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‘Second-life’ battery project is B2U’s second in ERCOT, with more on the way
A strategic supply agreement with Waymo and rising EV adoption rates will expand the company’s access to older batteries still fit for use in stationary storage, CEO Freeman Hall told Utility Dive.
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Sponsored by KUBRAThe hidden cost of utility customer vulnerability
Affordability struggles are spreading. Is your utility built to catch them in time?
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EPA scraps Biden power plant GHG rules, moves to eliminate other standards
Rachael Marsh, chief legal officer at the Edison Electric Institute, which represents investor-owned utilities, said in an emailed statement to Utility Dive that the group supported the repeal of the carbon capture and storage-based standards.
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OpinionChange 4 mindsets to build a more resilient US grid: NERC CEO Jim Robb
While the challenges of building new power infrastructure are real, some of the obstacles that need to be overcome are self-limitations embedded in a deeply rooted mindset, writes Robb.
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Blackstone-TXNM deal faces fresh questions from New Mexico DOJ
TXNM unwound a Blackstone stock sale ruled illegal, but the state Department of Justice is seeking more information related to potential indirect costs to PNM ratepayers.
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Constellation Energy in deal to buy 609-MW Rhode Island gas plant from Shell
The deal expands Constellation’s ISO New England portfolio. In a separate transaction, Shell acquired a 169-MW Pennsylvania gas portfolio to grow its PJM Interconnection position.
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Court rejects DOE ‘emergency’ order delaying coal plant retirement as overstep
“The Department’s reading of 'emergency' invites frequent federal interventions that are unsupported by the statute and threaten the stability of the energy market,” the U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia Circuit said in its ruling.
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Unplanned power plant outages fell sharply during 2025/26 winter storms: FERC-NERC report
Improved preparations and interregional power transfers played key roles in avoiding blackouts during bitter cold in early 2026, according to the agency and grid watchdog.
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Pennsylvania PUC to consider ratemaking, ROE and curtailment as data center load grows
The decisions come “amid growing concern about the balance between rapidly increasing electricity demand and the resources available to serve that demand” in PJM territory, the Pennsylvania PUC said.
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OpinionNew York ISO’s independence is critical when the grid is stressed
This summer’s Champlain Hudson Power Express outage highlights the importance of an independent grid operator, writes Zach Smith, senior vice president of system and resource planning at NYISO.
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Solar generation expected to grow 21% this year, 18% in 2027: EIA
Data centers and a manufacturing expansion will drive U.S. electricity use 2% higher this year and next, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Wednesday.
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Google bankrolls PG&E virtual power plant
The SHARE program is a proof of concept for privately-funded distributed energy capacity and could eventually expand to include commercial, industrial and utility-scale resources, Pacific Gas & Electric said.
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Retrieved from The California Public Utilities Commission.
California PUC to revise general rate case plan around transparency goals
Commissioner Darcie Houck suggested taking “a closer look at the correlation between utility performance and compensation.” The plan has not been comprehensively updated since 2007.
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OpinionBeyond Category 5: What extreme hurricanes mean for electric utilities
As storm behavior changes, grid planning frameworks need to keep pace with evolving risk profiles, write Michael Levy and Sarah Pearl of management consulting firm Baringa.
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Front-of-meter solar, storage could serve 32% of California’s 2032 peak load: study
An analysis commissioned by the Coalition for Community Solar Access found untapped opportunity for 3,100 distribution-connected projects in the state’s three investor-owned utility territories.
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Google, Xcel, others back MISO’s ‘zero injection’ large-load proposal
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator's proposal would fast-track reviews for generating projects that supply large loads served by the same substation, including colocated loads.
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Large-load tariffs increasingly rely on upfront payments, exit fees, ramp schedules
Active and proposed large-load tariffs have increased sharply since early 2025, as has the average qualifying demand threshold for covered customers, according to research from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
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West Virginia regulators reject delay in review of NextEra’s MARL project
The PJM Interconnection selected the MidAtlantic Resiliency Link in 2023 as part of its regional expansion plan, but there are questions about the need for the project and its route.
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Google backs solar-storage project at former West Virginia coal mine
The project MN8 is developing will include 100 MWh of long-duration Eos Energy Enterprises zinc-based storage alongside lithium-ion batteries.
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Bonneville eyes switch to CAISO’s EDAM from Southwest Power Pool’s Markets+
BPA’s Travis Kavulla outlined governance-related criteria that need to be met for the federal power marketer to join the Extended Day-Ahead Market run by California’s grid operator.
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NextEra secures $1.9B DOE loan for Duane Arnold nuclear restart
A DOE spokesperson told Utility Dive the loan will be repaid with interest to the U.S. taxpayer. "Thanks to President Trump’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge, hyperscalers, not taxpayers, are paying for the new power generation," they said.
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ERCOT load continues to reach record highs
Over six weeks since late July, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ weekly average peak loads all exceeded a record set in 2023, the Energy Information Administration said.
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Utilities eye small modular nuclear reactors for reliability as hyperscalers drive demand
Deep-pocketed tech companies and mission‑critical defense customers are emerging as the earliest adopters of SMRs, but utilities see potential if siting and cost recovery issues can be resolved.
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Land-based wind power pipeline shrinks as price gap with solar widens
John Hensley, senior vice president of markets and policy analysis at ACP, told Utility Dive that his organization has calculated at least 44 GW of wind projects are “stuck” in review at the U.S. Department of Defense.
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Supporters hopeful as DOE, EPA finalize Energy Star transition plan
The U.S. Department of Energy’s success with its Better Buildings Initiative shows that the agency knows how to make a public-private partnership like Energy Star work, an efficiency stakeholder said.
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Santee Cooper partners with Google in shift toward AI-driven forecasting
The state-owned utility plans to use artificial intelligence tools for more precise weather, load and financial planning, CFO Tami Wilson told journalists.
Updated Sept. 9, 2026
