Trump’s Draft Report on the State of the Nation’s Power Grid Centers On AI

Trump’s Draft Report on the State of the Nation’s Power Grid Centers On AI

Power lines rise in front of electric towers and smokestacks at the Palo Seco power plant in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)The Department of Energy’s assessment of the nation’s power grid is out: Data centers, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency mining and manufacturing — major priorities of the Trump administration — are straining the system.The National Transmission Needs Study, which comes ou…

How AI and smart grid patents are exposing risks and opportunities in the solar power sector

A decade-long surge in smart grid patent grants has created a maturing portfolio of rights entering a prime window for assertion. At the same time, a new wave of AI- and machine-learning-enabled smart grid patents is building, extending both opportunity and IP risk for utilities, solar developers, and storage providers well into the next decade and beyond.