Peter Behr

Across the U.S., energy policymakers and power grid operators have three broad goals at the top of their 2026 priority lists: enable AI dominance. Secure electricity supply. Keep power prices from spiraling. But hitting those targets is challenged by a si... See more

Federal energy regulators on Thursday opened new pathways for data center developers to tap into electricity from “co-located” power plants — putting artificial intelligence companies on more sure footing as they seek to build infrastructure. The order ap... See more

Households and businesses in the PJM Interconnection, the nation’s largest power market, will pay a record $16.4 billion to electricity generators to ensure power is available by mid-2027. The outcome of the PJM auction for future capacity released Wednes... See more

Grid operators don’t have to fear losing their control room jobs to artificial intelligence — at least not yet. The Electric Power Research Institute released results of a survey Tuesday that quizzed the leading AI large language model apps on questions t... See more

More than a dozen states where data centers are spreading fastest could face electric power emergencies from extreme winter storms this winter, the grid’s security monitor warned Tuesday. The North American Electric Reliability Corp. said regions that fac... See more