Laila Kearney
Exposed utility wires may have contributed to LA’s Eaton Fire, law firm says
The Eaton Fire was among the biggest of multiple wildfires that erupted on Jan. 7 and spread quickly in the Los Angeles area.
Analysis: Trump’s high-wire act to transform US power grid won’t be easy
Trump’s push to fix the U.S. power grid’s transmission lines faces state resistance, supply snags and rising AI and data center demand.
State auditor questions utility SoCal Edison’s fire risk modeling
Fire officials have not found SCE to be responsible for the fires, but the company's infrastructure is being investigated.
Constellation Energy to buy Calpine in blockbuster $16.4 billion US power deal
The deal comes at a time when electricity demand is expected to rise to record highs.
Constellation inks $1 billion deal to supply US government with nuclear power
Constellation Energy wins a record $1B contract to supply nuclear power to 13 U.S. federal agencies, starting in 2025.
U.S. data center power use could nearly triple by 2028, DOE-backed report says
By 2028, data-center annual energy use in the US could reach between 74 and 132 gigawatts, says the Berkeley Lab report.
Oil prices fall on supply glut fears despite OPEC+ output cut extension
OPEC+ has postponed planned supply increases and extended deep output cuts to the end of 2026.
U.S. regulators mull issues around siting data centers at power plants
FERC's conference addresses cost and reliability issues as U.S. data centers co-locate with power plants to access electricity rapidly.
US nuclear regulator hears Three Mile Island power plant restart plan
Three Mile Island's nuclear power plant has been out of action since 2019. Now, Constellation Energy wants to start it back up.
NextEra beats Q3 profit estimates on renewables strength
NextEra Energy's third-quarter profit beat Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, helped by strength in its renewables unit.
