Customers face higher bills to upgrade infrastructure needed to power AI systems
Industry had warned that splitting wholesale system could deter investment in new wind farms
Beijing is dominating construction of renewable energy sources, according to Global Energy Monitor
Head of the world’s biggest transformer maker calls for rules to alert utilities to the wild fluctuations in data centre demand
Latest data indicates progress for EU country most dependent on the fossil fuel
Move is first step in potential £80bn electricity investment over five years
Tech group to purchase from US-based Commonwealth Fusion Systems in only second such deal in nascent sector
Government investigation blames ‘poor planning’ by Red Eléctrica and power plants disconnecting ‘improperly’
Level of disconnections shows strain on electricity system
Supporters say ‘zonal pricing’ reforms needed to deal with national grid constraints
A move to lower capital requirements would be a boon to the Treasury market, analysts say
Madrid says ‘everything remains on the table’ as it seeks to identify the cause of massive April 28 outage
Developers abandon state-backed $5bn fund to shore up supply just as electricity demand soars
Beijing’s aggressive pursuit of energy self-sufficiency could give it the upper hand in the trade war with the US
Lisbon paused imports from its neighbour ‘as a precaution’ after catastrophic blackout on April 28
Lawsuit with other Democrat-led states is the latest in a series of legal actions opposing US president’s executive orders
Spain’s blackout serves as a reminder of the fragility of power systems in the age of green energy
Latest US GDP data shows the American economy contracted in the first quarter
Governments must invest in electricity resilience alongside the green transition
Outage raises concerns about the resilience of infrastructure in Europe
PM Pedro Sánchez vows to hold energy companies to account as recriminations fly
Many face night without electricity after train network, traffic lights and mobile connections shut down by mystery blackout
China has upper hand on technologies but fresh tariffs mean rival can better exploit US market
Move to pause offshore wind plan is latest in White House’s campaign to dismantle Joe Biden’s cleantech strategy
Dominion proposes 14% price increase for consumers in 2026 amid growing electricity demand from AI data centres