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...
Soaring Temperatures Stress US Grids June 24, 2025 By Tope Alake and Naureen S. Malik Blistering heat is straining power grids across the eastern half of the US, leading to a blackout in part of...
AI’s Need for Power Spurs Return of Dirty Gas Turbines June 5, 2025 By Naureen S. Malik and Josh Saul If Stargate’s first AI data center is completed next year as planned, the 900-acre site will need enough round-the-clock electricity...
AI’s Urgent Need for Power Spurs Return of Dirtier Gas Turbines June 4, 2025 By Naureen S. Malik and Josh Saul If Stargate’s first AI data center is completed next year as planned, the 900-acre site will need enough round-the-clock electricity...
Grid Warns Extreme Heat Risks Summer Power Shortages in Midwest to East May 13, 2025 By Naureen S. Malik PJM Interconnection LLC, the largest US electric grid serving about 20% of Americans from the Midwest to East Coast, warned...