Electrical Generation / Utilities

AI Boom Forces Tennessee to Plan Massive Natural Gas Expansion

ENB Pub Note: This article first appeared on ZeroHedge, and we recommend following them. Stu Turley covered much of this on the Energy News Beat podcast with Steve Reese, Kirk Edwards, and Kimberly Page.  The Tennessee Valley Authority says electricity demand is already exceeding its reference forecast, driven primarily by AI and hyperscale data center development. […]

Politicians have broken America’s grids – And Consumers pay the price – Through the nose

ENB Pub Note: This is a great post on LinkedIn from Doug Sheridan, and we highly recommend following him. The FT reports that NY is confronting a tightening electricity supply just as demand begins to rise after a decade of stagnation. For years, NY expected electricity demand to remain flat, helped by efficiency gains. Regulators […]

AI / Data Center

AI Boom Forces Tennessee to Plan Massive Natural Gas Expansion

ENB Pub Note: This article first appeared on ZeroHedge, and we recommend following them. Stu Turley covered much of this on the Energy News Beat podcast with Steve Reese, Kirk Edwards, and Kimberly Page.  The Tennessee Valley Authority says electricity demand is already exceeding its reference forecast, driven primarily by AI and hyperscale data center development. […]

Energy Security Starts at Home: Preparing for the Grid of Tomorrow

This was a fun discussion around Energy Security and the importance to consumers. Neil Chatterjee, Chief of Governmental Affairs, Palmetto, stopped by, and we had a wild discussion. Neil was also the Chairman and Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 1. Palmetto’s Consumer-Focused Clean Energy Platform Neil Chatterjee discusses his role as Chief of […]

Chinese Grid Operators Resist Plans To Boost Renewables To Power AI

China’s aggressive push to power its rapidly expanding AI data centers with renewables is running into practical resistance from grid operators, who warn that the sector’s inflexible power demands could increase reliability risks and complicate grid planning. Industry analysts and officials told Reuters that Beijing’s strategic goal of having renewables supply the majority of electricity […]

Chevron and Microsoft Sign 20-Year Power Deal for Texas Data Center

Chevron Corporation and Microsoft have signed a landmark 20-year power purchase agreement to supply electricity to a major data center campus in West Texas. The deal centers on a large natural gas-fired power plant being developed in partnership with investment firm Engine No. 1, marking one of the largest collaborations to date between a U.S. […]

Tesla Quietly Revealed a Massive AI Infrastructure Play

  Tesla has filed a trademark application for “MEGAPOD” — a move that signals far more than just brand protection. It points to a strategic pivot: transforming its vast Supercharger network and global vehicle fleet into one of the world’s largest distributed AI computing platforms. What the MEGAPOD Trademark Actually Means On June 18, 2026, […]