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Independent power provider Lydian Energy just snagged a $233M financing deal to develop three BESS projects in the ERCOT power market. (Power Technology) The projects, which will use CATL batteries, ...

As summer turns to fall, the fervent conversations on Energy Central have shown no signs of slowing down. And with good reason: from public policy to new technologies to attention on long-term goals, ...

Global investment in climate tech startups dropped 19% annually in the first half of 2025, according to new data from Net Zero Insights. (Latitude Media) Worth keeping in mind, though: Non-dilutive ...

As a part of the recently held (and published on Energy Central) USEA Press Panel Briefing on the topic of "Natural Gas Is King Now, But Can It Rule?", audience members had several questions that we ...

China has made a lot of money (billions) off of heavily subsidized green energy in both the U.S. and Europe. Pretty shrewd on their part with the Western governments demonstrating their basic ...

In this Energy Central Featured Expert Interview, we’re excited to welcome William Craft, Vice President of Enterprise Architecture at UDC. With over two decades of experience spanning Geographic ...

Wilson tells Cool Vector: "We have to think about not just how do we secure the supply of labor to build our data centers, think about the servers and the racks that our customers are going to bring ...

The House’s new defense policy bill leans heavily on nuclear energy, with $34B authorized for DOE defense programs—including $25.5B for the National Nuclear Security Administration and $160 million ...

During New England’s hottest day of the year, solar panels and distributed batteries stepped in to prevent blackouts—likely saving consumers over $20M in the process. (Canary Media) On June 24, ...

The DOE says pulling the plug on fossil plants as scheduled could crank up blackout risk 100x by 2030—adding fuel to the Trump administration’s push to keep coal and gas online. (Axios) The new report ...

Artificial Intelligence promises to revolutionize the utility industry, from predicting outages to integrating distributed energy resources. But between headlines and hype, a dangerous pattern is ...