Natural gas could play a role in the green energy transition, but additional natural transmission pipelines are critical to meet growing electricity demand.

Emerging economies will account for 85% of the growth. Data centers and electric vehicles will also boost demand in richer countries.

Journalist Mya Frazier wrote about sequoia-sized electric power poles, farmland price inflation and the impact on communities.

EVs, heat pumps, chipmaking and AI use are likely to drive expansion. It won’t be the first time the power grid has dealt with rapid growth.

Regulators approved more than $9.7 billion in utility rate increases nationally last year.

Businesses, restaurants, hospitals and citizens are all grappling with recurring power outages — and debating leaving as a result.

As ACs across the country kick on during heat waves, electricity demand will spike and some energy grids may fall short of supply.

In Houston, the energy capital of the world, low prices are not a given. Experts would like to see more capacity and more conservation.

We’ll need the lines to connect solar and wind power to new data centers, electric cars, heat pumps and so on.

The Energy Information Association expects electricity demand to rise by 4% this summer, anticipating that it’ll be even hotter than last year.