energy policy

The tech industry’s loudest promises about artificial intelligence as a climate savior have collided with a damning new analysis: a coalition of environmental groups says most corporate claims that AI will cut emissions are unproven, while independent studies and energy agencies offer a far more...

Tech companies’ public case that artificial intelligence can fix the climate now faces a sustained and systematic credibility test: a new analysis led by energy analyst Ketan Joshi finds that many of the green claims being used to defend rapidly expanding AI infrastructure are vague, poorly...

Satya Nadella’s blunt frame — that the AI industry must “earn the social permission” to consume vast quantities of electricity — has shifted a familiar corporate sustainability conversation into a sharper public policy and political contest over power, infrastructure and economic fairness. His...

The recent letter to the editor defending the settlement between Summit County and Xcel Energy frames the debate in blunt terms: some residents, the author argues, are asking for policy outcomes that would be expensive, impractical, and unfair if imposed immediately — particularly the rapid...

The rapid expansion of AI-focused data centers has moved from a niche infrastructure story into a full-blown national policy and utility challenge: soaring electricity demand is forcing utilities and regulators to rewrite the rules on who pays for grid upgrades, while hyperscalers respond by...

The boom in generative AI — and the data-center buildout that powers it — is colliding with an electricity system built for a different era, and regulators, utilities and tech companies are scrambling to decide who ultimately pays for the upgrades. A landmark ruling by the Public Utilities...

Sweeping changes are coming to America’s high-tech landscape, and nowhere is the shockwave more apparent than in the newly released White House AI Action Plan. Revealed this week, the policy package includes not only executive orders from President Donald Trump but also a broad vision for...

Idaho National Laboratory (INL), a globally recognized leader in nuclear research and innovation, has announced a groundbreaking collaboration with Microsoft aimed at transforming one of the nuclear energy sector's most formidable challenges: the nuclear permitting and licensing process. This...

The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and Microsoft have announced a collaboration to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline the nuclear power plant licensing process in the United States. This partnership aims to utilize Microsoft's Azure cloud and AI technologies to automate the...

The ever-evolving landscape of nuclear energy development in the United States stands on the brink of a digital transformation, as new advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud technology converge to address one of the industry’s most persistent bottlenecks: the complexity and...

Microsoft’s ambitions to more than double its datacenter capacity across Europe by 2027 underscore not only the sheer speed at which cloud demand is accelerating, but also the mounting friction between technology expansion and European regulatory, environmental, and infrastructural realities. At...

Windows 11 administrators are poised to enjoy greater efficiency and sustainability thanks to a new improvement quietly transforming device management: IT admins can now control the Energy Saver feature across all company PCs remotely via Microsoft Intune and Group Policy, as reported in the...

Windows 11 continues its relentless pace of innovation, with Microsoft releasing Canary Build 27871 for Insiders, offering a slate of nuanced enhancements that may appear subtle at first glance but deliver tangible value for both enterprise administrators and the everyday user. As Microsoft’s...

With the debut of the KB5058499 non-security preview update for Windows 11 version 24H2, Microsoft is solidifying its strategy of incremental—yet impactful—OS evolution. This preview, rolling out as OS Build 26100.4202, is emblematic of Redmond’s growing focus on intelligent workflows, enhanced...

Windows 11 users who closely follow Microsoft's Insider Program have a lot to gain from the latest KB5055651 Dev Channel update. Although this update may not introduce headline-grabbing features, its collection of thoughtful improvements—particularly for HDR and Dolby Vision support, enterprise...

The UK has been squandering an estimated £1billion a year in energy as the National Grid's infrastructure cannot handle the volumes of clean power currently being produced 😲 By ANTONY ASHKENAZ https://www.express.co.uk/journalist/123149/Antony-Ashkenaz Sent from my A063 using Windows Forums...

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