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76% of Americans want stronger utility oversight
A poll from consumer advocacy group PowerLines found broad distrust of elected officials and limited understanding of utilities’ business models. Experts told Utility Dive the disconnect could worsen.
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Financing for California’s signature virtual power plant remains uncertain
Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed funding the Demand Side Grid Support program through this year before moving participants to a separate, utility-run framework. Clean energy groups call the proposal costly and counterproductive.
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OpinionNuclear fuel is the weak link in US energy security: Centrus CMO
America must rebuild its nuclear fuel supply chain to reduce geopolitical risk, writes Centrus Energy CMO John Donelson. “No one company can do it alone.”
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In-state geothermal could save California $44B annually: CATF
The Clean Air Task Force estimates that enhanced geothermal deployment could reduce the state’s need to expand interregional transmission by as much as 53%.
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PJM accelerates backstop auction amid uncertainty over data center cost allocation
The grid operator urged states to develop rules to shield other ratepayers from data center-driven costs, but analysts said it remains unclear how a reliability auction’s costs could be allocated only to hyperscalers.
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Data center interconnection delays complicate demand forecasting: NERC
The U.S. power grid should have sufficient resources to meet typical summer demand, but risk is growing in the shoulder seasons, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. said Tuesday.
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OpinionCommon‑sense state action can unlock a geothermal revolution in Utah and beyond
Pairing geothermal with accelerated transmission development and stronger regional coordination can help the West access its gigawatt-scale geothermal potential, write Clean Air Task Force colleagues.
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PJM gets emergency approval to curtail data centers, large loads during hot weather
Under the Department of Energy order, the PJM Interconnection can curtail power to data centers with backup generation as a last resort before instituting rolling blackouts.
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FirstEnergy utilities seek West Virginia rate increase
Mon Power and Potomac Edison proposed two rate hike pathways, including one that would increase its revenue in a two-part process that aims to ease its impact on customers.
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Deep DiveNew cybersecurity industry coalition aims to lead US critical infrastructure protection
The new Alliance for Critical Infrastructure wants to change how the nation plans for a major cybersecurity crisis. Founding members include Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Consolidated Edison, Southern Co. and Xcel Energy.
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ISO New England sees marginal winter benefit from behind-the-meter batteries
The grid operator’s first 10-year forecast to incorporate small, customer-sited energy storage systems finds considerable uncertainty about their role on a changing grid.
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Data centers could be 33% of commercial building electricity use by 2050: EIA
In one modeled scenario, the Energy Information Administration found server electricity consumption in 2050 will be more than 16 times what it was in 2020.
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OpinionHigh winter heating bills aren’t going away unless state policymakers act
States can help consumers switch to high-efficiency electric appliances by lowering the up-front costs and minimizing ongoing operational costs, writes Kate Shonk, policy principal at Advanced Energy United.
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Combined NextEra-Dominion would have 130-GW large-load pipeline
Analysts said the deal, which could create the largest regulated electric utility in the world, marks a shift back toward an integrated utility model. The combined business would be “anchored by a more than 80% regulated business mix,” the companies said.
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Pennsylvania releases ‘first-of-its-kind’ large-load model tariff
The guidelines call for utilities to charge large-load customers for upgrades that “would not have been needed ‘but for’ the interconnection” of that customer, “irrespective of whether other customers will benefit” from the infrastructure.
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DOE exceeded its authority with coal retirement delay, states tell appeals court
A decision in the Consumers Energy case could set a precedent for legal challenges to Department of Energy orders keeping fossil-fueled power plants from retiring.
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FERC declines to stay $1.5B in refunds New England transmission owners owe to customers
“In order to support a stay, the movant must substantiate that irreparable injury is ‘likely’ to occur. Bare allegations of what is likely to occur do not suffice,” the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said in its decision.
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Commercial electricity use will likely surpass residential in 2027: EIA
Meanwhile, residential prices have been growing in all regions of the United States, “and we expect this trend to continue,” the U.S. Energy Information Administration said.
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DOJ may intervene in NAACP lawsuit over xAI’s data center gas turbines
It is “the policy of the United States to sustain and enhance America’s global AI dominance,” a deputy assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice wrote in a court notice suggesting it might intervene.
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NY’s 2027 budget includes climate, emissions reduction rollbacks: Gov. Hochul
The state plans to scrap a 2030 goal that sought a 40% reduction in emissions and replace it with a 2040 goal that aims for a 60% reduction.
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OpinionHow utilities can avoid data overload and turn maintenance data into action
Data collection can feel meaningless when utilities lack the tools to turn that data into improved performance or efficiency, writes Ariel Santamaria from Advanced Technology Services.
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Crux gets $500M debt facility for clean energy investments
The company said it plans to use the funding to finance “tax-driven investments,” including “hybrid tax equity, accelerating the deployment of clean energy.”
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Eversource misclassified $385M transmission project to avoid scrutiny: ratepayer complaint
The complaint at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission comes amid growing concern about electric affordability and calls for stricter vetting of local transmission projects.
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California commission to make final decision on community solar rules
State regulators will vote on whether to finalize a proposed decision by an administrative judge rejecting changes to the Community Renewable Energy Program sought by solar advocates.
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US annual electricity consumption to grow 55% by 2050: NEMA
The group representing electrical equipment manufacturers expects data center energy consumption to grow 300% over the next 10 years.
