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Climate policy

Coverage of climate regulation, incentives, and the policy changes influencing corporate and consumer energy choices.

Regulation, incentives, and policy-led transition pressure.

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Climate and EnergyGrid Demand

Large load tariffs 2026 are becoming the real test of who pays for the AI power boom

Utilities and regulators are moving faster on special tariffs for data centers as demand forecasts jump and pressure grows to shield households from new grid costs.

Ira MenonApr 27, 20264 min read

Energy transition, infrastructure pressure, and climate-linked business shifts.Read story

Climate and EnergyGrid Demand

Large load tariffs are becoming the next big fight over AI-era power demand

Utilities and regulators are moving faster to make data centers carry more of their own grid cost, and large load tariffs are becoming the policy tool to watch.

Ira MenonApr 25, 20264 min read

Energy transition, infrastructure pressure, and climate-linked business shifts.Read story

Climate and EnergyBattery and Storage

Battery storage boom 2026: why grids are leaning on batteries faster

Fresh IEA, EIA and market reporting show 2026 is turning batteries from a supporting technology into one of the main tools utilities are using to keep up with demand.

Ira MenonApr 23, 20263 min read

Energy transition, infrastructure pressure, and climate-linked business shifts.Read story

Climate and EnergyGrid Demand

FERC puts a June clock on data-center power interconnection reform

FERC's June 2026 action window on large-load interconnection could reshape how data centers, utilities, transmission providers, and states handle time-to-power bottlenecks.

Ira MenonApr 20, 202613 min read

Energy transition, infrastructure pressure, and climate-linked business shifts.Read story