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    Clean energy deployment alone doesn’t raise rates: CATF

    Data shows that renewable standard portfolio and net-metering programs can raise rates, but clean energy deployed outside of these programs has no discernible impact, said the Clean Air Task Force.

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    The impact of renewable energy on the electric power grid

    See how renewables are reshaping the power grid and the opportunities and challenges ahead.

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    Washington, California and Québec collaborate on linking carbon markets

    The three jurisdictions released a draft agreement this week that would add Washington to the largest carbon emissions trading market in North America.

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    Opinion

    Reliability risk isn’t just about capacity anymore

    Winter Storm Fern showed that the integration of flexible resources paired with improved weatherization and better market structures can materially reduce risk during extreme weather, writes Tapas Peshin of PCI Energy Solutions.

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    Utilities lack tools to guard power grid from drone attacks

    Power grid asset owners and operators have growing concern around their ability to protect critical assets from drone attacks as the U.S. government warns energy companies to prepare for possible Iranian retaliation.

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    PJM market monitor opposes Maryland power plant sale to data center company

    TeraWulf’s plan to buy a power plant from GenOn faces opposition at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as hyperscalers at White House meeting pledge to bring their own generation.

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    World’s ‘largest’ grid battery part of Google-Xcel Energy agreement

    Form Energy will supply iron-air batteries for the 300 MW/30 GWh deployment, which the parties say will bolster Xcel’s Upper Midwest grid with cost-effective multiday energy storage.

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    NRC approves construction of advanced nuclear reactor in Wyoming

    The construction permit to a subsidiary of Bill Gates’ TerraPower for a 345-MW commercial nuclear power plant project is the NRC’s first commercial reactor construction approval in nearly 10 years.

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    Tariff refunds: Court provides first step with liquidation order

    The Court of International Trade on Wednesday directed Customs and Border Protection to remove defunct tariffs when finalizing non-liquidated entries.

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    Opinion

    AI is outpacing America’s power grid. Nuclear must become a national priority.

    Nuclear power can scale with the needs of AI, writes Amentum’s Mark Whitney. Companies and communities relying on renewables will risk outages, higher costs and missed opportunities.

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    Coal plant DOE ordered to stay online unlikely to run given ‘flush’ power supplies: CEO

    The Department of Energy claimed “emergency” conditions in the Pacific Northwest required TransAlta to continue running Washington’s last coal plant past its planned retirement. The company plans to convert it to run on gas.

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    Utilities’ spending spree continues, according to their Q4 2025 reports

    Companies highlighted their efforts to address affordability concerns through large load tariffs and other means when speaking about their fourth-quarter earnings.

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    EPA delays greenhouse gas reporting as it moves to shut down program

    Covered entities for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program will not be required to submit 2025 emissions data until October. By then, the agency may have repealed the requirement.

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    600+ GWh of US energy storage expected by 2030: Benchmark/SEIA

    The U.S. saw record battery deployments in 2025 and likely will again in 2026, propelled by utility-scale installations, according to a report prepared for the Solar Energy Industries Association.

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    Opinion

    Local control with reasonable county ordinances can support renewable energy deployment

    The right regulations and permitting processes can help facilitate renewable resources facing county-level opposition, writes Claire Burch, a Clean Energy Leadership Institute 2025 fellow.

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    Declining solar, storage valuations drive increased M&A: Mercom

    “When there is uncertainty, there are good deals to be had,” said Mercom CEO Raj Prabhu. “People are looking for late-stage, low-risk projects that are ready to go, and those are hot commodities.”

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    PJM proposes fast-track interconnection plan, capacity auction price collar

    The PJM Interconnection says it is taking steps to bring new generation online as fast as possible while protecting ratepayers from high capacity prices.

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    Sunrun installation volumes fall in Q4 2025 as VPP capacity grows

    Executives with the largest provider of residential solar and battery subscriptions in the U.S. said regulatory uncertainty and a business model shift impacted 2025 volumes and its 2026 outlook.

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    Tariffs drove construction input prices up to start 2026

    January’s cost increases amounted to a “blistering” annualized rate of 7.1% for nonresidential input prices, according to Associated Builders and Contractors. Copper was up 80% year over year, iron and steel 58% and switchgear 67%.

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    Virginia, Indiana lawmakers pass surplus interconnection bills

    Using existing surplus interconnection, such as at rarely-used peaker plants, can get generation and storage resources online faster and more cheaply than seeking new interconnection rights. PJM lags behind other grid operators in pursuing this. 

    Updated March 3, 2026
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    Opinion

    The physics of reliability: Why gas peakers alone can’t save the modern grid

    Most outages don’t start as a multihour energy shortage; they start as a frequency crisis. If you only have gas, you’re trying to stop a bullet with a shield that takes 10 minutes to lift, writes Arun Muthukrishnan from Arevon Energy.

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    Data centers remain standout industry for Schneider Electric

    Data center orders accelerated toward the end of 2025 and will likely remain strong through 2026 as projects planned for the next 18 to 24 months take shape, Schneider Electric Chief Financial Officer Hilary Maxson said.

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    Public takeover of Tucson Electric Power would cost $4B, Brattle finds

    A city-run utility would increase electric bills by $5.8 billion over 20 years, according to a study commissioned by the utility. “No one believes TEP’s accounting,” public power proponents countered.

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    CARB approves California’s climate disclosure regulations

    The California Air Resources Board, tasked with enforcing the state’s climate disclosure laws, will require companies to report Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by August this year.

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    Opinion

    From labor to components, America must bring grid modernization home

    If the U.S. does not reshore every layer of the grid, it will never be able to power the AI economy it intends to lead, writes Peak Nano CEO Jim Welsh.

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    California orders utilities to add 6 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2032

    “Eligible new resources must be either zero-emitting or otherwise eligible under the [renewables portfolio standard] program,” according to the California Public Utility Commission order.