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Survey: As community scrutiny grows, data center developers turn to on-site power
While power availability remains the top challenge, 28% cite local opposition as a worsening barrier.
Latitude StudiosJul 22, 2026 -
BNEF nearly doubled its forecast for US data center power demand
The 2035 outlook marks an 83% jump since December, despite development risks like local opposition.
Catherine BoudreauJul 21, 2026 -
Why repealing the Public Lands Rule made energy permitting trickier
The Trump administration’s move eliminates a mechanism that could have smoothed the way for projects including transmission, renewables, and geothermal.
Maeve AllsupJul 20, 2026 -
Report: How California utilities value advanced transmission tech
Mandatory filings found 85 near-term projects across the state that could leverage dynamic line ratings and high performance reconductoring.
Maeve AllsupJul 16, 2026 -
Utilities request $18.6 billion in rate hikes so far this year
The total is in addition to the record-breaking $31 billion utilities requested in 2025, a new PowerLines report shows.
Catherine BoudreauJul 14, 2026 -
Two months post-Fervo, XGS is weighing an IPO
Another enhanced geothermal developer may be heading for the public markets.
Maeve AllsupJul 14, 2026 -
How Trump’s attacks on offshore wind could put data centers at risk
The Judgment Fund paid $2.7 billion to cancel those leases. The same tool could unwind the PORTS Technology Campus’s lease next.
Nick ZenkinJul 14, 2026 -
How the 2026 climate tech market is shaping up so far
Amid the AI boom, clean firm power solutions have dominated public listings and equity investments alike.
Maeve AllsupJul 13, 2026
Markets
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Tariffs won’t win America the industrial race
By leveraging strengths like innovative financing, insurance, and corporate participation, the U.S. can still outbuild China.
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Critical Capital: Is this infrastructure’s once-in-a-generation moment?
How a shifting world order is changing the game for infrastructure.
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Why energy bills may keep rising, even as utilities join Trump’s AI ratepayer pledge
The White House is taking credit for customer savings. But real change may ultimately be up to states.
Catherine BoudreauJul 23, 2026 -
PJM states don’t think it’s too big to fix
But they’re pushing for reforms that would give them more power.
Maeve AllsupJul 22, 2026
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