“Take the future seriously, it always arrives.” That line, from futurist keynote Dex Hunter-Torricke, set the tone for DTECH 2026, followed by his challenge to “disrupt yourself.” The message was not ...

While Energy Central was on the ground at DTECH 2026 (along with 18K other power professionals), we saw more clearly than ever: The sector isn’t arguing about whether our biggest problems exist ...

I admit, I’ve been slow to jump on the virtual power plant (VPP) bandwagon. It wasn’t that I thought the idea lacked merit. It was that I thought it would be challenging for utilities to get the ...

37% of Americans think Democrats are the party most dedicated to energy affordability—compared to 25% who give that title to Republicans, a new POLITICO poll found. (E&E News) Stubbornly high utility ...

AAAS: “Earthquake sensors buried in the quietest spot on Earth.” In early January, researchers finished drilling two 2.5-km-deep holes in the South Pole’s ice using jetted hot water. “Once that water ...

In January, Pew Charitable Trusts released a succinct but highly consequential analysis, Advanced Transmission Technologies Can Help States Meet Growing Energy Demand. In just a few pages, Pew ...

Global renewable investment hit a record $386B in the first half of 2025. But while the world pours capital into clean energy, US dollars are drying up. (BloombergNEF) Small-scale solar and offshore ...

While data centers grab the headlines, a "quiet" industrial boom is adding another 24 GW of pressure to the US grid. (Reuters) Texas is the epicenter, where oil & gas electrification has driven 70% of ...

For decades, the utility industry operated under an unspoken assumption: spending more capital was not only acceptable, it was beneficial. Larger transmission projects meant larger rate base, stable ...

Interior Sec. Doug Burgum has suggested the Supreme Court will "kill" the wind industry, while a new bill tries to Trump-proof the permits. (Heatmap) After losing five straight cases to reopen ...

He’s at it again. Making absurd statements while sweeping his failures under the rug. The news broke this week that Musk intends to merge SpaceX with xAI. There were also rumblings that Tesla would be ...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week (Jan. 22) issued a 40-year license to the Goldendale energy project to build and run a 1.2-GW closed-loop hydroelectric pumped storage plant in south ...