artificial intelligence (AI)

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Order 1920 is Well Suited for an Uncertain Future, Experts Tell EBA
FERC Order 1920's scenario based planning could help the industry get transmission planning right amidst a very uncertain future, experts said at EBA's Annual Meeting.
Camus / Encoord / Zero Lab
A New Metric Related to Data Centers and Electricity that May Matter
A proposed new metric – the compute heat rate – soon may change the conversation around data center electricity use, writes columnist and industry futurist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.
EIA
EIA Annual Energy Outlook 2026 Forecasts Major Demand Growth
The Energy Information Administration’s 2026 Annual Energy Outlook forecasts major demand growth in the coming years.
FPL
SERC Members/Board Meeting Briefs: March 25, 2026
Representatives of Florida Power & Light urged fellow SERC Reliability members to start using artificial intelligence tools, even in their own personal lives, warning that its use on the grid is spreading too rapidly to not understand how it works.
Edison International / ThinkLabs AI
From Weeks to Minutes: AI’s Potential to Replace Utility Planning and Operational Processes
Artificial intelligence will replace most traditional utility planning and operational processes within a decade, says Josh Wong, CEO of ThinkLabs AI.
NERC
NERC to Trial MSPPTF Recommendations in Large Loads Project
A new standards development project will be a testbed for some of the proposals by NERC's Modernization of Standards Processes and Procedures Task Force.
Hitachi Energy
Transform the Physical Energy System to Unleash its Digital Transition
The digital world may be driving much of the growth in electricity demand, but physical limits are shaping how the industry responds. And few limits are more apparent than the shortage of transformers.
Texas RE
AI’s Rapid Growth Increases Risks to U.S. Grid
A speaker at a recent Texas RE webinar discussed the potential risks posed by the growth of artificial intelligence.
InfraPartners, Emerald AI
Emerald AI, InfraPartners Team up to Deploy Flexible Data Centers
InfraPartners and Emerald AI's new partnership aims to embed flexibility from the start in data centers, which can make the facilities work much more smoothly with the power grid.
The White House
Trump Gets Tech Execs to Sign ‘Ratepayer Protection Pledge’
President Donald Trump gathered seven tech leaders at the White House to sign a ratepayer protection pledge holding that they will pay all the costs associated with the boom in construction of data centers.

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