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Extended heat wave could cripple New York’s grid this summer: NYISO
Electric reliability margins will be “the lowest ... in recent history” at just 417 MW available under baseline summer conditions, the New York Independent System Operator said Friday.
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EPRI advances on‑premise AI research using the Dell Pro Max with GB10, accelerated by NVIDIA. Powerful, private and built for control.
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Industrial loads boost Consumers Energy’s sales as coal plant emergency order costs rise
At least one analyst on Tuesday’s earnings call raised concerns about Consumers’ regulatory strategy after DTE Energy said it may pause future rate hike requests if its current request is approved.
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2 more offshore wind projects scrapped under Trump administration pressure
The government said Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind have “agreed to voluntarily end their offshore wind leases.” EDP, a Portuguese company with stakes in both projects, said it has “agreed to settle imminent claims.”
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OpinionAmericans deserve facts, not fearmongering, about their electric bills
Policymakers must remove barriers to new infrastructure and allow competitive power markets to function properly, writes Todd Snitchler, CEO of the Electric Power Supply Association.
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Major critical infrastructure supplier reports cyberattack
Itron, which claims to have contracts with more than 7,700 utility providers in 100 countries, said it “has not observed any subsequent unauthorized activity within its corporate systems” nor unauthorized access to customer data.
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NextEra contracted 4 GW of new generation projects in Q1
NextEra Energy Resources signed contracts for 1.3 GW of battery storage in the first quarter and expects to build 43 GW of battery storage by the end of 2032.
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PJM market monitor opposes 1.3-GW gas plant deal between Hull Street, Rockland Capital
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should consider how power plant deals could draw capacity out of the PJM Interconnection market to serve data centers, Monitoring Analytics said.
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House Republicans introduce bill to extend renewables tax credits
The American Energy Dominance Act would remove the accelerated deadlines that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act placed on the renewable energy 45Y production tax credit and 48E investment tax credit.
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Cities sue EPA for failing to uphold soot standard
“By ignoring the legal responsibility to uphold its own rule, U.S. EPA is willfully abandoning the agency’s duties under the Clean Air Act,” California Air Resources Board Chair Lauren Sanchez said.
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DTE proposes $474M Michigan electric rate hike
The utility also made a conditional promise to freeze rate hikes for two years if its request is approved. State legislators are weighing a proposal to increase the minimum time between rate cases from one to three years.
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PJM market monitor opposes waivers for Constellation’s Three Mile Island nuclear restart
Constellation needs the waivers from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to fully deliver power as soon as the unit restarts, possibly next year. It has a 20-year deal to sell all the energy, capacity and clean energy attributes to Microsoft for data centers.
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Average US electricity prices rose 9% year over year in February: EIA
Revenue per kilowatt hour for electricity — a proxy for retail rates — rose by 26.3% in Virginia, 21.9% in Ohio and 19.5% in Pennsylvania, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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OpinionAI data centers are upending utility load planning
Utilities need planning frameworks to account for uncertain load profiles, while developers must be clear about how their facilities perform, writes Mark Knipfer at Integrated Environmental Solutions.
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What’s stalling data center projects? Public opposition and power access lead delays.
Cancellations on builds quadrupled to 25 in 2025 from just six in 2024, according to Baird analyst Justin Hauke, as state governments mull moratoriums.
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Economic development group pushes Congress on permitting reform
In a ‘fly-in’ this week, the Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy emphasized the economic benefits of faster permitting as electricity demand rises.
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CenterPoint to energize 8 GW of data center load by 2029
Houston is now “firmly established as a location of choice for some of the world's largest hyperscalers,” CenterPoint CEO Jason Wells said in the company’s first-quarter earnings call.
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GE Vernova gas turbine backlog hits 100 GW as prices rise
“The dollar-per-kilowatt growth is going to be very healthy in the second quarter of this year,” CEO Scott Strazik said of turbine sales. The company also saw big jumps in orders for grid and wind power equipment.
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OpinionIn New Jersey, we’re leading by example, tackling energy affordability head-on
Christine Guhl-Sadovy, president of the Board of Public Utilities, says the BPU is expediting solar and storage while advocating for structural market and cost recovery reforms at the state, regional and federal levels.
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What does Trump’s wartime powers flex mean for transformers and other grid equipment shortages?
Spencer Pederson of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association told Utility Dive the move was a “step in the right direction,” but its impact will depend on details and funding. In the meantime, distribution transformer backlogs are running a year or more.
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Kentucky utilities eye 266-MW pumped storage project as demand drives renewed interest
Two PPL utilities — Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities — are studying the project. But at about $4.9 million/MW, it doesn’t appear viable without a data center hyperscaler willing to pay for it, Jefferies analysts said.
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Base Power partnership to mitigate price spikes, load peaks for South Texas co-op, CEO says
The 50-MW distributed battery deployment could check Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative’s power costs, CEO Darren Schauer told Utility Dive.
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Court curtails Trump administration moves to stifle wind, solar development
The preliminary injunction will go into effect while litigation plays out over a series of federal actions that have blocked or delayed renewable energy projects.
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Virginia public power providers embrace megawatt-scale, distribution-connected batteries
Deploying multiple small batteries — in this case, five projects of 5 MW each — is faster and cheaper than transmission-connected projects and provides many of the benefits of a virtual power plant, the developer told Utility Dive.
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Sudden data center load losses prompt NERC alert, recommendations
The reliability watchdog is concerned about a series of “widespread and unexpected” customer-initiated load reductions in 2024 and 2025 during which 1,000 MW or more dropped off the bulk power system.
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OpinionAlaska’s energy challenges require a national response
Alaska energy modernization should be treated as a national infrastructure priority, writes Northwest Public Power Association CEO Kurt Miller.
