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    California orders utilities to develop joint DER orchestration framework

    The October order also directed PG&E, SCE and SDG&E to “more explicitly” consider flexible demand, a move one regulator said could reduce interconnection delays.

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    ConEd joins utilities seeking to loosen New York restrictions on owning generation

    The company says reforms would boost renewables and help it achieve resource adequacy and environmental compliance targets. It has also asked regulators to expand distribution and transmission-connected storage options.

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    FERC’s LaCerte weighs in on midterms, PJM and utility monopolies

    “The only way we're going to get out of the affordability mess is by building more things,” said David LaCerte, a commissioner at the agency.

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    Constellation pursues hybrid capacity contracts alongside nuclear uprates

    The offering gives Constellation “a new way to pair the existing fleet with incremental capacity” by adding batteries, generation and demand response, CEO Joe Dominguez said.

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    Are data centers really paying their share? AES Indiana’s Google deal highlights a thorny question

    While local grid infrastructure projects are fairly easy to trace back to a specific data center, regional system upgrades raise more complex questions about who benefits and cost allocation across jurisdictions, one expert told Utility Dive.

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    Permitting bill advances in Senate, but election results cast doubt on its future

    The version of the bill that advanced this week included a manager’s amendment that sought to address some concerns, including over tribal consultation and FERC authority, but Democrats in both chambers have said they want to see more changes.

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    Opinion

    No home left behind: Scaling VPP participation while maintaining customer control

    Utilities that redesign demand response and virtual power plant programs around how customers actually behave will be the ones to boost participation and system flexibility, writes Uplight’s Gisela Glandt.

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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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    Community engagement is key to on-site battery storage, experts say

    Building operators are turning to batteries to combat rising energy prices and add resiliency, but safety concerns mean these projects require thoughtful planning, Greenbuild panelists say.

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    Opinion

    The AI boom could shift diesel generators from backup to everyday use

    Last week’s election results demand community-friendly data centers. Overlooking the role of diesel backup could create more pollution and noise for residents, write experts from Inlyte Energy.

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    Utilities should consider ‘taking a breather’ from rate cases: Minnesota PUC vice chair

    “Filing rate cases right now is really painful,” Joseph Sullivan told Utility Dive in an interview. He also discussed his concerns with overly complex data center cost allocation and an erosion of public trust in institutions.

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    Most generators prepared for extreme cold, but risks remain: NERC

    Despite improvements to cold-weather operations, the grid “continues to face serious reliability risks during the winter period,” NERC President and CEO Jim Robb said.

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    GE Vernova to spend $34.5M expanding Louisiana transformer manufacturing capacity

    “Electricity demand is growing, and transformers are part of the critical grid equipment essential to delivering the power our customers and modern economies depend on,” said the head of the company’s electrification segment.

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    Inside the ‘pressure cooker’: Electric utility regulators gather in wake of electoral earthquake

    Newly elected leaders and customers are “questioning our foundational regulatory approaches,” Ann Rendahl, president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, told her peers and industry stakeholders.

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    PPL increases capital plan to $25B with proposed Kentucky gas plant

    The company projects some 50 GW of potential load growth, mostly from data centers, across Kentucky and Pennsylvania. CEO Vincent Sorgi suggested those states could see a influx of projects due to restrictions in other regions.

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    Q&A

    Arizona’s longest-tenured utility commissioner on large loads, affordability and Western markets

    “We have been talking for years that growth must pay for growth, and I think customers are asking for proof [of that],” Lea Márquez Peterson told Utility Dive on the sidelines of NARUC’s annual meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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    Eversource’s financial risk eases as Revolution Wind hits full commercial operations: CEO

    Eversource Energy’s third-quarter income fell 22% year over year, to $346 million, driven in part by a lack of income from Aquarion, a water utility subsidiary the company sold in June.

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    Duke Energy to stay course on data center-fueled growth plan after ‘historic’ election

    The company’s large-load pipeline of 15.4 GW has remained virtually unchanged since the first quarter of 2026 as it pursues a $103 billion spending plan heavily focused on new natural gas generation.

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    DTE expands investment plan 30%, will sell unregulated subsidiary to fund growth

    After the $3 billion sale of DTE Vantage, DTE “becomes a higher growth premium utility” and “a simpler business,” CEO Joi Harris told analysts Thursday. The company is also anticipating a push in the state legislature for multiyear rate making.

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    Sempra expects 20% increase to Oncor’s spending plan, driven by load growth

    “It's too soon to tell exactly” how the results of the midterm elections will impact Oncor, said CEO Allen Nye. “We continue to believe that both parties want a strong and growing Texas.”

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    Co-located solar, storage jumps to 16% of all solar installations, up from 2% in 2017: EIA

    The share of solar projects co-located with storage is projected to pass 30% over the next two years, based on planned additions, according to a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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    Opinion

    Data centers don’t need special treatment to get power faster

    Projects that make their demand more predictable, controllable and financially secure should have a clearer path to service, writes Seyed Madaeni, CEO and co-founder of Verse.

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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.