A boiler operator at the Virginia Tech power plant looks into the fires of the plant's #7 coal fire boiler through an inspection door.

The build out of new data centers could squeeze supply on the electric grid, driving up prices. Groups are calling for new ...

Google has taken a major step toward the future of clean energy by partnering with Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), an MIT spin-out working to build one of the world’s first commercial fusion ...

The tech giant has signed a power purchase agreement for 200 MW of electricity from Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ (CFS) inaugural fusion plant which it expects will come online in the early 2030s. CFS ...

America's largest power grid is under strain as data centers and AI chatbots consume power faster than new plants can be ...

The ARC fusion plant in Virginia is expected to be operational by the 2030s. If successful, The Journal says it could ...

Google’s electricity consumption from data centers was up 27% from the year before. It’s doubled since 2020, reaching over 30 ...

Although Google won’t have access to the power it’s buying for more than five years, making the purchase now is in Google’s ...

One researcher said his team’s recently published work shows that utility-scale solar does impact nearby property values — and that impact shouldn’t be ignored.

Despite the excruciatingly slow pace of fusion power development, Google is willing to bet on this theoretical energy source ...

Tech giant Google has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) to buy at least 200 MW ...