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The best AI investment might be in energy tech
Venture capitalists have placed increasingly bigger bets on AI startups, investing over half a trillion dollars into the…
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Google’s data center power playbook comes into focus
Google may have signed on to President Trump’s toothless power pledge, but it’s clear the company started working…
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Samsung bets this island startup can tame the grid with software and batteries
The electrical grid has changed more in the last decade than in the preceding five. Solar, wind, and…
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Google and Tesla think we’re managing the electrical grid all wrong
Google, Tesla, and data center developer Verrus are among a group of companies arguing that the electrical grid…
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Google’s new 1.9GW clean energy deal includes massive 100-hour battery
Google announced Tuesday that it will build a data center in Minnesota that’s backed by 1.9 gigawatts of…
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Why investors are going gaga over solid-state transformers
It’s no secret that the electrical grid is aging, but one part stands out from the rest. Transformers…
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Tem raises $75M to remake electricity markets using AI
As AI data centers drive up electricity prices, London-based startup Tem thinks AI might be able to help…
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Lunar Energy raises $232M to deploy home batteries that prop up the grid
Forget EVs — stationary batteries are getting all the buzz, and investment, in the U.S. these days. Startup Lunar…
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Trump administration wants tech companies to buy $15B of power plants they may not use
The Trump administration wants the largest electricity grid to add $15 billion worth of new power generation — and…
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Why the electrical grid needs more software
One of the nicest comments people have made about the electrical grid was … nothing. The grid works…