Texas Grid Shows How Batteries Can Help Avoid Winter Blackouts February 4, 2026 By Emily Forgash and Naureen S. Malik Last month’s sprawling winter storm from Texas to New England was one of the first multi-grid tests in the US...
Texas Data Centers, Crypto Miners Reduced Power During Storm January 30, 2026 By Mitchell Ferman and Naureen S. Malik Electric Reliability Council of Texas Chairman Bill Flores said Thursday that some data centers and cryptocurrency miners voluntarily curtailed power...
Post-Storm Freeze to Test US Power Grids as Demand Surges January 26, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal and Naureen S. Malik US power grids are expected to grapple with unprecedented seasonal demand and the threat of blackouts after a damaging winter...
Sweeping US Winter Storm Threatens Blackouts and Snarled Travel January 23, 2026 By Naureen S. Malik and Lauren Rosenthal A vast swath of the US — sweeping east from the Southern Rockies to the Mid-Atlantic and New England —...
Goldman Sachs Warns US Grids Face Power Crunch by 2030 January 9, 2026 By Naureen S. Malik Almost all US power grids will lack critical spare capacity by 2030 as demand surges to supply data centers, with...
Goldman Helps Lead Financing for 5-Gigawatt Texas AI Power Sites December 31, 2025 By Naureen S. Malik Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is co-leading financing for a Texas project to build private power campuses for artificial intelligence. The...
US Faces Winter Blackout Risks From Data Centers’ Power Needs November 19, 2025 By Naureen S. Malik Rising electricity demand from data centers is raising the risk of blackouts across a wide swath of the US during...
Pennsylvania Moves to Exit Regional Carbon-Trading Market November 14, 2025 By Naureen S. Malik Democratic Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro signed into law a bill to exit a regional market meant to cut greenhouse gas emissions,...
Texas Backs Permian Gas-Fired Power Plant With $1.1B Loan as AI Demand Soars October 30, 2025 By Naureen S. Malik and Ari Natter Texas is backing a proposed Permian Basin power plant fueled by natural gas with a $1.1 billion low-interest loan, the...
Texas Shows How Trump’s Anti-Green Moves Threaten a Red Economy August 19, 2025 By Will Wade, Naureen S. Malik and Emma Sanchez Deep-red Texas needs to build power plants at an astonishing speed and scale to keep its economy humming. President Donald...