LED light bulbs, which offer greater energy efficiency, lifespan, and cost efficiency than either traditional incandescent bulbs or CFL bulbs, are increasingly dominating the lighting in U.S. homes. A recent U.S. Energy Information Administration survey  found that 90% of U.S. homes reported using at least some LED bulbs, and that 37% of households used only LED bulbs. About 5% of households reported using only incandescent bulbs, and just 2% used CFL bulbs. The share of hous

A new, $17 billion natural gas-fueled power plant in Southwestern Pennsylvania was announced last week by the White House as part of a $550 billion joint strategic trade and investment agreement with Japan. The facility, called Project Mon South, was one of three large energy projects  announced as part of a summit meeting between President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Other projects announced include a $16 billion natural gas generation plant in T

As the demand for energy continues to rise rapidly to meet expanding data and artificial intelligence needs and increasing electrification, interest in nuclear power has been resurrected. Existing nuclear power technology in use at a number of nuclear reactors around the country is based on fission, which involves splitting atoms to create power. But fusion has long been seen as the ultimate nuclear goal, where energy is created by fusing atoms together , creating a chain rea

As Mid-Atlantic regional electric grid operator PJM Interconnection continues to struggle to develop rules for how data centers co-located with power plants should be connected to the grid, federal regulators have stepped in to provide direction. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently issued an order to PJM  to quickly develop the rules, and also provided several new pathways that data center operators and other large load customers can take when seeking to connect