Ethan Howland
Senior Reporter | @ethanhowland27Ethan Howland covers the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Congress and electricity markets for Utility Dive. He's been covering the power sector for two decades from his home in Portland, Maine.
1219 articles by Ethan Howland
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PJM capacity auction results compound ‘alarm bells’: FERC Chairman Swett
July 17, 2026 -
Indiana regulators investigate utility ROEs, ‘trackers’ in affordability review
July 16, 2026 -
PJM capacity prices hit price cap, reserve shortfall grows
July 15, 2026 -
Utilities requested $9.2B in rate hikes in Q2: PowerLines
July 14, 2026 -
What can best ease transmission bottlenecks? More transfer capacity, DOE says.
July 10, 2026 -
PJM status quo ‘untenable’: FERC Commissioner LaCerte
July 9, 2026 -
New Jersey increases transmission oversight in ‘affordability’ push
July 8, 2026 -
Exelon, FirstEnergy utilities’ RTO adder targeted by Maryland in FERC complaint
July 7, 2026 -
FERC denies waiver for $2B gas-fired plant in PJM’s fast-track review
July 6, 2026 -
PJM stakeholders advance data center backstop procurement plan
July 2, 2026 -
Sen. King urges FERC to reject $67B NextEra-Dominion merger
June 30, 2026 -
PJM opposes waiver for $2B gas-fired plant in fast-track interconnection review
June 29, 2026 -
445 GW — mainly solar, storage — to come online by 2030 as demand growth surges: ICF
June 26, 2026 -
DOE emergency orders are incurring additional costs. What are the benefits?
June 25, 2026 -
Grid operators making ‘significant progress’ on generator interconnection reform: AEU
June 24, 2026 -
Power plants under DOE emergency orders are producing way less energy than before
June 23, 2026 -
GETs, demand response can ease near-term data center electricity price pressure: report
June 23, 2026 -
6 takeaways from FERC’s data center interconnection decision
June 22, 2026 -
Maryland lawmakers back data center transmission cost complaint at FERC
June 18, 2026 -
NextEra to pay $150M to settle charges related to Florida political misconduct allegations
June 17, 2026 -
Dominion Energy, Santee Cooper receive state approval for $5B gas project
June 16, 2026 -
Utility sector outlook deteriorates on affordability concerns: Fitch
June 15, 2026 -
Connecticut AG, agencies ask FERC to cut Eversource, Avangrid RTO adder
June 12, 2026 -
Appeals court upholds FERC decision ordering refunds from MISO transmission owners
June 11, 2026 -
FERC approves PJM fast-track review for ‘shovel-ready’ power projects
June 10, 2026
