Power and the Grid

4+ hour, 29+ min ago   (40+ words) Financial Times Save now on essential digital access to trusted FT journalism on any device. Savings based on annualised monthly price. Check whether you already have free access via your university or organisation....

5+ hour, 57+ min ago   (456+ words) The National Press Club is not the very first source of useful engineering information when it comes to a better way of constructing Australia’s electricity networks, but here goes anyway. Kevin Rudd—erstwhile Prime Minister, lately the Ambassador to the…...

10+ hour, 52+ min ago   (282+ words) On 13 September, the Major Electricity Users’ Group, whose members include Amazon, Fonterra and Woolworths, released an election manifesto telling all parties to commit to tougher efficiency rules for the country’s 28 electricity distribution businesses. This is not a plea for handouts....

11+ hour, 49+ min ago   (1031+ words) The roof is running out of room, so solar is starting to eye the walls. Pic: Getty Images Australia has become very good at sticking solar panels on roofs. Drive through pretty much any suburb and they’re everywhere. Houses, warehouses,…...

14+ hour, 30+ min ago   (92+ words) Newsroom Four AI data centres in the development pipeline are expected to collectively consume more electricity than the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. The National, Labour and Green parties all want to see data centre developers bring their own energy supplies…...

20+ hour, 20+ min ago   (74+ words) Yahoo Finance Oops, something went wrong Can Scotland's Abundant Wind Power a Data Center Boom? Scotland produces far more wind power than its grid can handle, forcing turbines to be shut down when supply exceeds demand or transmission capacity. Developers…...

22+ hour, 41+ min ago   (467+ words) NEW RESEARCH suggests the Welsh data centre boom is set to rely on electricians and other skilled construction workers being brought in from outside the country. Wales has emerged as one of Britain’s biggest data centre hotspots, accounting for 13% of…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (272+ words) To answer this question, we need to understand the benefits of the economic activity enabled by the industry in question. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment commissioned a study by KPMG to that very end. The study contains a…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (362+ words) As controversy around data centres ramps up, Dover DC has launched its latest plans for a new centre at South Morang. Dover DC wants to build a three-storey data centre at 165 Williamsons Road in the suburb, around 20km north-east of Melbourne…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (317+ words) Published 12:35 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 One of the many operators at Abbotsford International Airport is introducing a new type of aircraft power system, which the provincial government said will have significant impacts on some of B.C.’s critical services. Fast Air has…...