Meris Lutz
Senior EditorMeris Lutz is a senior editor for Utility Dive based in Atlanta. Her journalism starts from a point of shared interest in how we power the technology that underpins our daily lives. Previously, she covered climate, the environment and the economy for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She has also worked internationally as a reporter and Arabic-English translator.
41 articles by Meris Lutz
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The week in 5 numbers: Gas valuations soar, but solar leads new capacity
Nov. 7, 2025 -
US installed nearly 26 GW of new generating capacity from January to August
Nov. 6, 2025 -
What the last gas boom (and bust) says about today’s rush to build
Nov. 4, 2025 -
The week in 5 numbers: Rising power prices amid a utility ‘super-cycle’ spending spree
Oct. 31, 2025 -
Residential electricity prices up more than 6% in August: EIA
Oct. 27, 2025 -
The week in 5 numbers: The electricity price report everyone is talking about
Oct. 24, 2025 -
The week in 5 numbers: DOE backs transmission, Amazon’s dozen nuclear reactors
Oct. 17, 2025 -
The week in 5 numbers: Utilities make it rain, wildfire costs rage on
Oct. 10, 2025 -
Newsom vetoes energy bills on virtual power plants, load management and interconnection
Oct. 6, 2025 -
The week in 5 numbers: DOE slashes clean energy funding following coal ‘investment’
Oct. 3, 2025 -
Newsom vetoes bill to codify load flexibility in California grid planning
Oct. 3, 2025 -
Utility conferences to watch in 2026
Oct. 1, 2025 -
DOE announces $625M for ‘beautiful, clean coal’ and gas
Sept. 29, 2025 -
Utilities on ‘preliminary’ list of entities subject to California climate disclosure rules
Sept. 29, 2025 -
This week in 5 numbers: Rising demand, rising rates
Sept. 26, 2025 -
Analysts see possible early signs of demand growth in EIA’s latest update
Sept. 24, 2025 -
Newsom signs California energy package into law
Sept. 23, 2025 -
California zeroes out funding for world’s ‘largest virtual power plant’
Sept. 16, 2025 -
Regional Western electricity market closer to reality following California vote
Sept. 15, 2025 -
RE+ kicks off in Las Vegas under shadow of Trump’s war on renewables
Sept. 8, 2025 -
Trump escalates war against offshore wind as Danish developer strikes back
Sept. 4, 2025 -
Prominent groups launch coalition around distributed energy resources
Sept. 3, 2025 -
Palisades becomes first decommissioned US nuclear plant to reach ‘operations’ status
Aug. 28, 2025 -
Which households care most about energy efficiency?
Aug. 27, 2025 -
Renewables make up 91% of the 15 GW of generation the US added in first 5 months of 2025: FERC
Aug. 27, 2025