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DOE closes up to $3.26B loan to AEP Texas
The money is intended to go toward upgrading and building transmission lines spanning roughly 2,800 miles. The utility has agreements supporting up to 41 GW of potential new load.
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Sponsored by Caterpillar Energy ServicesPJM’s rate increase is here. What’s your strategy?
Learn how a holistic energy strategy helps utilities control costs, improve reliability and unlock revenue.
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KKR to buy EDF power solutions’ North American operations for $4.2B
EDF power solutions owns and runs a portfolio of solar, wind and battery storage assets across multiple regions. The company said its U.S. and Canada operations serve a wide range of utilities, companies and institutional customers.
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New Jersey increases transmission oversight in ‘affordability’ push
New Jersey’s governor signed bills that aim to cut transmission owners’ return on equity, establish data center tariffs and require state approval for “supplementary” transmission projects.
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US wholesale power prices to decline 8% this summer: EIA
But forecasted extreme heat is likely to eliminate any break for families. “I am not expecting consumers to get much of a price savings this summer,” NEADA Executive Director Mark Wolfe told Utility Dive.
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IRA clean energy gains mostly on track despite OBBBA, says MIT study
74% of all new clean electricity capacity that would have been added under the Inflation Reduction Act will be preserved despite Trump administration policy changes, the report estimates, including 82% of utility-scale solar generation.
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Massachusetts utilities ink contracts for 4.5 GWh of energy storage
One project, set for a former fossil power plant site, reflects the diverging fortunes of New England’s offshore wind and energy storage industries.
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Exelon, FirstEnergy utilities’ RTO adder targeted by Maryland in FERC complaint
Maryland state agencies asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to end an extra 0.5% return the transmission owners earn for being PJM Interconnection members.
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CPS Energy to pay around $400M for Winter Storm Uri gas
CPS Energy alleged that Energy Transfer’s subsidiaries engaged in “unlawful and unconscionable price gouging” for natural gas, but a judge ruled against the utility.
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States are taking action on energy affordability as issue grows: report
U.S. regulators and lawmakers have taken more than 350 energy affordability actions so far this year, but the problem is persistent, say researchers from the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center.
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OpinionThe PJM market is working — don’t mistake progress for failure
Energy stakeholders should be focused on how to strengthen competitive markets, not abandon them, writes Todd Snitchler, president and CEO of the Electric Power Supply Association.
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Walmart signs nuclear PPA with Constellation to support Illinois operations
The companies said the deal marks Walmart’s first nuclear power purchase agreement and is “among the first of its kind between a large retailer and a nuclear energy facility in the United States.”
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FERC denies waiver for $2B gas-fired plant in PJM’s fast-track review
Giving Advanced Power Services a waiver from the PJM Interconnection’s rules could harm other project developers, the agency said.
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APS to convert retired coal units, adding 380 MW of natural gas
“Given Arizona’s increasing demand for around-the-clock energy and the long timelines for adding new generation, the conversion has proven to be a viable option,” APS said.
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Southwestern Public Service wins $113M reliability grant from Texas
The Texas Energy Fund has allocated more than $4 billion as part of the state’s effort to boost grid reliability. The award to SPS covers a drone-based pole inspection program and live monitoring.
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Analysts expect rising PPA prices as clean energy tax credits phase out
“That missing money has to come from somewhere to make the project pencil, and that will likely be through PPA prices,” said Josh Price, director of intelligence and research at Crux.
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Utility conferences still ahead in second half of 2026
We have updated this list to add electric power industry events covering transmission and distribution, affordability, customer service, microgrids and more.
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PJM stakeholders advance data center backstop procurement plan
The PJM Interconnection’s board expects to file a proposal for meeting its near-term power supply needs with federal regulators this month, with a goal of holding the backstop auction in September.
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PJM anticipates new peak demand record as heat wave tests power grid
PJM says Thursday’s demand could break its 2006 summer hourly integrated record peak of 165,563 MW. The grid operator has recieved approval to curtail data centers and other large loads “as a last resort.”
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DOE wants to ‘permanently end’ appliance efficiency requirements
A proposed rule would create an “obstacle course of restrictions” bogging down the Department of Energy’s appliance efficiency program, a consumer advocate said.
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Eversource launches targeted load management pilots in Massachusetts
The programs address specific substations with high solar penetration or summer-peak congestion issues. They could expand in the coming years, a spokesperson said.
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OpinionWhy the true cost of new gas plants is much higher than the sticker price
When reviewing gas-fired power plant proposals, regulators often fail to consider pipeline, fuel and storage costs, which can add about 30% to a project’s total cost, GridLab’s Cassady Craighill writes.
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New Jersey lawmakers send data center tariff bill to governor
The bill applies to new and existing data centers of at least 50 MW and aims to shield other ratepayers from costs associated with the AI boom.
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EPA’s tougher soot standard upheld in court
The D.C. Circuit rejected a challenge from states and industry groups, leaving the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for fine particulate matter, including from power plants, in place as litigation over implementation continues.
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Sen. King urges FERC to reject $67B NextEra-Dominion merger
NextEra Energy’s efforts to kill the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission project is a sign of how the combined utility could stifle competition and harm consumers, the Maine senator said.
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Duke gives up offshore wind lease for ‘partial’ reimbursement under Interior deal
A Duke Energy subsidiary paid $155 million for the lease in 2022, saying it could support up to 1.6 GW of capacity. The utility now says it will “refocus” nearly $129 million to projects that may include new nuclear, natural gas and grid enhancements.
