Utilities weigh regional resource adequacy under new Western market

Kalia Savage, CAISO’s liaison to the energy imbalance market entities, warned the grid operator to “remain mindful of stakeholder bandwidth ... given the number of complex initiatives underway.”

13 DOE emergency orders have cost Americans $235M, Sierra Club says

The Energy Department's 90-day orders to keep six retiring fossil-fueled power plants online are adding millions to customer utility bills, according to the Sierra Club.

New Jersey announces 355-MW storage procurement, solicits 645 MW more

State regulators also announced a 3-GW expansion of New Jersey’s community solar program, including 300 MW on area landfills.

Democratic House bill aims to overturn Trump electricity policies

The bill, backed by 122 House members, would reinstate clean energy tax credits and grants while aiming to speed grid interconnection to an expanded transmission system.

To strengthen power reliability in extreme weather, diversify grid resources

More expensive, less reliable power need not be our unavoidable fate, writes NextGen Energy CEO Kimberly Johnston.

FERC approves SPP merger of interconnection, transmission planning

“This proposal will get transmission built smarter and connect new generation faster,” said David Rosner, a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Mass. governor orders state to pursue 15 GW of resources, including storage, VPPs

The executive order also calls for a review of existing gas and oil storage capacity and utilization, including how the Everett LNG import terminal helps meet the region’s energy needs.

Utilities have made $200B+ in profit since 2021, new report says

Investor-owned utilities criticized the Energy and Policy Institute report’s methodology, which shows utilities earning above the allowed returns on equity.

As data centers go off-grid, utilities face new cost and planning risks

Industry disclosures suggest that by the end of the decade, a meaningful share of new data center capacity could be partially or fully self-supplied, write Brandon Owens and Morgan Bazilian.

PPL Electric reaches $275M rate case settlement, including data center tariff

Under the proposal, average residential customer bills would increase 4.9%. Data centers and other large loads would need to sign agreements of not less than 10 years with provisions intended to protect other customers.

Data center demand spike could drive 79% ERCOT price hike in 2027: EIA

In a high-demand scenario, data centers could drive 2025-2027 annual load growth 15% higher in Texas and 4.7% higher in PJM Interconnection, the Energy Information Administration said.

Revolution Wind comes online, Vineyard Wind 1 completes construction

The 700-MW Revolution Wind offshore Rhode Island is the third offshore wind project to start delivering power, and the 800-MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore Massachusetts is the largest so far to complete physical construction.

What technology, policy and energy-finance leaders all agree on

Risk, return and credible deployment pathways are key factors that infrastructure investors evaluate. Solar and storage meet these requirements, writes Brendan Bell of Aligned Climate Capital. 

Lowering peak energy demand can provide outsized benefit, executive tells facilities managers

Building owners, tenants or operators are “paying a huge premium” on peak demand charges that could be based on a single, 15-minute period in the billing cycle, said Richard Fox of Sanalife Energy.

‘Clear warning signs’ as PJM wholesale power costs jump 54% in one year

Also, PJM’s last two base capacity auctions show a growing shortfall compared to its reserve margin targets, according to the grid operator’s market monitor. Prices will continue rising until large data center loads are addressed, it said.

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Virginia legislature passes balcony solar bill

The bill allows Virginia residents to plug in a “small portable solar generation device” with a maximum power output of 1,200 watts.

IOUs work to interconnect 39 GW of data center, manufacturing load: EEI

Duke Energy, Northern Indiana Public Service and Xcel Energy are among the utilities with major data center projects in their service territories, the Edison Electric Institute told federal regulators.

DOE offers $1.9B for transmission reconductoring, advanced tech

The SPARK funding opportunity renames the Biden-era Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships program.

Atlas Energy to buy $840M in power assets from Caterpillar

The company is seeking to build out private grid infrastructure to meet surging electrical demand from data centers and manufacturers’ reshoring efforts.

PJM is now using ambient-adjusted transmission ratings. Other grid operators will soon follow.

While other grid operators are set to follow suit this year, the Midcontinent and New York grid operators don't plan to adopt the more precise line ratings until 2028.

Germany’s RWE plans nearly $20B US investment, including gas peakers

RWE had put U.S. investment decisions on hold, in part due to tariff uncertainty, but officials credit the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last year with jump-starting its plans to build fossil plants.

New York needs more time to meet climate goals, Gov. Hochul says

“We just need some breathing room,” said Gov. Kathy Hochul, noting high cost estimates for compliance with the 2030 goal. “My job is dealing in reality. This is the reality I have.”

EPB of Chattanooga deploys battery-based microgrids for savings, resilience

Within three years, the Tennessee distribution utility could have as much as 150 MW of energy storage on its system, representing more than 10% of peak load, an executive told Utility Dive.

America’s power shortage is a market failure

Early buildout of the U.S. rail system was fragmented, with local projects often failing to connect regions. Grid developers today should pay heed, writes Maria Martinez of the Clean Economy Project.

Long-duration energy storage deployments rose 49% in 2025: WoodMac

Falling prices and robust supply chains mean lithium-ion batteries are becoming more competitive at longer durations than emerging technologies, it said.