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  CenterPoint says 14 GW likely eligible for Texas’ ‘Batch Zero’ large-load interconnection

  The utility expects 50% load growth by the end of 2029, largely driven by data centers navigating Texas’ new large-load interconnection process, company officials said Tuesday.

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  NextEra on track to close Dominion merger by late 2027, executives say

  The Virginia State Corporation Commission has scheduled the first public hearing on the proposal for this November. Separately, NextEra is also working to sign final agreements with the U.S. and Japan for 9.5 GW of gas-fired “hubs” in Texas and Pennsylvania.

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  PG&E says it has 12.7 GW in data center pipeline as it courts smaller loads

  The company’s data center pipeline has fluctuated over the past year. Executives attributed the changes to stricter vetting of potential projects and expressed confidence that its efforts to attract the right kind of customer are paying off.

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  BNEF chip-based model pegs US data center demand at 207 GW by 2033

  A base model anticipates U.S. data center demand of about 118 GW by 2030. As potential demand and proposed data center size both grow, so does the complexity in forecasting, analysts said.

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  Opinion

  Community solar can bridge California’s energy affordability gap

  Regulatory complexities are thwarting innovation and keeping electricity bills for the majority of Californians far too high, writes Ardi Arian, CEO of Renewable America.

  Renewables

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  Behind the New York data center pause is legislation that could impact existing facilities

  Legislation that’s been put on the back burner while the moratorium is in effect would require large data centers to procure at least a third of their electricity from renewable sources by 2030 and might impact those with water-intensive cooling, analyses show.

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  Trump’s ‘vindictive’ use of energy, other grants sparks backlash

  The administration nixed $7.6 billion in clean energy grants last year “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state,” the U.S Department of Energy said in court documents.

  Renewables

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  Opinion

  States cannot be granted filing rights under Section 205 of the Federal Power Act

  The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should reject a proposal that states share “filing rights” with the PJM Interconnection and its transmission owners, former FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher writes.

  Transmission & Distribution

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  FERC will impose reforms if PJM fails to adopt changes by September, chairman warns

  There appears to be broad support for strengthening the independence of the grid operator’s board, possibly by moving to an advisory stakeholder process, and giving states more influence. Some also called for codifying the public interest in PJM’s mission.

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  Renewables, storage can meet one-third of US industrial heat demand: report

  The UC Berkeley analysis should be welcome news for a manufacturing industry that is heavily reliant on natural gas, with its volatile prices, said Jose Dominguez, one of the report’s authors.

  Generation

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  GE Vernova gas turbine backlog climbs to 116 GW

  GE Vernova is taking reservations for 2031 deliveries now, said CEO Scott Strazik. He spoke of an increasingly diverse customer base, including data centers.

  Generation

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  FERC eyes ‘grid-enhancing technology’ incentives: Chairman Swett

  Data centers, competition in the transmission sector and PJM Interconnection governance reform were other key topics at the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing.

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  DOE’s new power export rule at odds with ‘energy emergency’ findings: Public Citizen

  “Any export of power ... necessarily makes that power unavailable to domestic customers,” potentially contributing to inadequate supplies for a region, Public Citizen said. 

  Generation

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  Ford, Global Power Products debut home backup solution

  More than 800 electric utilities have approved GPP’s GenerLink transfer switch, which provides backup power for outlets and hardwired appliances at significantly lower cost than a standby generator, Ford says.

  Grid Security & Reliability

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  Opinion

  People are critical infrastructure, too. Utilities must do more or lose talent to tech.

  With so much riding on America's AI ambitions, utility workforce strategy must have a place alongside generation, transmission and capital planning, writes Stefan Hirniak, president of Specialist Staffing Group US.

  Generation

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  Wisconsin gas plant proposals test state review process

  Integrated resource planning would give regulators a clearer long-term picture of electricity needs before major energy investments are approved, advocates say.

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  SRP to propose up to 1.7-GW mixed-resource project to its board in September

  The Marigold Energy Center, about 45 miles south of Phoenix, would include 400 MW of battery storage, 600 MW of solar generation, up to 675 MW of gas generation and a new substation.

  Generation

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  Opinion

  Don’t gut the utility model just as we need it most

  Cutting utility returns won't lower electric bills and will leave us with a more fragile power grid, writes Scott Aaronson, former secretary of the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council.

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  FERC fails to shield PJM consumers from data center transmission costs: ratepayer advocates

  The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s large load “show cause” order for the PJM Interconnection fails to address cost allocation of network upgrades, advocates from five states said.

  Transmission & Distribution

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  US data center electricity use could more than double by 2030: report

  Policy responses “reflect a tension between furthering state-level economic development interests and balancing local community health and environmental concerns,” the Kansas Health Institute report states.

  Generation

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  CO2 emissions from US power sector rose 4% last year

  The rise in emissions was linked to increased electricity generation and coal use, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said. 

  Updated July 23, 2026

  Generation

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  Opinion

  3 practical steps to ensure the US industrial boom runs on electricity

  Long-term electricity procurement, on-site generation, efficiency and flexibility can give manufacturers more ways to manage their energy bills, writes the World Wildlife Fund’s Cihang Yuan.

  Building & Transportation Electrification

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  $215B in annual energy cost savings starts with heat pumps: ACEEE

  Building and other electric efficiency measures would reduce growing peak demand by 20% on average through 2050, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

  Load Management, Efficiency & Demand Response

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  Data centers drove $6.3B in PJM capacity auction costs: market monitor

  In the PJM’s last four capacity auctions, data center-related capacity charges were nearly half of the $63.6 billion in total charges, Monitoring Analytics says.

  Generation

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  AI data center growth could force US utilities to rethink generation plans, BofA says

  Data center demand will outpace planned utility capacity additions by more than 100 GW through 2030, increasing reliance on on-site gas generation and battery storage, Bank of America analysts project.

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