Google, Salt River Project partner on long-duration energy storage

The tech giant will provide funding for a portion of long-duration energy storage projects developed for the Salt River Project’s electric grid, the partners announced Monday.

Conduit Power to supply ‘bridge power’ for Texas data centers at ENGIE battery sites

Prometheus Hyperscale and Conduit expect the first site to come online in 2026. On-site gas generators and batteries will provide initial power as Prometheus awaits a grid connection.

Complaint over MISO’s $22B transmission portfolio faces widespread opposition

Granting the complaint from five utility commissions could delay adding power supplies in the Midcontinent region and hurt reliability, according to comments filed at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Blaming data centers for PJM supply challenges misses the bigger picture

Reliability will not be secured by focusing on a single industry. PJM and policymakers must take a comprehensive, solutions-oriented approach to grid management.

Electric grid growing faster than anticipated: EIA

Utility-scale solar will lead the pack in generation growth this year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Tuesday, while natural gas generation is expected to decline due to high fuel prices.

Solar, storage are booming, but federal policy is driving costs higher: SEIA/WoodMac report

Residential solar pricing is up 2% year over year, commercial systems are up 10% and utility-scale pricing is up 4%, according to new research.

FERC transmission rate decision sparks dissent over possible bill increases

In the decision involving American Electric Power, Evergy and Berkshire Hathaway Energy, FERC Commissioner Lindsay See said she was open to transmission incentive reforms.

High costs, reduced staff hamper DOE’s tribal energy program: GAO

The tribal energy finance program has closed on just one loan guarantee since 2018. The U.S. Department of Energy says program improvements are in the works.

Smarter data for a smarter grid: AI-powered lidar is transforming utility infrastructure

With scalable, intelligent data classification, utilities can move beyond reactive maintenance and into predictive decision-making.

Indiana governor seeks lower utility rates: ‘We can’t take it anymore.’

Utility companies that could be affected include AES, American Electric Power, CenterPoint Energy, Duke Energy and NiSource.

13 state governors join coalition to promote EVs

The Affordable Clean Cars Coalition said it will push back against the Trump administration's policies of “putting polluters over people.”

Clean energy developers hope for clarity in upcoming FEOC guidance

The foreign entity of concern rules in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are onerous and complicated, with “multiple traps for the unwary,” said Vinson & Elkins tax partner Lauren Collins.

Xendee and Eaton partner to expand microgrid solutions for facility, campus managers

Eaton took a minority stake in the microgrid optimization platform as part of the deal, which Xendee said would add services and functionality for microgrid designers, developers and end users.

This 4-GW renewables joint venture aims to play the long game

Two European renewable energy firms are teaming up to develop a significant portfolio of wind, solar and energy storage projects in the Western United States.

RE+ kicks off in Las Vegas under shadow of Trump’s war on renewables

Technological and market advances have pushed renewable energy toward an ever-larger share of the energy mix despite policy shifts, tariffs and the hostility of the Trump administration, attendees said.

Alone we fail: The culture change needed to deliver the energy transition

What would it look like if electric utilities borrowed the digital best practices exemplified by the film, banking and telecom industries?

Fed primed for rate cut as hiring slumps, unemployment inches up to 4.3%

Traders in interest rate futures, responding to new labor market data, increased the odds that the Fed will cut the benchmark interest rate by at least 0.75 percentage point before next year.

Gas turbine manufacturers expand capacity, but order backlog could prove stubborn

One expert said the industry moves are unlikely to “drastically reduce” wait times, which can stretch as long as seven years. “More skilled and engineering labor will be needed,” he said.

Trump’s FERC nominees pledge agency independence in Senate confirmation hearing

Nominees Laura Swett and David LaCerte said they support the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s independence and the need to be agnostic on generating technologies.

FERC in Focus: Will the agency maintain its independence under Trump 2.0?

With two Republican nominees preparing to join the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, former commissioners, experts and agency observers say they are watching several key areas to gauge whether the body will remain autonomous.

Utilities could add 147 GW of new large loads, boosting peak demand 20%: WoodMac

Most large loads under construction are located in regulated markets, but there is growing interest in siting these projects in deregulated markets, according to a new report.

Justice Department accuses SCE of ‘negligence’ in $77M lawsuits over wildfires

Acting United States Attorney Bill Essayli said the lawsuits highlight “a troubling pattern,” and expressed hope they would catalyze “a culture change at Southern California Edison.” 

Global solar installations rise 64%, to 380 GW, in first half of 2025

China led the pack in solar installations, adding 256 GW — more than twice as much solar capacity as the rest of the world combined.

Nuclear power is failing, and AI can’t rescue it

Nuclear generation is expensive and slow to develop. Claims that past failures won’t recur have convinced politicians to socialize investments rejected by private capital markets.

Hitachi unveils $1B grid manufacturing investment, including Virginia transformer factory

The new $457 million transformer production facility in South Boston, Virginia, is expected to begin operations in 2028.