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Heat pumps, electric water heaters continue to gain ground: reports
Mandates and long-term trends toward electrification are supporting demand for these HVAC technologies despite federal headwinds.
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Sponsored by NORESCOMaximizing efficiency: How commissioning and retro-commissioning facilities can strengthen grid resiliency
Utilities turn to onsite power as demand outpaces grid capacity.
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Ameren Missouri files 20-year plan with 10.6 GW of gas additions
Company executives said the plan was designed to ensure a diversity of resources to maintain reliability and manage costs. But environmental advocates said it would significantly increase the utility’s reliance on fossil fuels.
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Cities, states sue EPA over power plant emissions rollback
Chicago, Denver and New York City joined multistate lawsuits challenging the agency’s move to end greenhouse gas emissions standards and failure to enforce requirements on existing gas-fired plants.
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NYPA to own 51% of 240-MW solar project with EDF
Rich Road Solar is the first project the New York Power Authority has developed utilizing a public-private partnership model to advance renewable energy.
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Senate permitting bill would expand federal role in transmission siting
The legislation gives FERC authority to issue permits for transmission projects when they are in the public interest. It also eliminates NIETCs and the federal right of first refusal for incumbent utilities and protects existing federal permits.
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FERC chair slams PJM ‘mess’ as country’s largest grid operator delays power auction
PJM had planned to accept offers for backstop power supplies from Sept. 30 through Oct. 21 after falling short of its reserve margin targets. But FERC only partially approved its plan, zeroing in on cost allocation concerns.
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OpinionLooking beyond peak: Industry coalition floats new approach to measuring grid utilization
Current grid utilization should be viewed not as a problem, but as an opportunity to advance affordability and free up new capacity, writes Ian Magruder, executive director of Utilize Coalition.
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Fashion brands partner with Schneider Electric to expand renewables
Apparel giants launched the “Fashion Renewable Collective” in collaboration with Schneider Electric to help suppliers across fashion supply chains adopt renewable electricity at scale.
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Facilities are using 48E investment tax credits to make energy projects pencil out
Most commonly, building operators are using the tax credit to install battery storage systems that can leverage lower-cost electricity rates, says an executive with tax-credit consulting firm Alliant.
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Amid acquisition, Energy Vault keeps close watch on Trump’s bulk-power order, executive says
The energy project developer sees opportunities in Texas, PJM Interconnection and the Southwest Power Pool, but officials say they must carefully navigate an uncertain regulatory backdrop.
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Lawsuit alleges USDA illegally slashed rural solar development program
Internal emails show a department administrator stating “let’s let the comms shop find . . . the rationale behind their statistics” when asked to substantiate anti-solar claims underpinning the policy changes, the complaint says.
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Deep DiveThe data center boom continues apace, but projects face mounting obstacles
Shortages of skilled labor and equipment, as well as local opposition, are threatening even high-profile projects backed by big tech companies. Developers are responding by embracing flexibility and alternative technologies once considered too unwieldy.
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OpinionThe virtuous cycle of inclusive utility investment and virtual power plants
Inclusive investment is a mechanism enabling distributed resources to scale beyond affluent early adopters, creating a broader pathway for virtual power plants, writes Zuha Maryam Shaikh at Clean Energy Works.
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Most NYC buildings met emissions standard in first compliance year
Many improved their performance through building upgrades and energy-efficiency measures like lighting upgrades, envelope work, installing heat pumps or implementing energy management systems, a city official said.
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NYSERDA taps 950 MW lithium batteries, 700 MW renewables
Lithium batteries and solar, wind and hydroelectric renewable generation were selected in the state’s first bulk energy storage procurement and its 2025 Tier 1 Renewable Energy Standard solicitation.
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Facilities fueling energy storage installations
The market for commercial systems will grow 27% over the next five years, say American Clean Power and Wood Mackenzie.
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SPP’s ‘stop-gap’ resource adequacy plan for Western balancing area panned at FERC
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should reject the proposal, in part because it would stifle markets, the Southwest Power Pool’s market monitor said.
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Deep DiveEfforts to curb data center speculation gain ground across the US
Large-load tariffs and other measures to weed out speculative projects are taking shape. Public backlash to data centers, shifting state-level policies and the utility profit model are complicating those efforts, stakeholders say.
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Data center backup power contributes to health risks: report
Federal regulatory actions are allowing on-site generators at data centers and other power plants to release dangerous emissions with fewer checks, according to the Environmental Protection Network.
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FERC rejects Oklo complaint seeking to reinstate project to PJM’s interconnection study cycle
The decision affects a 750-MW, mixed technology project in Virginia, which Oklo said would be delayed by at least 18 months if it misses the current interconnection cycle.
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Second federal judge overturns $7B Solar for All cancellation
The decision in a suit brought by Harris County, Texas, follows a similar ruling last week. A Harris County judge called it “a really important victory for energy resilience.”
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Advanced transmission projects get $1.9B in DOE funding
The department expects the projects will add 23 GW in grid capacity and will come online in “record time” to improve the existing transmission system.
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New York audits utility AI use, cites risk in ‘growing dependency’
Increasing use of AI systems to manage public utilities creates new risks for critical infrastructure, regulators said.
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Affordability concerns drive momentum for performance-based ratemaking
Michigan is among the states weighing reforms to rate case planning and utility profits. Experts and stakeholders told Utility Dive what works — and what doesn’t.
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States sue Trump administration, developers over offshore wind lease buyouts
Attorneys general from California and a coalition of Northeastern states accused the federal government of violating several laws and the developers of colluding with the administration.
