How risk-spend efficiency puts AI at the center of utility investment strategy

As risks grow in both intensity and complexity, utilities that adopt this approach can shift from reactive planning to proactive strategy and face the future with greater confidence.

Texas law gives grid operator power to disconnect data centers during crisis

The new law pairs mandatory curtailment with a voluntary demand response procurement program.

DOE grants Duke Energy authority to exceed power plant permit limits during extreme heat

The emergency order will help reduce the risk of blackouts in the Southeast brought on by high temperatures, the department said.

$1.4B in new clean energy factories, projects canceled in May: E2

Nearly $15.5 billion in clean energy investments have been canceled since the beginning of the year, representing 30 canceled, closed or downsized projects.

Prevalon brings 80-MW battery storage online for Idaho Power

Idaho Power could add an additional 705 MW of storage in the next four years, per its draft integrated resource plan. 

As the GHG Protocol eyes the homestretch in its Scope 2 revisions, are the right voices being heard?

A requirement for hourly matching and the dramatic narrowing of the geographies in which companies can make clean energy investments could stifle the voluntary market.

Summer power bills are going up, federal government warns

Consumers will see a “slight increase” in power bills this summer, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Monday. But that analysis is based on expectations for cooler weather.

US, global cities tout emissions reductions

Local U.S. officials say they’re driving emissions goals from the ground up since the Trump administration’s withdrawal from key international climate events and agreements.

Pentagon-backed battery innovation facility opens at UT Dallas

“We want to have that supply chain resilience and independence from the Chinese supply chain,” said Kyeongjae Cho, the facility’s director.

How electric companies can reduce liability risks from climate change

Upgrading infrastructure, embracing renewables and collaborating with governments and communities are no longer optional if companies want to ease legal risks and maintain social license to operate.

Nuclear regulators lighten microreactor restrictions

The new policy includes a broader set of directives to advance an emerging class of transportable, factory-made reactors.

Who should pay to keep Michigan coal plant running past its retirement date?

Groups told federal regulators that making MISO customers pay for a power plant that does not benefit them would violate the Federal Power Act’s cost causation requirement.

Data centers could bring alternative battery types into the mainstream, developers say

Artificial intelligence data centers have unique energy needs, and industry insiders say that’s driving a renewed interest in energy storage technologies that have not caught on with utilities.

Updated June 27, 2025

Trump’s NRC firing raises alarms at pro-nuclear and watchdog groups alike

Commissioner Christopher Hanson’s sudden dismissal could make NRC less efficient — and less trusted — just as its workload explodes, advocates say. An industry watchdog warned nuclear safety could take a hit.

Behind-the-meter flexibility is the best response to investment uncertainty

Utilities investing in behind-the-meter flexibility are positioning themselves to continue delivering clean, affordable and reliable energy to ratepayers in the long run.

Groups appeal DOE ‘emergency’ order keeping Michigan plant online

“There is no energy emergency in our country … and it is illegal to invoke a made-up emergency to overturn a long-planned plant retirement,” the Sierra Club’s Greg Wannier said.

Updated June 20, 2025

From backup to backbone: Why utility-led DERs must drive MISO’s resource adequacy plans

Jigar Shah says MISO states can use distributed energy resources to meet key goals: cost stabilization, faster time to power, community development and a reliable, resilient grid.

CenterPoint sends mobile generators to San Antonio to support Texas grid

“CenterPoint will receive no revenue or profit from the 15 large units based on the agreement,” the utility said Monday.

How the potential end of Energy Star could affect apartment operators

The program is widely used across the industry, and its demise could lead to a massive disruption in operations, according to experts.

US electric vehicle sales are slowing amid policy shifts: BNEF

BloombergNEF cut its expectation for cumulative U.S. electric vehicle sales through 2030 by 14 million units.

Senate Finance Committee reduces House IRA cuts, but few changes for wind and solar

Wind and solar projects must begin construction by the end of 2025 to qualify for the Inflation Reduction Act’s full 45Y and 48E tax credits in the Finance Committee's proposed budget bill.

Google, CTC Global partner to deploy advanced conductors

To find out where advanced conductor deployment could best bolster transmission, the companies are issuing an RFI.

NERC upgrades MISO reliability risk after ‘data mismatch’ discovered

The Midcontinent Independent System Operator faces an elevated risk of energy shortfalls over the next few years but had been classified by NERC as facing a more dire “high risk.”

AI is coming for grid-decision making. Here’s why governance can’t be an afterthought.

In the 20th century, infrastructure decisions — where to put highways, site power plants or make upgrades — often reinforced inequities. AI threatens to replicate that pattern — at scale and at speed.

‘Shoulder season’ reliability a growing concern in ERCOT, other ISOs: Aurora Energy Research

Batteries, gas peaker plants and data centers will provide critical system flexibility by 2030 as load growth, aging infrastructure and weather volatility increase planning uncertainty, Aurora said.