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    Top electric power sector and utility conferences in 2027

    Utility Dive’s curated list of notable events where energy professionals will gather to exchange ideas, demonstrate novel approaches and network for a new era of grid modernization.

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    Rethinking the outage map for a multi-hazard world

    Beyond restoration times: why plain language, multiple communication channels and equity define great outage maps.

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    Eaton CEO: AC to DC migration for data centers ‘is real’

    The electrical equipment multinational says it’s poised to capitalize on the trend by investing in solid-state transformers. But the “timing of that transition is not under our control,” said CEO Paulo Ruiz.

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    Entergy sees progress on Arkansas data center deal, strong Q3 sales

    The New Orleans-based company separately inked firm pipeline contracts for enough natural gas to support 10 new combined-cycle power plants in Louisiana, CEO Drew Marsh said Monday.

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    Exelon, Invenergy complaints at FERC seek capacity market changes

    Exelon asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to order PJM to adopt a “prompt” capacity auction, while Invenergy wants the Midcontinent grid operator to let HVDC merchant lines receive capacity payments.

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    APS expects sales to double by 2041, plans extending coal use to 2038

    Arizona Public Service expects peak demand will grow about 3.4% annually over the next 15 years, driven by industry and data centers, the utility said in an integrated resource plan filed Friday with regulators.

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    Trump ban on foreign grid components sparks industry concern over cost, practicality

    Stakeholders applauded the order’s intent to secure the grid but said restrictions based on geography, rather than function and capability, miss the point and threaten investment.

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    Energy affordability tops voter concerns in election set to shake up Congress

    “History shows us that energy crises create policy openings, and we think the conditions are probably in place for a window of policymaking,” Hasan Nazar, head of policy at Crux, told Utility Dive.

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    Can ‘BattMan’ secure the US battery manufacturing supply chain?

    The Energy Department’s Battery Manufacturing Accelerator aims to plug gaps in domestic material and component supplies over the next few years as U.S. battery demand looks set to quadruple.

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    Electric utilities join industries urging renewal of cybersecurity information-sharing law

    CISA 2015, as the law is often called, provides liability protections for companies sharing cyber threat indicators amongst themselves and with federal agencies. It is set to expire next month.

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    PJM’s revised data center backstop procurement plan reduces utility risks: ICF

    The planned procurement could be for as little as 630 MW, down from an initial 6,800-MW target, after utilities in the PJM Interconnection’s footprint lowered their large-load forecasts, Jefferies analysts said.

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    PSEG Power plans 200-MW nuclear uprate as company eyes data center deals

    But one of the units at the Salem plant in New Jersey, which is jointly owned with Constellation Energy, faces an extended outage to deal with degraded equipment, according to federal filings.

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    Opinion

    The Senate permitting bill holds promise but needs amendments

    Targeted changes can minimize the most negative consequences of the permitting bill’s overreaching provisions, writes former FERC Chairman Mark Christie.

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    Caterpillar expands production of engines and turbines to meet data center demand

    The heavy machinery and power equipment maker saw its order backlog reach $78 billion during the third quarter, almost double what it was a year ago.

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    Mitsubishi Electric seeks to expand North American grid foothold

    In August, the Japanese conglomerate said it would spend $1.4 billion to buy PCI Energy Solutions, whose platform manages about 60% of U.S. power generation.

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    Exelon eyes $8B in energy storage, in part to address PJM supply crunch

    President and CEO Calvin Butler said the grid operator isn’t adding generation fast enough, but the utility’s plan to invest in energy storage and transmission can help address the issue.

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    Dominion sees $137M net income boost from rate increase

    Chairman, President and CEO Bob Blue said during a third-quarter earnings call that the company “benefited from better-than-budgeted sales, better-than-normal weather” and “strong overall financial and operational execution.”

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    Xcel Energy rolls out $70B, 5-year capital plan focused on renewables

    “We believe that we can, in fact, protect the planet” while serving growing demand, CEO Bob Frenzel said. The spending plan includes 9.2 GW of renewables and 2.3 GW of storage.

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    Lack of wildfire reform is having ‘dire and escalating impacts’: SCE

    “While we remain confident that California policymakers will ultimately take action, delay into 2027 will have significant and costly consequences,” said Edison International CEO Pedro Pizarro.

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    Opinion

    States must take a critical eye to gas plants proposed over clean energy

    The key question for regulators is no longer whether utilities can simply find a reason to install another gas turbine, write experts from Environmental Defense Fund and Minnesota’s CURE.

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    Chinese-linked solar developer loses appeal over Texas grid interconnection

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit said Texas has a “free lane” to enforce restrictions on foreign-owned companies’ access to the state’s electric grid in a ruling that could have implications for other states and market participants.

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    Hitachi’s nuclear revenue rises as SMR delivery date approaches

    The bulk of the Japanese conglomerate’s Energy segment business is in electrical grid equipment. Sales are strong, but inflation and long delivery timelines bear watching, company executives said.

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    GE Vernova in $9B deal to buy high-voltage manufacturer as gas turbine orders slow

    The acquisition of Trench Group will help GE Vernova capitalize on rising electricity demand, company executives said.

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    AEP increases investment plan 30% on generation, transmission spending

    American Electric Power’s contracted large loads jumped 22%, to 84 GW, mainly on a 10.4-GW data center in Ohio being developed by SB Energy, company officials said Wednesday.

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    FirstEnergy data center pipeline increases to 26 GW in Q3

    Two FirstEnergy utilities reserved combined-cycle turbines for a 1.2-GW data center-focused project in West Virginia and issued a solicitation for an additional 3 GW, company officials said.

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    Data center purchases of electrical equipment up 80% since 2025: Hubbell

    A temporary shortage of meter components should be fully resolved by the end of the year, the electrical equipment supplier said in its third-quarter earnings call.