Data centres powering the AI boom are straining grids and causing price rises that could hurt Trump
More than half a million people remain without electricity, with Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana hardest hit
Once an electricity exporter, the province’s decarbonisation effort now depends on US-generated power
President urges nation’s largest grid operator to have data centre companies bid for contracts to build plants
Vast majority of 104 electricity-generating units set to start operation worldwide this year are in China
There is comfort that a price exists where developers make money and British consumers are at least no worse off
Government increases prices to encourage bids from developers
Supply chain shortages drive developers to use smaller and less efficient power sources to fuel AI power demand
Many countries are moving away from fossil fuels by turning to electricity produced from renewable sources. However, the electrification of areas such as transport, heating and industry will cost billions of dollars in new infrastructure and is technically challenging
Court vacates president’s January executive order that froze approval of new projects
A lack of electricity for new data centres could deflate the AI ‘bubble’
Funding is first step in programme UK energy regulator says will add £108 to British households’ bills
Neither the size nor the composition of the reduction addresses the system’s underlying problems
Potential changes come as part of broader review into bloc’s landmark measure next month
Developers are overstating energy needs and keeping projects alive even after they are no longer viable
Rachel Reeves should sacrifice planned VAT cuts if necessary, say energy companies and consumer groups
Energy group will tap shareholders and increase debt to finance £33bn investment plan
Availability of electricity to keep models running is becoming the critical factor in technology’s development
Analysts say the president’s removal of clean energy tax credits has hurt the value of renewable projects
Duane Arnold Energy Center expected to start delivering power in 2029
There’s not enough electricity to go around, particularly as oil production has soared
Vast battery units are shoring up grids and extending the use of clean power
The idea to bring electricity to 300mn Africans is laudable but the assumptions are flawed
Red Eléctrica says sharp voltage fluctuations threaten ‘security of supply’ without new tools to manage them
Gusty weather drives huge amounts of wind power into the grid
