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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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    AI in nuclear operations: The shift from adoption to operating value

    Nuclear utility AI results have been mixed across the industry, but there are clear trends among those finding value.

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    Schneider Electric sees record-high Q3 revenue on global data center boom

    North America continues to be the largest source of revenue for the company’s energy management segment, but China and East Asia saw a higher organic growth rate this quarter and year to date.

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    AEP signs 960-MW Indiana nuclear pact with Amazon, X-energy

    If the project is developed, Amazon would purchase the power under a long-term contract that covers the cost of the facility and its operations, the companies said.

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    FERC approves ISO-NE ‘asset condition’ transmission review process

    Commissioners David Rosner and Judy Chang said other regions should adopt similar review processes for local transmission projects, which states and consumer advocates say need more oversight.

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    NextEra’s $4M Trump ballroom donation muddies Dominion merger debate, watchdogs say

    The donation, which advocates called “problematic” and “convenient” for the company, comes to light as federal regulators chosen by President Donald Trump consider whether to allow NextEra to merge with Dominion Energy.

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    Solar imports from India, Indonesia, Laos injured US manufacturers: ITC

    The decision clears the way for the Department of Commerce to finalize anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from the three countries.

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    Reliability standards for AI data centers, crypto miners move closer to adoption

    The proposed rules must still be approved by NERC’s board and federal regulators. As written, they would apply to computational loads of 50 MW or more connected at voltage levels of at least 100 kV.

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    FERC proposes easing regulatory pathway for gas pipeline, LNG projects

    “The only current restriction on getting American gas is our ability to get the gas to market and the infrastructure bottlenecks,” FERC Chairman Laura Swett said.

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    AEP in deal to buy up to 1.6 GW of Mainspring linear generators

    Separately, American Electric Power expects to spend about $4 billion on a 702-MW Bloom Energy fuel cell project in Wyoming that is under contract to Google.

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    Utilities can use AI to solve grid backlogs: AWS energy lead

    The utilities moving first on AI-powered grid planning are delivering faster approvals, fewer outages and lower costs, writes Amazon Web Services’ head of energy and utilities, Joseph Santamaria.

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    Scaling residential VPPs could cut electric bill increases by half: Brattle

    Utilities should look to OEM-led enrollment strategies to expand residential virtual power plants utilizing thermostats, batteries and EV chargers, according to The Brattle Group.

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    Best Buy pilots battery-powered vehicles at California distribution sites

    The retailer deployed electric yard switchers as part of its efforts to curb emissions and will gauge future deployment potential across its supply chain, it said.

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    PJM plans to study SoftBank’s Ohio AI project under state agreement approach

    The project, dubbed “Flagship,” includes 765-kV transmission lines to be built by AEP Ohio, roughly 10 GW in data center load and about 10.2 GW in gas-fired generation.

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    Fossil fuel generation pipeline rebounds while new clean generation slows: EDF

    However, “rising gas turbine costs and supply shortages are already making new gas plants more expensive and slower to build,” David Villagrana, EDF’s lead counsel for clean energy tax solutions, told Utility Dive.

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    Battery system failures fell 98% in 7 years, but older systems need special care: report

    The Electric Power Research Institute analysis found a dramatic drop in energy storage system failures from 2018 to 2025 amid a host of technology and project improvements. Early vintage systems may require retrofits, however.

    Updated Oct. 13, 2026
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    FERC approves Duke large load transmission rules despite cost-shift concerns

    Commissioner David Rosner said that Duke Energy Carolinas’ proposal offers “meaningful, if imperfect, new protections,” adding that consumer protections are “inadequate across the country” and FERC may need to take further action.

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    Battery-powered trains coming to Chicago: a first look

    Commuter rail systems like Chicago's Metra are exploring battery-electric trains to increase service while reducing diesel exhaust pollution and noise.

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    PG&E warns of more shutoffs as fire conditions continue threatening California grid

    The shutoffs — potentially affecting more than two dozen counties, mostly in northern and central California — could continue through Saturday.

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    How small batteries are helping one NYC business cut energy costs

    Food technology platform Wonder said it is saving about 5% on energy expenses using stationary plug-in batteries. “Our No. 1 goal was to figure out how we can reduce our utility bills, shave the peaks off of our utility usage,” a senior VP for the company said.

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    Opinion

    Solving California’s energy affordability crisis can help the whole nation

    The state's electricity prices are double the national average, and wildfires are a big reason — but far from the only one. Fresh leadership can show the way on regulatory, financial and operational reform, write experts at GridLab and Energy Innovation.

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    FERC rejects most of PJM’s large load interconnection plan

    The PJM Interconnection’s plan for curtailing large loads that don’t have matching new generation intrudes on state jurisdiction and appears to be discriminatory, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said.

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    160K customers without power in Southeastern US as Hurricane Isaias recovery enters third day

    Peak outages numbered approximately 950,000. Utilities said grid modernization efforts kept more customers from losing power and sped service restoration for those who did. FPL said its underground lines performed eight times better than overhead ones.

    Updated Oct. 12, 2026
  • Alexandria City Councilman John Taylor Chapman addresses Virginia State Corporation Commission Chief Hearing Examiner Mathias Roussy at an Oct. 9, 2026, local hearing about the proposed merger between NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy.
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    Dominion-NextEra merger hearing focused on rates, data centers

    “When Dominion was asked about the [Virginia Clean Economy Act], its executive vice president told the commission, ‘I am still your throat to choke,’ and that was a shocking thing for me to hear as a legislator,” said Virginia Del. Irene Shin, D.

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    4-hour storage cheaper than gas peakers across global markets: WoodMac

    In North America, data centers are boosting the long-term investment case for energy storage and renewables as gas turbine backlogs and rising fuel volatility drive up peaking costs, according to a note from Wood Mackenzie.

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    US electric, gas utility rate requests spike to $4.5B in Q3: PowerLines

    The cumulative value of third quarter rate requests more than doubled from the third quarter of 2025, according to a report from the advocacy group.