Power prices jumped after the UK’s grid operator issued a market warning for this afternoon as declining wind output crimps supply just as plunging temperatures boost demand. The three-hour notice period is set to begin at 4 p.m. London time when there’s an insufficient buffer between predicted supply and demand, the National Energy System Operator...
Nuclear power is forecast to be the cheapest baseload electricity source in Japan in 2040, highlighting the government’s desire to restart the nation’s idled reactors. The cost of constructing and operating a new nuclear power plant for 2040 is estimated at 12.5 yen ($0.08) per kilowatt-hour, according to documents released from a trade ministry panel meeting on...
Technology giants developing big artificial intelligence data centers in Texas will need to pay more for electricity infrastructure upgrades to prevent those costs from burdening households and other businesses, according to the state grid operator’s chief. Affordable power is “at the core” of the conversation that the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the grid operator,...
India and the US often describe each other as natural partners. In reality, collaboration between them usually fails to meet expectations. That seems likely to be the case with their new pact on critical minerals unless both sides focus on what exactly each can bring to the relationship. In a recently signed memorandum, the two countries agreed...
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