Laila Kearney
NY power grid faces shortfalls as new energy supply lags: operator
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s electric grid will face supply shortfalls if the rate of retiring old fossil fired...
US solar installations hit quarterly record
The US's solar industry saw 11.8 GW of new capacity in the first three months of 2024 as utilities continued their rapid additions.
Oil prices rise on moderate US inflation data, strong demand
U.S. crude oil, gasoline and distillate inventories fell, reflecting a rise in both refining activity and fuel demand
Summer power prices seen surging for Texas, falling in California
US electricity prices could be driven up by imbalances across country as some states struggle to provide amid heat and rising demand.
U.S. power, tech companies lament snags in meeting AI electricity needs
U.S. electrical systems are not expanding fast enough to meet rapidly growing power needs of technology like Generative AI, prompting data center businesses...
US electricity and gasoline prices push up energy sector inflation
U.S. electricity and gasoline prices increased sharply in March, leading the energy sector to far outpace broader inflation for the month.
US electric utilities brace for surge in power demand from data centers
Demand for processing power behind technologies such as AI sees US electricity companies predicting a boom period as they revise up their forecasts.
Big turnout expected in New England offshore wind power auction
Several offshore wind developers are on track to bid in the combined Connecticut-Massachusetts-Rhode Island offshore wind solicitation on Wednesday, including units of European...
Crypto miner lawsuit sets back US effort to track booming power use
An attempt to discover the power consumption levels behind crypto-mining has hit a roadblock after the US Energy Information Administration was sued to...
