Louisiana PSC approves Entergy plan to power Meta AI data center with three gas plantsLouisiana’s Public Service Commission approved Entergy’s proposal to build three combined-cycle gas turbines and supporting transmission in...
21 Aug, 2025, 08.59 AM IST
Meta's nuclear deal signals AI's growing energy needsMeta's 20-year deal with Constellation Energy follows similar maneuvers from Amazon, Google and Microsoft, but it will take years before nu...
03 Jun, 2025, 10.40 PM IST
Massive Louisiana power outage affects thousands and disrupts Memorial Day weekendA widespread power outage struck southeast Louisiana on Memorial Day weekend, impacting over 100,000 residents due to a load shed order fro...
26 May, 2025, 10.52 AM IST
Families left in the dark as emergency rolling outages hit New Orleans and surrounding parishesTens of thousands lost electricity across New Orleans, Metairie, and nearby parishes on Sunday, May 25, due to emergency rolling outages tr...
26 May, 2025, 06.49 AM IST
Microsoft deal signals booming demand from data centres to power AIUS utilities are securing lucrative power supply deals with data center operators amid surging AI-driven demand. Multiple agreements for gi...
17 Dec, 2024, 06.13 PM IST
Meta to build $10 billion AI data centre in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facilityMeanwhile, Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, is expanding its existing supercomputer project in Memphis, Tennessee, the city's chamber of commer...
12 Dec, 2024, 08.08 AM IST
Microsoft deal signals booming demand from data centres to power AIUS utilities are securing lucrative power supply deals with data center operators amid surging AI-driven demand. Several companies, includi...
06 Dec, 2024, 12.04 AM IST
Meta to build $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facilityLouisiana is among a growing number of states seeking to lure big tech firms in need of energy-intensive data centers with tax credits and ...
05 Dec, 2024, 08.17 AM IST
US President Joe Biden announces $3.5bn for projects nationwide to strengthen electric grid, bolster resilienceThe Biden administration has allocated $3.5 billion for 58 projects aimed at strengthening the resilience of the electric grid in the face ...
19 Oct, 2023, 04.58 PM IST
Thunderstorms in Louisiana: Widespread power outages witnessed in Jefferson and Orleans parishesThunderstorms on Sunday morning knocked out power to thousands of customers in Jefferson and Orleans parishes in the state of Louisiana. En...
24 Jul, 2023, 01.58 AM IST
Why Hurricane Ida crippled the New Orleans power gridEntergy Corp, the largest Louisiana utility, is facing tough questions on whether it had done enough to harden the electric system, which l...
04 Sep, 2021, 04.59 PM IST
Ida's fury hits US oil production, gasoline suppliesHurricane Ida knocked out at least 94% of the offshore Gulf of Mexico oil and gas production and caused "catastrophic" damage to Louisiana'...
31 Aug, 2021, 08.43 AM IST
Hurricane Ida lashes Louisiana, knocks out New Orleans powerPeople in Louisiana woke up to a monster storm after Ida's top winds grew by 45 mph (72 kph) in five hours as the hurricane moved through s...
30 Aug, 2021, 08.21 AM IST
Hurricane Ida rapidly intensifies into dangerous Category 4Ida was a Category 4 hurricane Sunday morning with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph. The storm was centered about 175 miles (280 kilomete...
29 Aug, 2021, 01.35 PM IST
100 million Americans brace for more cold, ice and snowAt least 20 people have died, some while struggling to find warmth inside their homes. In the Houston area, one family succumbed to carbon ...
17 Feb, 2021, 06.34 PM IST
Hurricane Harvey: Massive clean up begins, 50 killedMore than 185,000 homes were damaged and 9,000 destroyed as 42,000 people remain in shelters amid overflowing rivers and reservoirs, Texas ...
02 Sep, 2017, 03.21 PM IST