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EnerNex says conventional interconnection studies are no longer sufficient for AI mega-campus loads

EnerNex argues that AI training campuses reaching 1,000 MW or more have outgrown traditional power-flow studies, as NERC's May 2026 reliability guideline and a Level 3 alert push EMT analysis to the fore.

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DOE and EPA finalize Energy Star transfer plan, with full handover set for July 2027

EPA and DOE released a formal transition plan on 28 August 2026 to move Energy Star's trademark, leadership, and IT systems to DOE by July 2027, ending months of uncertainty over the program's survival.

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Cleveland-Cliffs redirects $500 million DOE grant to blast furnace reline and 70 MW cogeneration unit at Middletown Works

Cleveland-Cliffs will use a $500 million DOE Industrial Demonstrations grant to reline a 73-year-old blast furnace and install a 70 MW cogeneration unit, abandoning a hydrogen-ready DRI project.

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BPA dispatcher warns WECC-1 remedial scheme is blind to south-to-north flows on the California-Oregon Intertie

Speakers at the 18 August CAISO-SPP Market Seams workshop flagged that the Western Interconnection's primary automated protection scheme was designed for a grid that no longer exists.

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Hyundai Motor Group consolidates V2X services under AllDayEnergy brand, starting UK rollout in H2 2026

Hyundai Motor Group launched AllDayEnergy on 24 July 2026, unifying V1G, V2G and V2H services across Hyundai, Kia and Genesis vehicles under a single global identity.

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Utility capital plans hit $1.4 trillion - but engineering headcount isn't keeping up

Investor-owned utilities are set to spend at least $1.4 trillion on grid infrastructure over five years. The constraint is no longer money - it's engineering throughput.

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ORNL and Southern California Edison's AWARE platform wins R&D 100 award as utilities hit the ceiling on physical grid hardening

A new AI platform that detects arcing faults before they ignite wildfires has won a 2026 R&D 100 Market Disruptor award, arriving as the industry concedes that physical hardening alone cannot scale.

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Utilities are tracking quantum computing as a load type they have never planned for before

EPRI, Duke Energy, and Schneider Electric are pushing utilities to embed quantum computing in infrastructure planning now - before the load arrives and catches them flat-footed, as AI did.

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' large-frame gas turbine backlog hits 35 GW, up 52% in a year

MHI's large-frame gas turbine backlog reached 35 GW as of its Q1 FY2026 earnings, up from 23 GW a year earlier, with the company planning to double manufacturing capacity.

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WSP's US power revenue reaches up to 40% of total as grid engineering displaces transport work

WSP Global's Q2 2026 earnings show power now accounts for up to 40% of US revenue, up from roughly one-third in Q1, driven by grid demand, data centers, and the TRC acquisition.

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BLM's Utah geothermal sale opens Monday as New Mexico results reset per-acre expectations

The BLM's 18 August Utah geothermal auction arrives two days after New Mexico set a federal per-acre record of $701, with transmission access now the dominant pricing variable.

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China cut crude imports 32% in Q2 2026 and is now re-entering the oil market from a position of structural strength

China's Q2 2026 crude import collapse - down 32% to 8.1 mb/d - was not just a price response. A decade of EV, rail, and coal-to-liquids investment means Beijing now buys oil on its own terms.

15 Aug 2026

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