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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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Sponsored by Bloom EnergyBehind-the-meter power: An effective tool for bringing large utility customers online faster
Behind-the-meter (BTM) power is becoming an effective solution to bridge the gap between what the grid can provide and what data centers need to operate smoothly.
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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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OpinionThe 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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Q&AUtilities 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&AArizona’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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OpinionData 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.
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APS expects sales to double by 2041, plans extending coal use to 2038
Arizona Public Service expects peak demand will grow about 3.4% annually over the next 15 years, driven by industry and data centers, the utility said in an integrated resource plan filed Friday with regulators.
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Trump ban on foreign grid components sparks industry concern over cost, practicality
Stakeholders applauded the order’s intent to secure the grid but said restrictions based on geography, rather than function and capability, miss the point and threaten investment.
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Energy affordability tops voter concerns in election set to shake up Congress
“History shows us that energy crises create policy openings, and we think the conditions are probably in place for a window of policymaking,” Hasan Nazar, head of policy at Crux, told Utility Dive.
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Can ‘BattMan’ secure the US battery manufacturing supply chain?
The Energy Department’s Battery Manufacturing Accelerator aims to plug gaps in domestic material and component supplies over the next few years as U.S. battery demand looks set to quadruple.
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Electric utilities join industries urging renewal of cybersecurity information-sharing law
CISA 2015, as the law is often called, provides liability protections for companies sharing cyber threat indicators amongst themselves and with federal agencies. It is set to expire next month.
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PJM’s revised data center backstop procurement plan reduces utility risks: ICF
The planned procurement could be for as little as 630 MW, down from an initial 6,800-MW target, after utilities in the PJM Interconnection’s footprint lowered their large-load forecasts, Jefferies analysts said.
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PSEG Power plans 200-MW nuclear uprate as company eyes data center deals
But one of the units at the Salem plant in New Jersey, which is jointly owned with Constellation Energy, faces an extended outage to deal with degraded equipment, according to federal filings.
