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OpinionCoal- and gas-fired power plants have a new best friend: data centers
The data center boom is here to stay, but so is climate change. Load growth is not an excuse to reverse progress and renew dependence on fossil fuel energy.
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Electric utilities will invest more than $1.1T by 2030 to meet demand growth: EEI
The electric utility sector’s capital expenditures “are higher than any other sector in the U.S. economy,” Edison Electric Institute President and CEO Drew Maloney said.
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DOE’s national labs reportedly consider layoffs amid budget cuts
Proposed budget cuts could lead to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory each laying off around a thousand employees.
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Trump’s big bill is ‘tough but constructive’ for renewables: NextEra
Analysts on an earnings call were skeptical of NextEra’s claims that the company could avoid losing tax credits for its projects.
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Meta to power Texas data centers with 600-MW solar plant
The facility’s owner, Enbridge, will invest $900 million to finish the power plant near San Antonio.
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FERC approves $16.4B Constellation-Calpine deal
As part of the deal, Constellation Energy agreed to sell four power plants in the PJM Interconnection to reduce its ability to exert market power.
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GM, Redwood Materials sign deal to deploy energy-storage batteries
The partnership will create low-cost batteries to power AI data centers and other applications.
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US electricity demand to grow 2.5% annually through 2035: BofA Institute
Building electrification, data centers, industrial growth and electric vehicles are among the factors contributing to growth, according to the prediction.
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OpinionEnergy Department’s flawed grid study props up expensive, zombie power plants
The most effective way to maintain grid reliability is to let planners plan, markets work and utilities build the resources they’ve already identified as the most affordable path forward.
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Enphase Energy looks to third-party financing to boost business
CEO Badri Kothandaraman said the company expects “safe harbor” purchases to accelerate later in the year ahead of a sharp sales contraction in 2026.
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FERC approves MISO, SPP fast-track interconnection reviews
Gas-fired power plants will likely make up most of the projects selected for the expedited reviews, according to ClearView Energy Partners.
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Microgrid ‘energy parks’ could ease strain from rising power demand, report says
Several such sites are already in the works, including the $1 billion Meitner Project in Texas, which is developing wind, solar and hydrogen resources.
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PJM capacity prices set another record with 22% jump
The Trump administration will likely seize on the auction results to justify keeping thermal power plants, namely coal, in PJM from retiring, according to analysts with Capstone.
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DOE cancels $4.9B conditional loan commitment for Grain Belt Express
Invenergy, the project’s developer, said earlier this month that the proposed 800-mile line was “the target of egregious politically motivated lawfare.”
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Booming solar and storage are propping up Puerto Rico’s grid this summer
What started as a modest pilot program is now the first virtual power plant of its kind in the region, advocates say.
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OpinionThe IRA rollback is a disaster for energy. Industry leaders must move fast.
Project changes will require meticulous due diligence involving legal and finance teams. Those who can show robust tracking and tracing protocols may be among the biggest winners.
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Texas must balance speedy data center buildout with risk of stranded costs: stakeholders
All loads should pay for a portion of transmission, “regardless of whether they’re co-located or have behind the meter generation,” said Clif Lange, general manager of South Texas Electric Cooperative.
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Wood Mackenzie sees extended ‘sunset’ for costly coal power
Coal is more expensive than gas or renewables in the United States, but a slowdown in the buildout of those alternatives will likely extend its use, the firm’s report said.
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FERC rejects MISO petition to limit market monitor’s transmission planning oversight
The dispute grew out of Potomac Economics’ criticism of assumptions the Midcontinent Independent System Operator used to justify a roughly $22 billion transmission expansion plan.
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OpinionPJM leadership openings are an opportunity to chart a new course
Rather than addressing the root causes of its problems, the organization blames states for supply and infrastructure shortages, often defending the very policies that are driving up customer costs.
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AI-powered attacks rise even as companies prioritize AI security risks
Security executives are concerned about flaws in AI agents but also eager to see them replace humans in some roles, according to a new report.
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Ionna tops 3K contracted battery charging bays with new partnership
The Wawa convenience store chain is the latest company to join the automaker-led joint venture aimed at expanding EV charging infrastructure.
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OpinionWhy the nuclear energy renaissance is real — and necessary
The technologies, economics and motivations driving the modern nuclear revival differ fundamentally from what came before.
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Governors seek more influence over PJM amid ‘crisis of confidence’
Nine governors representing the majority of electric customers in the grid operator’s footprint said they want a say in filling two vacant board seats.
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Virtual power plants helped save the grid during heat dome
It costs far less — and takes less time — to aggregate existing customer-sited resources than it does to build new dispatchable generation or storage. “Light bulbs are starting to go off,” said one expert.
