NYTIMES (Lynne Peeples) - Should We Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent?
More light at the day’s end comes at a price: much later winter sunrises across much of the U.S. Scientists have documented consequences for public health and the economy.
REDSTATE (Ward Clark) - Above-Average Natural Gas Stocks Now Promising Lower Winter Bills
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Texas data centers must bring own power and reuse own water: Abbott
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joins NewsNation's Ali Bradley for a conversation about Operation Lone Star, reimbursement from the Trump administration for Texas' border security efforts, and his expectations for data centers coming to the state. More: https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/data-centers-texas-power-greg-abbott/
AMERICANTHINKER - Batteries will set you free
Have you noticed recently how the most unlikely souls are now talking with authority about the grid as if they were electrical engineers?
AXIOS (Ben Geman) - NextEra, Dominion announce merger to create U.S. power behemoth
U.S. power giants NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy announced plans Monday to merge in the largest electricity deal — by far — since the mainstreaming of AI. Why it matters: The deal, if approved by regulators, would enable massive scale as the industry looks to expand generation and related infrastructure to meet rising demand. - The all-stock merger "creates the world's largest regulated electric utility business by market capitalization and one of the world's largest energy infrastructure companies," the companies said in a joint announcement. - The potential merger would expand NextEra's presence in the fast-growing PJM grid region of the Midwest and mid-Atlantic. Stunning stats: The combined company would serve about 10 million…
REDSTATE (Ward Clark) - Jackpot in the Mountains: The Lithium Surprise Hiding in Appalachia
STRIPES - To those who wish to restrict America’s energy future ... | Stars and Stripes
Precedents demonstrate that when delay is treated as a risk, government can respond. Energy infrastructure now requires that same level of urgency.
AXIOS (Maria Curi) - The best and worst states for AI data centers
Data center construction is booming nationwide, but the AI buildout is separating the friendliest states from the most resistant, with Texas and Maine on opposite ends. Why it matters: Americans are bracing for what trillions of dollars in AI infrastructure investment will mean for them. Here's how two key states are encouraging — and slowing — the buildout. It's no wonder that Texas, with its low electricity prices and abundance of land, is drawing a wave of data center investment. - Texas has 212 operating data centers as of 2024 and 651 have been announced, according to data firm Aterio . Another 157 are under construction, beating Virginia . - The state also offers one of the most generous tax incentives in the nation, worth more…
AXIOS (Amy Harder) - AI boom drives clash between grid power vs. energy "islands"
HOUSTON — A high-stakes fight is emerging as the AI boom accelerates: Should data centers plug into the grid, or operate as energy "islands"? Why it matters: The debate is shaping power flows and multibillion-dollar investments, as data centers rival entire cities in their electricity demand. Driving the news: Chevron said this week it's working on a deal to build a natural gas plant dedicated to a Microsoft data center in Texas — one of many signs that on-site power is gaining traction. - Roughly 30% of all planned data center power capacity is expected to be on site, according to a February report by Cleanview, a market intelligence firm — up from almost nothing a year earlier. "A lot of people look at that 30% figure from our…
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - $2M federal grant funds power grid upgrade study
The funding comes as power grid planners warn that power plants are retiring faster than new generation is coming online, fueling concerns about whether the grid can keep pace with growing demand – particularly from AI-driven data centers.