Energy & technology

AI Data Centers face faster interconnection review after FERC's June 2026 orders, raising infrastructure and ratepayer questions.

DOE Energy Storage review analysis of 2025-2026 DOE priorities, lab-stage batteries, cost targets, and grid deployment limits.

Portable microreactor testing in Idaho faces DOME scheduling, HALEU fuel limits, transport rules, and public acceptance questions.

eVinci microreactor reached zero-power criticality on August 24, 2026; the milestone supports models but leaves licensing and power tests ahead.

Advanced Reactors reached zero-power criticality under DOE’s pilot program in 2026; here is what the milestones show and what they do not.

DOE's grid testing vouchers offer in-kind validation support for pre-commercial transmission and distribution technologies before deployment.

Solid-state battery research at Cornell used AI to screen lithium conductors, but lab validation and scale-up remain open.

California Energy Reforms balance reliability, bills, and clean power using procurement, demand response, and rate changes, with clear trade-offs.