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3 home energy providers offer 16.8 GW of distributed capacity to utilities, hyperscalers
An executive for Sunrun said active “distributed power plant” programs like one in Puerto Rico underscore the resource’s potential.
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Sponsored by PacesHow AI fits in the energy development workflow
Energy's AI adoption is low. The developers pulling ahead know which workflows to automate.
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GETs, demand response can ease near-term data center electricity price pressure: report
Data centers could use up to 15% of all U.S. electricity by 2030, up from 5% in 2024, Berkeley Lab researchers said in a separate analysis.
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Grid operators making ‘significant progress’ on generator interconnection reform: AEU
However, there isn’t yet evidence that interconnection requests are being processed more quickly, according to Advanced Energy United.
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Platte River, EnergyHub partner to deploy 39-MW Colorado VPP
Platte River Power Authority plans to achieve 19 MW from customer-owned distributed resources by 2030, with the first virtual power plant programs launching this summer.
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Deep DivePower plants under DOE emergency orders are producing way less energy than before
The Department of Energy ordered six power plants to delay their retirements last year. Two of them produced zero electricity in the first quarter in 2026, and another one is now offline for repairs.
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TVA considers up to 26 GW of gas-fired generation
Load growth in the Tennessee Valley Authority region is already outpacing the reference case forecast that was in its draft integrated resource plan, the federal utility said.
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K-12 schools can soften energy-cost hikes with performance contracts, Ameresco chief says
The contracts offer a way for school districts to lock in costs as electricity prices rise, says Louis Maltezos, co-president of the energy infrastructure company.
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Frontier Climate adds Anthropic to buyers group, makes new financing pledge
The company behind AI tool Claude joins the carbon removal purchasing group, which also announced $915 million in new financing commitments.
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US sees record Q1 2026 energy storage installations amid rosy outlook
Relative certainty around tax policy and demand from large load customers are among factors driving the country’s energy storage boom, according to two reports out this month.
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6 takeaways from FERC’s data center interconnection decision
If RTOs fail to address large-load concerns identified by FERC, the agency will dictate the solutions, per FERC’s David LaCerte. “I say this not as a threat, but as a statement of duty,” he said.
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OpinionThe AI race will be won or lost on power infrastructure
If the harder AI constraint turns out to be infrastructure performance rather than generation, the power sector may be looking for the bottleneck in the wrong place, writes TerraFlow Energy CMO Amanda Simonian.
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Texas, facing 438 GW queue, approves initial large-load interconnection process
The first projects to navigate the process will be called “Batch Zero." The Electric Reliability Council of Texas says its large-load queue is almost 90% data centers.
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Maryland lawmakers back data center transmission cost complaint at FERC
The PJM Interconnection improperly makes ratepayers pay for data center-driven transmission projects that don’t benefit them, according to Maryland's ratepayer advocate.
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Fewer storms, not less risk: El Niño will bring mixed results across US power systems
The climate pattern should reduce Atlantic storm activity this year, but utilities still face localized power outage concerns as flooding and wildfires shift to other parts of the country, experts say.
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DOJ intervenes on behalf of xAI in data center gas turbine lawsuit
The Department of Defense said the xAI data center powered by the gas plant is critical to national security, revealing Grok was used to fire thousands of missiles in the Iran war.
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Major critical infrastructure disruptions are inevitable, acting CISA chief says
In recent years, the U.S. government has reoriented its cybersecurity strategy away from prevention and toward resilience.
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Budderfly and Viridi team up to install ‘fail-safe’ batteries at commercial facilities
Coupled with other efficiency measures offered through Budderfly’s energy-as-a-service solution, on-site batteries can reduce facilities’ energy expenses by up to 70%, Budderfly CEO Al Subbloie said.
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Trump administration buys out 4 more offshore wind leases for $765M
Invenergy will redirect the funds toward natural gas plants in Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri as well as geothermal projects, the U.S. Department of the Interior said.
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California gas generation down 60% from 2024 as solar, imports surge
Solar generation in CAISO increased 21% from January through May compared with the same period in 2024, the Energy Information Administration said.
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NextEra to pay $150M to settle charges related to Florida political misconduct allegations
The agreement comes about a month after NextEra Energy proposed merging with Dominion Energy in a $67 billion deal.
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Carbon Direct releases low-carbon fuels criteria to help voluntary buyers
The new criteria seeks to help corporate and organizational buyers understand what makes a “high-quality” low-carbon fuel and build on past standards from the climate solutions company.
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New 339-mile transmission line brings Canadian hydropower to NYC
The Champlain-Hudson line is expected to meet up to 20% of New York City’s electricity needs, bringing clean energy from Montreal to the Astoria Energy Complex in Queens.
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OpinionWhat could save Arizona millions in 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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Heat pump shipments rise through April, with more use for both heating and cooling
Ongoing legal battles regarding non-condensing commercial gas water heaters and residential gas furnaces have not yet slowed U.S. gas storage water-heater shipments, AHRI data shows.
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Managed, bidirectional EV charging advances with utility, automaker support
General Motors and Rivian announcements this month underscore the growing U.S. electric vehicle fleet’s load management potential.
