14 Oct 2026

How Rising Data Center Electricity Demand Is Reshaping Natural Gas and Power Infrastructure Planning

As AI, cloud computing, streaming, and digital services expand, keeping up with rising demand to power data centers is a challenge. The power must be delivered continuously and reliably to specific locations, often within shorter timelines than those required to build power plants, transmission lines, substations, and pipelines.

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17 Sep 2026

How Do New Pipelines Move from Concept to Construction?

As more natural gas pipeline projects throughout the U.S. are considered, it helps to understand how new projects move from concept to construction.

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24 Aug 2026

Are Thermal Technologies the Future of Electric Storage?

Thermal technologies are unlikely to be THE future of electric storage. But they will likely be an important part of the future energy-storage portfolio.

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22 Jul 2026

Do ISOs Control High Power Costs?

Independent system operators (ISOs) now sit at the center of many U.S. power markets, so it is natural to ask whether they actually keep wholesale power costs from getting too high. The answer is “yes, somewhat, but indirectly.”

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24 Jun 2026

Mitigating Electric Distribution Rate Increases Will Require Ongoing Effort

Residential electricity prices have risen at a rate roughly 1.6 percentage points per year above overall inflation. And with many utilities planning additional spending growth, it doesn't look like most consumers will see any relief soon.

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20 May 2026

Fighting in the Gulf: The Natural Gas Business Will Never Be the Same

Whether consumers like it or not, the Middle East conflict has accelerated a structural transformation already underway in the U.S. gas market.

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22 Apr 2026

The Iran Conflict's Unexpected Energy Legacy: Why the Hormuz Shock Is Accelerating the Renewable Transition

Turmoil surrounding the Iran conflict is accelerating the transition to renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs) far more decisively than any climate policy has managed on its own.

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23 Mar 2026

The Electrotech Revolution: Reshaping How the World Generates, Moves, and Uses Energy

A once-in-a-century transformation is reshaping how the world generates, moves, and uses energy — with profound implications for every utility and energy technology company.

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25 Feb 2026

North America's LNG Surge: What Energy Professionals Need to Know

The era of abundant, cheap, regionally isolated natural gas in North America is giving way to something more global, more dynamic, and more complex—and understanding LNG is becoming essential for anyone in the energy business.

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21 Jan 2026

Avoiding the Negative Impacts of Large Electric Loads

The rapid expansion of data centers and artificial intelligence applications is creating unprecedented challenges for U.S. electric utilities, including how to manage the large electric loads that accompany such expansion.

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15 Dec 2025

Global Natural Gas Markets Continue to Grow and Evolve

Global natural gas demand is projected to grow by approximately 9% through 2030, driven primarily by Asia's expanding economies and the Middle East's energy transition initiatives.

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19 Nov 2025

Five Years Later: How Battery Storage, Hydrogen, and DER Markets Have Transformed the Energy Landscape

Five years ago, we published Energy Currents articles predicting the futures of battery storage, hydrogen, and DER markets. Were our predictions correct?

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27 Oct 2025

Don’t Be Fooled – The Energy Transition is Not in Reverse

Here in the U.S., the transition away from fossil fuels is slowing, but it is dangerous not to see the long-term trends or ignore the speed of transition elsewhere in the world.

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30 Sep 2025

Gas Pipelines Are Becoming Intelligent Networks

What does "digitalization" mean for a pipeline company? Here we’ll explain what it is and what it promises.

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27 Aug 2025

The Future of Electricity: How Can We Keep the Lights On and Transition to New Technologies?

Today's energy companies are being asked to rewire the world while keeping the lights on and without causing unbearable cost increases for consumers. Pulling this off will require the application of key evolving technologies.

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23 Jul 2025

The Lights Went Out in Spain and Portugal – Are Renewables to Blame?

Spain's April 28 blackout wasn't a failure of renewable energy—it was a failure to adapt grid management practices to a changing energy mix.

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18 Jun 2025

Global Energy Investment Dramatically Favors Cleantech, but the U.S. is Falling Behind

Global clean energy investment now captures $2.2 trillion annually, exactly double the $1.1 trillion flowing into oil, natural gas, and coal. This represents a fundamental shift from just a decade ago.

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14 May 2025

Can Pipeline Alternatives Avoid Costly Gas Utility Spending?

Non-pipeline alternatives represent a strategic shift in how utilities meet energy demand. Rather than automatically expanding pipeline capacity to address constraints, NPAs encompass a portfolio of solutions that can defer or eliminate the need for traditional gas infrastructure investments.

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16 Apr 2025

Customer Programs are Fundamental to Addressing Key Utility Challenges

A recent report from consulting firm ICF surveyed over 100 industry leaders and revealed the importance of customer programs in achieving key goals. 

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