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Con Edison to spend $29B shoring up NYC area grid as electrification rises
New York City and its suburbs are not seeing an influx of data centers like other parts of the country, but building and transportation electrification is driving gradual demand growth.
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Sponsored by TorusOwning the full stack: What U.S. storage has to figure out next
Storage is no longer about the breakthrough tech, but who can build and deliver a system at scale.
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SPP, PJM, CAISO anticipate being able to meet power demand this summer
The regions in each organization’s footprint are likely to see higher-than-average temperatures this summer, but supply is expected to reliably meet demand.
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OpinionMaking AI work for utilities means treating technology as a partner, not a replacement
In an era when reliability indices directly shape regulatory ratings, AI's predictive capability becomes a measurable operational asset, but only when people know how to use it, writes Sean Burri, a Dominion Energy infrastructure engineer.
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Q&AHyperscalers driving record clean energy deals: CEBA CEO
U.S. corporate clean energy procurement surpassed 27 gigawatts in 2025, with four companies accounting for about three-quarters of that capacity, Rich Powell, CEO of the newly rebranded Corporate Energy Buyers Association, said in an interview.
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PPL ‘advanced’ data center pipeline grows to 28.3 GW in Pennsylvania
A PPL-Blackstone joint venture is securing gas turbines for power plants that would serve data centers, company officials said.
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Vistra adds 4.5 GW of capacity in line with ‘reasonable’ forecasts for PJM, ERCOT
“While these views remain below many third-party forecasts and ISO projections, they reflect what we believe to be the pace of physical development,” Vistra CEO Jim Burke said of the company’s load growth projections.
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OpinionCompetitive power markets have delivered. Abandoning them would be a mistake.
Electricity markets are not perfect, but they remain one of the most powerful tools we have for delivering reliable, affordable power at scale, writes former FERC Commissioner Nora Mead Brownell.
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Deep DiveWill DOE’s ‘nuclear lifecycle innovation campuses’ solve the US nuclear waste problem?
The Department of Energy wants to collaborate with states that agree to take in and possibly recycle used nuclear fuel, and some have responded positively. But practical and policy challenges remain.
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Eversource CEO: ‘We are resisting data centers’
Data centers are of “no value to our residential customer — actually, any customer,” said Eversource Energy CEO Joe Nolan. “It's only going to drive up the price of energy.”
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Evergy expects retail sales to rise up to 8% annually on data center growth
In response, Evergy has increased its planned gas-fired generation in Missouri to 4.7 GW. Separately, it slashed its long-term renewable energy plans more than 90%.
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PJM floats options for capacity market overhaul
“The current situation is not tenable,” PJM President and CEO David Mills said. “The region has years, not decades, to make these choices deliberately.” The grid operator lays out three options, including shifting to an energy market model, in a white paper.
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Sunrun saw steep sales drop in Q1 with end of solar tax credit, tariffs
The company says it remains “the nation’s largest distributed power plant operator,” with about 4.3 GWh of networked storage capacity as of March 31 — a 50% increase year over year. It aims to have 10 GWh of dispatchable capacity by the end of 2028.
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OpinionWhy procurement has become a grid reliability issue: ULE Group
Critical grid work becomes harder for utilities to keep on budget when schedules are repeatedly disrupted by missing or delayed equipment, writes ULE Group President Danielle Pirrone.
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EDP Renewables and Meta ink PPA for 250-MW solar project
This is the third such deal between EDP Renewables and Meta, bringing the total procured energy between the two companies to 545 MW.
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Exelon lowers utility spending to ease electric affordability issues
Exelon is shifting its spending away from utility operations while boosting planned transmission expenditures, company officials said during an earnings call on Wednesday.
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EDAM is ‘solid and stable’ so far, says CAISO
The Extended Day-Ahead Market’s prices are falling within expected ranges, with steady transfer volumes in its footprint, according to the California Independent System Operator. “Battery energy storage is now a major player on the Western grid,” said CAISO CEO Elliot Mainzer.
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NRG close to completing 415-MW gas plant backed by Texas Energy Fund
The independent power producer has another 1.1 GW of state-supported gas projects set to come online this decade as it also works to integrate 13 GW of gas-generation assets acquired from LS Power.
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Electric truck fleets could push down residential rates by 2035: report
Medium- and heavy-duty fleet electrification in California and Georgia could reduce residential rates modestly, E3’s analysis found, but proactive, measured investments in grid upgrades are essential.
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TXU Energy EV charging program could work in other competitive markets: ChargeScape CEO
Ford electric vehicle drivers get 15 hours per day of “free” home charging under a special retail plan in Texas. The automaker says it shifted 515 MWh of energy to off-peak periods in 2025.
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OpinionCompetitive markets are best for virtual power plants, consumers
If allowed, utilities will prioritize infrastructure they own over rapid expansion of rooftop solar and other decentralized energy resources, writes Shannon Anderson of Solar United Neighbors, who argues for enabling private-sector VPP participation.
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AEP eyes exit from PJM, SPP over slow generation interconnection
American Electric Power’s review of its market options comes amid a surge in customer demand across its multistate footprint. Its utilities have contracts for 63 GW of new large load by 2030.
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Xcel Energy: Google deal sets template for large load tariff strategy
CEO Bob Frenzel also said Xcel is doubling down on its renewables strategy. “We believe that these large customers are absolutely committed to [the] long-term sustainability of their own product,” he said.
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Nuclear reaches 41% of TVA’s power supply
TVA interim CEO Mike Skaggs said he wants to “[establish] clarity on our position around new nuclear technologies,” and “work with the federal administration and our board of directors to clarify TVA's path going forward.”
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Duke Energy added 2.7 GW of contracted data centers in Q1
The additions bring the company’s total executed agreements with data centers to 7.6 GW, “nearly two-thirds of which are already under construction,” President and CEO Harry Sideris said. Duke’s $103-billion capital plan remained unchanged from 2025.
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PSEG CEO: Nuclear outlook for New Jersey improves on lifting of moratorium
Nuclear power plants won’t be built, however, without long-term federal financial support and hyperscaler offtake agreements, said Ralph LaRossa, Public Service Enterprise Group CEO.
