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    Opinion

    What could save Arizona tens of millions in annual customer and infrastructure costs? Residential pool pumps.

    If Arizona Public Service and Salt River Project customers were to schedule pool pump operations at midday instead of at night, it could shift up to 820 MW into off-peak tariffs, ASU researchers said.

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    AI load growth is changing the utility business model

    Large-load demand is transforming utility strategy, regulation, and investment.

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    Utility sector outlook deteriorates on affordability concerns: Fitch

    Utilities are expected to make $240 billion in capital expenditures this year, but political and regulatory pressure could put timely cost recovery at risk, the ratings agency said.

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    Judge overturns DOE’s cancellation of $82.1M in clean energy grants

    The plaintiffs argued the 11 projects – located in New York, Oregon, Connecticut, Minnesota and Colorado – were targeted because those states voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.

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    DOE extends TransAlta Centralia Unit 2 emergency order

    The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday said the order to keep the last coal plant in Washington state online is needed to help meet peak summer demand.

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    Connecticut AG, agencies ask FERC to cut Eversource, Avangrid RTO adder

    A new state law requires the utilities to participate in ISO New England, making them ineligible for an extra 0.5% return on equity, according to a complaint filed at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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    Distributed solar’s overlooked role: Keeping farmland out of the real estate market

    If we want farmland to stay farmland, we have to be open-minded about what farming looks like today, writes Abby Broedlin, vice president of asset management at Nautilus Solar Energy.

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    1M+ customers have connected solar to PG&E’s grid

    Pacific Gas & Electric said the milestone comes during an industry shift from “a one‑way grid to an interactive system where customer energy resources are increasingly part of the solution.”

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    Meta expands US solar portfolio, inks PPA with Zelestra

    The power purchase agreement builds on the existing partnership between the tech giant and renewable energy company, which are backing several solar projects across the U.S.

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    Appeals court upholds FERC decision ordering refunds from MISO transmission owners

    Eversource Energy and other transmission owners in New England could see ramifications from the ruling that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission can order refunds for multi-year periods.

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    Solar capacity up 20% from last summer: EIA

    Utility-scale solar generation is expected to increase 19% this summer compared with last summer, reflecting a 20% increase in capacity, said the Energy Information Administration.

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    Transmission projects bolster New York, New England summer reliability: NPCC

    The region should have adequate resources to meet typical electricity demand, but some areas may need to implement emergency procedures or rely on imports during grid stress, NPCC said.

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    New York hits 5.6 GW hourly solar generation record

    At the same time, the state’s electric system is “operating with the narrowest reliability margins in recent years,” said a report from the New York Independent System Operator.

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    Know the hurdles to using generators for demand response participation

    Virginia passed a law encouraging utilities to offer big power users the opportunity to participate in load-shedding programs, but for facilities, signing up is not an easy decision.

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    FERC approves PJM fast-track review for ‘shovel-ready’ power projects

    PJM will consider up to 10 interconnection requests annually over two years for resources of at least 250 MW that can come online in three years.

    Updated June 10, 2026
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    Judge restores 5% safe harbor rule for wind, solar

    The Trump administration acted unreasonably in eliminating the 5% total cost threshold as a route for wind and solar projects to prove tax credit eligibility, a federal judge ruled.

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    Sonoma Clean Power aims for 1,000 no-cost smart thermostats amid VPP push

    The public utility will use $5 million in state funding and partner with community groups to boost participation among lower-income customers, it said last week.

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    Opinion

    In PJM, power developers are ready to build but need data center contracts, transmission

    Over 55 GW of generation has cleared PJM’s interconnection queue process and 220 GW just entered its latest review cycle, writes Glen Thomas, president of the PJM Power Providers Group.

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    FirstEnergy asks FERC to require data centers to pay for transmission interconnection costs

    FirstEnergy’s proposal adopts a cost allocation practice from the gas pipeline sector. It comes ahead of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s expected large load interconnection decision on June 18.

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    Not-for-profit utilities turn to energy storage as data centers drive cost, reliability concerns

    Reliability, power price hedging and avoided infrastructure investment are among the top reasons for the battery push, NRECA said.

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    Companies are failing to keep up with AI’s sprawl, creating entry points for hackers

    Three-quarters of organizations say they aren’t fully overseeing the activities of user accounts belonging to agents and other AI tools.

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    Microsoft seeks Nevada tariff to shield ratepayers from data center costs

    The proposal would require large-load customers to pay for infrastructure built specifically to serve their projects while preserving standard utility charges for broader grid services.

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    Opinion

    How load flexibility buys time for America’s data center boom

    In markets where supply and demand are out of balance, grid connection increasingly comes with a choice: either bring the needed power yourself, or bring flexibility, write experts at ICF.

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    Supreme Court sends furnace case back to appeals court

    The top court agreed with the Trump administration that Biden-era rules effectively eliminating non-condensing gas furnaces and water heaters from the market are based on an incomplete legal review.

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    DOE reinstates $57M American Battery grant

    American Battery Technology Co. won its appeal after the agency canceled the grant last year. It will continue plans to build a $115 million commercial-scale lithium refinery alongside its lithium-ion battery recycling efforts.

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    DOE’s Alex Fitzsimmons on energy markets, AI, renewables and more

    Utility Dive caught up with the associate deputy secretary of energy at the Edison Electric Institute conference in Las Vegas, where the dominant theme was balancing demand growth with affordability.