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America’s Biggest Utility Sees Blackouts Ahead: Americans Must Prepare Now for Grid Strain, Natural Disasters, and Emerging Security Risks
Exelon Corporation, America’s largest electric utility by customer count, is sounding the alarm. Its CEO, Calvin Butler, has warned that the United States could face blackouts as early as 2027. This comes amid surging electricity demand — driven heavily by AI data centers — and chronic underinvestment in new power generation and grid infrastructure. At […]
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America’s Biggest Utility Sees Blackouts Ahead: Americans Must Prepare Now for Grid Strain, Natural Disasters, and Emerging Security Risks
Exelon Corporation, America’s largest electric utility by customer count, is sounding the alarm. Its CEO, Calvin Butler, has warned that the United States could face blackouts as early as 2027. This comes amid surging electricity demand — driven heavily by AI data centers — and chronic underinvestment in new power generation and grid infrastructure. At […]
Axios Confirms Cuba Has Acquired Over 300 Military Drones from Iran and Russia: Implications for Regional Energy Security
In May 2026, Axios reported on classified U.S. intelligence indicating that Cuba has acquired more than 300 military attack drones from Russia and Iran since 2023. The drones are stored at strategic locations across the island, with Cuban officials recently seeking additional units and equipment from Russia. This development, amplified in recent social media discussions, […]
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Progressives and Socialist Democrats set to recharge the Green New Deal for the AI era
A fresh wave of progressive Democrats, including self-described democratic socialists, is poised to reshape the Democratic Party’s approach to climate and energy policy. Fresh off primary victories that unseated moderate incumbents in safe blue districts, these lawmakers aim to revive and expand the Green New Deal (GND) to address the explosive energy demands of artificial […]
Energy Stocks Worth Looking Into for the Data Center Power Boom
The AI-driven data center boom is reshaping U.S. energy demand, with hyperscalers (Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon, Oracle, and others) pouring hundreds of billions into new facilities that require massive, reliable, 24/7 power. Natural gas—via pipelines, turbines, onsite generation, and supporting equipment—is emerging as a critical bridge fuel due to its dispatchability, speed of deployment, and […]
Micron Breaks Ground on $9 Billion Plant Expansion in Japan
Hiroshima facility expansion targets high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for AI as the company reports record earnings and advances global capacity buildout Hiroshima, Japan – July 5, 2026Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) held a groundbreaking ceremony on July 4, 2026, for a major expansion of its semiconductor manufacturing facility in Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan. The project […]
World’s Largest Data Center Project On Verge Of Collapse After Blackstone Unexpectedly Pulls Out
In a significant setback for one of the most ambitious AI infrastructure projects in the United States, Blackstone-backed QTS Realty Trust has decided to abandon its portion of the Prince William Digital Gateway (also known as the PW Digital Gateway) in Northern Virginia’s Prince William County. The move comes just days after Bloomberg reported the […]
A new electricity consumption tax on data centers in Virginia passes into law on July 1, 2026
On June 22, 2026, Virginia’s General Assembly approved its two-year biennial budget (HB 30), which includes a first-of-its-kind electricity consumption tax on qualifying data centers. The tax took effect July 1, 2026, and runs through June 30, 2028. The measure levies $0.011 per kWh (1.1 cents) on all electricity consumed at covered data centers each […]
