DOE

August 29, 2026

DOE declined three proposed National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors even as its own needs study flags large-load growth, leaving interstate transmission timing on developer schedules rather than federal corridor tools.

July 24, 2026

The DOE's draft 2026 National Transmission Needs Study names AI data centers as the dominant driver of U.S. electricity demand growth, and Texas is building for it.

July 9, 2026

The Department of Energy finalized a $3.26 billion loan to AEP's Texas subsidiary covering roughly 100 projects across 2,800 miles of transmission, expected to double the state's power-carrying capacity.

July 4, 2026

It was PJM's third such order in 2026, a statute DOE used roughly 26 times total from 2000 through February 2026.

June 3, 2026

Meanwhile, DOE's new Agora simulation platform and a joint 105-page ERCOT/Texas A&M modeling manual confirm grid operators are now focused on the volatility problem: GPU clusters that ramp from idle to full capacity in seconds.

May 27, 2026

DOE announced a 10 GW Stargate campus at Piketon on a former uranium enrichment site, with 9.2 GW from dedicated natural gas generation and $33.3 billion in Japanese capital.

May 26, 2026

The bill requires DOE to track water and electricity consumption at AI data centers over 100 MW that qualify for accelerated federal permitting under Executive Order 14318, distinguishing closed-loop from open-loop cooling and disclosing who pays interconnection costs.

May 23, 2026

Rep. Chip Roy filed the Public Oversight of Water and Energy Reporting Act Friday, requiring DOE and EPA to track water and energy consumption at data centers qualifying for expedited permitting under EO 14318 (loads above 100 MW).

May 6, 2026

DOE's $1.9 billion SPARK program closes full proposals May 20, with awards expected in August.

March 25, 2026

Meanwhile, SoftBank, AEP Ohio, and DOE unveiled a $33 billion, 10-GW data center campus in Ohio structured so SB Energy funds $4.2 billion in transmission upgrades, insulating ratepayers.

March 17, 2026

That gap is why behind-the-meter is winning only 322 miles of 345 kV+ lines were built in 2024 against a DOE target of roughly 5,000 miles annually.

February 17, 2026

Dow and X-energy plan to break ground by year-end on four 80 MW Xe-100 reactors at Dow's Seadrift site in Calhoun County, backed by $800 million from DOE.