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Federal Regulators Tell Electric Grid Operators to Fix Their Rules on Data Centers

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission stops short of fulfilling the Trump administration’s wishes but puts regional grid operators on a “short leash.”

By Lisa Sorg, Charles Paullin

 Lowell, MA - May 12: The view down a street in Lowell, Mass., where a data center looms behind residential housing on May 12. Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright walks outside of the White House on Aug. 19 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Top US Energy Official Lobbies for Fossil Fuels in Europe

By Bob Berwyn
Chris Wright testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources during a hearing on his nomination to be Secretary of Energy on Jan. 15 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Ting Shen/AFP via Getty Images

Trump’s New Energy Secretary Called Germany’s Energy Transition ‘Unreliable.’ But He Missed All the Nuance

By Dan Gearino

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