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Combined NextEra-Dominion would have 130-GW large-load pipeline
Analysts said the deal, which could create the largest regulated electric utility in the world, marks a shift back toward an integrated utility model. The combined business would be “anchored by a more than 80% regulated business mix,” the companies said.
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Sponsored by ERockData center’s onsite generation strategy could be the key to navigating community opposition
Community resistance to data centers is intensifying. Residents and local officials cite concerns: noise, emissions, water consumption, visual impact, land use and the fear that large new loads will require costly new grid infrastructure.
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Pennsylvania releases ‘first-of-its-kind’ large-load model tariff
The guidelines call for utilities to charge large-load customers for upgrades that “would not have been needed ‘but for’ the interconnection” of that customer, “irrespective of whether other customers will benefit” from the infrastructure.
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DOE exceeded its authority with coal retirement delay, states tell appeals court
A decision in the Consumers Energy case could set a precedent for legal challenges to Department of Energy orders keeping fossil-fueled power plants from retiring.
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FERC declines to stay $1.5B in refunds New England transmission owners owe to customers
“In order to support a stay, the movant must substantiate that irreparable injury is ‘likely’ to occur. Bare allegations of what is likely to occur do not suffice,” the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said in its decision.
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Commercial electricity use will likely surpass residential in 2027: EIA
Meanwhile, residential prices have been growing in all regions of the United States, “and we expect this trend to continue,” the U.S. Energy Information Administration said.
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DOJ may intervene in NAACP lawsuit over xAI’s data center gas turbines
It is “the policy of the United States to sustain and enhance America’s global AI dominance,” a deputy assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice wrote in a court notice suggesting it might intervene.
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NY’s 2027 budget includes climate, emissions reduction rollbacks: Gov. Hochul
The state plans to scrap a 2030 goal that sought a 40% reduction in emissions and replace it with a 2040 goal that aims for a 60% reduction.
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OpinionHow utilities can avoid data overload and turn maintenance data into action
Data collection can feel meaningless when utilities lack the tools to turn that data into improved performance or efficiency, writes Ariel Santamaria from Advanced Technology Services.
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Crux gets $500M debt facility for clean energy investments
The company said it plans to use the funding to finance “tax-driven investments,” including “hybrid tax equity, accelerating the deployment of clean energy.”
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Eversource misclassified $385M transmission project to avoid scrutiny: ratepayer complaint
The complaint at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission comes amid growing concern about electric affordability and calls for stricter vetting of local transmission projects.
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California commission to make final decision on community solar rules
State regulators will vote on whether to finalize a proposed decision by an administrative judge rejecting changes to the Community Renewable Energy Program sought by solar advocates.
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US annual electricity consumption to grow 55% by 2050: NEMA
The group representing electrical equipment manufacturers expects data center energy consumption to grow 300% over the next 10 years.
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OpinionSecurity beyond CIP: When ‘low impact’ doesn’t mean low risk
Today’s power grid was built to handle an outage at a major facility. But there is a growing risk from many smaller resources failing at once, writes Anirban Ghosh at Black & Veatch.
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Q1 saw net loss of 5,900 renewable energy manufacturing jobs: EDF report
The Environmental Defense Fund cited $1.4 billion in canceled renewable energy investments stemming from federal policy shifts around renewable energy, electric vehicles, energy efficiency and tailpipe emissions.
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PJM may be ‘too big to function’: FERC Chairman Swett
Each of the 13 states in PJM, and the District of Columbia, have “fundamentally different regulatory structures, resource portfolios and politics,” FERC Chairman Laura Swett said. FERC will host a conference in July to identify potential reforms to PJM’s governance structure.
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2026 Q1 roundup: Utilities divided on data centers as affordability looms large
Physics, policy and politics are beginning to constrain some of the electric utility industry’s highest aspirations for data center-driven growth, Utility Dive learned in first quarter earnings calls.
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Fluence Energy signs master supply agreements with two ‘major’ hyperscalers
The agreements came earlier than expected and represented “significant progress” on the company’s “emerging data center thesis," said Jefferies analyst Julien Dumoulin-Smith.
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OpinionWhy is the US walking away from energy efficiency?
Policymakers should set strong energy efficiency standards and reinstate tax incentives for households and businesses to make upgrades, writes Ben Evans at the U.S. Green Building Council.
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Constellation Energy enters 5 GW of nuclear, gas, battery capacity in PJM queue
Some potential data center customers are pausing decision-making in the PJM Interconnection to see how the grid operator’s colocation and backstop auction rules shake out, company officials said.
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Con Edison to spend $29B shoring up NYC area grid as electrification rises
New York City and its suburbs are not seeing an influx of data centers like other parts of the country, but building and transportation electrification is driving gradual demand growth.
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SPP, PJM, CAISO anticipate being able to meet power demand this summer
The regions in each organization’s footprint are likely to see higher-than-average temperatures this summer, but supply is expected to reliably meet demand.
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OpinionMaking AI work for utilities means treating technology as a partner, not a replacement
In an era when reliability indices directly shape regulatory ratings, AI's predictive capability becomes a measurable operational asset, but only when people know how to use it, writes Sean Burri, a Dominion Energy infrastructure engineer.
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Q&AHyperscalers driving record clean energy deals: CEBA CEO
U.S. corporate clean energy procurement surpassed 27 gigawatts in 2025, with four companies accounting for about three-quarters of that capacity, Rich Powell, CEO of the newly rebranded Corporate Energy Buyers Association, said in an interview.
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PPL ‘advanced’ data center pipeline grows to 28.3 GW in Pennsylvania
A PPL-Blackstone joint venture is securing gas turbines for power plants that would serve data centers, company officials said.
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Vistra adds 4.5 GW of capacity in line with ‘reasonable’ forecasts for PJM, ERCOT
“While these views remain below many third-party forecasts and ISO projections, they reflect what we believe to be the pace of physical development,” Vistra CEO Jim Burke said of the company’s load growth projections.
