December 22, 2024

Microsoft

Intersect Power
Google Aims to Co-locate New Data Centers with Clean Power Projects
"Deep, collaborative partnerships combined with creative problem-solving are the only way we can meet the explosion of AI growth, as well as society's accelerating electricity demand," said Sheldon Kimber, CEO of Intersect Power.
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Collaboration Needed to Address Large Loads, NARUC Panelists Say
The power industry should encourage increased collaboration and transparency to address the many challenges posed by major new loads, presenters said during NARUC's 2024 Annual Meeting.
Constellation Energy
Constellation Pushes Ahead on Co-located Data Centers
Constellation Energy remains bullish on data centers co-located with nuclear power plants, despite FERC rejecting terms for the expansion of one such agreement in a high-profile ruling.
DOE
Constellation to Reopen, Rename Three Mile Island Unit 1

Constellation Energy plans to reopen Three Mile Island Unit 1 under a power purchase agreement with Microsoft to sell about 835 MW to serve the company’s data centers.

Bechtel
WEC Energy Group Concentrates on Natural Gas, Solar to Meet Data Center Growth
WEC Energy Group’s second-quarter earnings call zeroed in on the new natural gas and solar generation the company plans to bolster Wisconsin’s economic resurgence.
Washington Department of Ecology
Wash. Cap-and-invest Supporters Launch Anti-repeal Effort
Bolstered by a nearly $5 million war chest, supporters of Washington’s cap-and-invest system have begun efforts to defeat a campaign that seeks to scrap the carbon allowance program through a referendum this fall. 
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CREPC-WIRAB Conference Tackles Western Market Developments
Many at the joint conference focused on the eventual result of the contest between CAISO's Extended Day-Ahead Market and SPP's Markets+ to organize the West's electricity market.
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
3 Net-zero Takeaways from the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
Securing the energy transition and supporting the growing green economy were top themes at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos.
Global Companies Scale Toward 24-7 Clean Energy
American companies with global operations are partnering with international organizations to fully decarbonize their activities by 2030.
Shutterstock
‘Transformative Procurement’ Key to Corporate Clean Energy Goals
Companies committed to 100% clean energy should look beyond the carbon-free power they are procuring, according to a report from the World Resources Institute.

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