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
The White House and state leaders want data centers to provide their own electricity — a plan that isn’t overcoming opposition in local communities.
Construction has commenced on an approximately 3,200-acre power plant and data center campus site in Homer City. Photographer: Justin Merriman/Bloomberg
The White House and state leaders want data centers to provide their own electricity — a plan that isn’t overcoming opposition in local communities.
Construction has commenced on an approximately 3,200-acre power plant and data center campus site in Homer City. Photographer: Justin Merriman/Bloomberg
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.
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.
The Oracle offices in Redwood City, California, US, on Monday, June 2, 2025. Oracle Corp. is expected to release earnings figures on June 11.
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.
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.
Power transmission lines are suspended from electricity pylons in Kearny, New Jersey, U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. U.S. electrical output rose 6.2 percent to 94,254 gigawatthours from a year earlier during the week ending Aug. 14. About 45 percent of U.S. electricity will come from coal plants and 22 percent from natural gas power facilities this year, according to the Energy Department.
Network operators are already scrambling to add capacity as demand from the tech industry soars.
Power lines during a heatwave in North Hollywood, California, US, on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. After narrowing avoiding blackouts, California faces another bruising test of its power grid Thursday as a heat wave smothering the region builds, driving temperatures to dangerous levels. Photographer: Bloomberg/Bloomberg
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.
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.
A nitrogen pipe at the Plug Power Inc. liquid green hydrogen plant in Woodbine, Georgia, US, on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. The Biden administration offered US company Plug Power Inc. a conditional commitment for $1.66 billion in loan guarantees to build up to six hydrogen plants.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A power transmission line behind homes in a residential neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. The outcome of what was, until recently, an obscure US power market auction will be the subject of intense interest this week for electric generators, regulators and consumers alike.
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.
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.
Power lines during a winter storm in Dallas, Texas, US, on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. US power grids are expected to grapple with unprecedented seasonal demand and the threat of blackouts after a damaging winter storm coated parts of the South and Mid-Atlantic in ice — leaving brutal cold in its wake. Photographer: Mark Felix/Bloomberg
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