of atomic-powered data centers in the Texas panhandle. 

Now the ex-CEO is waging a battle for Fermi’s future and its vision of atomic-powered data centers in the Texas panhandle. 

The White House and state leaders want data centers to provide their own electricity — a plan that isn’t overcoming opposition in local communities.

The White House and state leaders want data centers to provide their own electricity — a plan that isn’t overcoming opposition in local communities.

Oracle Corp. agreed to purchase as much as 2.8 gigawatts of fuel-cell power from Bloom Energy Corp. to supply data centers for artificial intelligence work.

PJM Interconnection LLC is seeking 15 gigawatts of new power supplies in an emergency proposal to address potential electricity shortages stemming from the boom in artificial intelligence.

Network operators are already scrambling to add capacity as demand from the tech industry soars.

Plug Power Inc. is planning to offer hydrogen electricity in a potential special auction by the biggest US power grid in the scramble to feed the artificial intelligence boom.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has rejected demands for compensation from at least two natural gas investors who lost money when a technical glitch disrupted trading during the key period when settlement prices are calculated.

Also: the US plans its biggest gas plant yet.

US President Donald Trump’s plan for Japan to build a massive gas power plant in Ohio promises a flood of electricity in a region desperate for it. It also heralds risks for others eager to meet the demand — but without the same political support.

From an erroneous trading halt to speculation about “banging the close,” the US gas market is showing signs of strain

PJM Interconnection LLC, operator of the largest US grid, warned of a potential power supply shortfall of as much as 60 gigawatts over the next decade as data centers accelerate demand growth.

The US Northeast, including New York City, will get a brief touch of snow this weekend before a frigid blast of arctic air pushes through the region, leaving winter-weary residents shivering and putting additional stress on power grids and energy prices.

Energy storage and other sources of backup power are becoming more important as storms get worse. 

Texas has so many massive AI-related data centers in development that its grid operator is now considering reevaluating some projects that were previously approved.

Siemens Energy AG will invest $1 billion (€847 million) in manufacturing capacity in the US over the next two years as power demand surges.

The US Southeast is making final preparations for a powerful Atlantic storm as yet another blast of Arctic air surges south, threatening to smash temperature records and putting Florida’s citrus belt at risk of a damaging freeze.

Electric Reliability Council of Texas Chairman Bill Flores said Thursday that some data centers and cryptocurrency miners voluntarily curtailed power use during the recent winter storm that strained the state’s grid and others across the country.