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    Texas PUC approves ‘ride-through’ rules for data centers

    “There is no debate that voltage and frequency excursions on the transmission network create reliability concerns, which increase with the interconnection of each new large computational load,” wrote a PUC staffer.

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    What the U.S. can learn from Australia’s home battery boom

    Australia's home battery boom offers the U.S. a blueprint for the data center energy surge.

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    PG&E faces $22M penalty for Mosquito Fire under proposed agreement

    The 2022 fire burned more than 75,000 acres and dozens of structures. A subsequent investigation of PG&E’s infrastructure found violations of state rules for the design, construction and maintenance of overhead electrical lines.

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    ChargePoint, Optimus Energy plan to expand EV charging network in Southeast US

    The new chargers, with 200 additional charging ports, will primarily be installed in high-demand markets, with many of the sites planned for locations near restaurants and busy shopping centers, the companies said.

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    Former FERC officials concerned about Supreme Court Slaughter decision impacts

    “Stripping those agencies of their independence will leave consumers exposed to the worst aspects of competitive markets without the protections of informed regulatory review,” said former FERC Chair Jon Wellinghoff.

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    What can best ease transmission bottlenecks? More transfer capacity, DOE says.

    Transmission congestion added $12 billion in wholesale power costs in 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy said in a draft report on U.S. transmission needs.

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    PJM status quo ‘untenable’: FERC Commissioner LaCerte

    “Looking at things differently is hard, especially in entrenched utilities that have been doing this for a long time,” the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission member said.

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    Duke reduces rate hike request, still faces regulator pushback

    The utility dropped its proposed residential rate increase to 11.6% from 18% after pushback, but hearings this week highlighted continued unease. “I don't see how you can say that we're benefiting customers,” one utility commissioner said.

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    New York reaches 8 GW of distributed solar capacity

    Tony Smith, chair of the Virginia Distributed Solar Alliance, told Utility Dive that other states can learn from New York’s policies that “reduce soft costs, provide investment certainty, and remove utility-specific interconnection barriers.”

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    Illinois regulators approve ComEd VPP under new clean energy law

    The program will discharge power from small batteries during events like the early-July heatwave that pushed PJM Interconnection demand to near-record levels.

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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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    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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    Opinion

    The 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. 

    Updated June 30, 2026