The grants represent the second round of funding from the IIJA’s $2.5 billion Charging and Fueling Infrastructure program.

The data center dilemma centers first on a familiar mismatch of timescales. Utilities and their regulators tend to plan based on the small, incremental demand growth. But development and the power demand it generates move at ever-increasing digital speed.

The direction FERC takes during President-elect Donald Trump’s second term is up in the air, but the commission may spend some of its time attempting to cut costs to consumers.

President-elect Trump said he would halt offshore wind power development, but how big of an impact he will have on the industry remains to be seen.

Renewable energy industry analysts, representatives and environmental advocates say New York is in a better position than many others to make progress on its renewable energy goals during a second Trump administration.

As he prepares to leave office, President Joe Biden has submitted a new U.S. emissions-reduction target to the U.N., committing the country to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions economywide by 61 to 66% below 2005 levels by 2035.

The LPO still has close to $400 billion in unspent loan authority, and Shah said it is providing essential financing to “the most exciting entrepreneurs and innovators that America has to offer."