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CMS Energy CEO predicts data center ‘progress’ after midterms
Garrick Rochow blamed political “spin” for permitting setbacks in an earnings call. He did not address the more than $300 million the utility says it has spent to keep an aging coal plant running under DOE ‘emergency’ orders.
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DOE announces $10.1B in loans to Constellation, Alliant, for 3.7 GW
Both loan packages could be used to finance uprates at existing generation facilities, which Energy Secretary Chris Wright called “commonsense” energy policy.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 28, 2026 -
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TrendlineData Centers and the US Grid
A look at how data centers are affecting the U.S. grid today and how new technologies and rate structures could affect that trajectory in the years to come.
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OpinionCapacity, clarity, cash and compliance: the 4 C’s of electric co-op funding success
Compliance is where cooperative utilities tend to struggle the most, and the latest federal funding programs have introduced even tougher terms, writes Fedsprout CEO Aalap Shah.
By Aalap Shah • Oct. 27, 2026 -
PJM urges FERC to dismiss Mon Power ‘fishing expedition’ seeking to recoup $145M
FirstEnergy’s Monongahela Power contends that the PJM Interconnection’s advanced scheduling of gas-fired power plants during Winter Storm Fern may have violated the grid operator’s rules.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 27, 2026 -
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CenterPoint expands 10-year capital plan by $4B to handle load growth
The Houston-based utility’s investment plan through 2035 stands at almost $71 billion, and the company is accelerating some investments to support growing customer demand.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 27, 2026 -
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Clean energy groups, states oppose MISO’s large load-generation study plan
The grid operator’s proposed fast-track study process for large loads with generation lacks ratepayer protections and favors vertically integrated utilities over independent power producers, critics said.
By Ethan Howland • Updated Oct. 26, 2026 -
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Trump eschews tariffs for trade talks on wind turbine imports
Following a Section 232 probe, the president tasked cabinet officials to engage in negotiations and report on their progress within 180 days.
By Phil Neuffer • Oct. 23, 2026 -
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OpinionThe capacity market crisis is a design problem, not a verdict on competition
PJM's capacity price spikes are a symptom of a market that drifted too far toward spot-price dependence, not an indication that competition itself does not work, write Atlantic Council experts.
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Q&ALS Power COO sees sweeping power sector investing needs: gas, renewables, transmission and more
“The demand growth we're experiencing today is real,” LS Power’s Darpan Kapadia said. “The supply side is going to take time to catch up, and the markets are screaming that.”
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 20, 2026 -
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AEP signs 960-MW Indiana nuclear pact with Amazon, X-energy
If the project is developed, Amazon would purchase the power under a long-term contract that covers the cost of the facility and its operations, the companies said.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 19, 2026 -
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Sponsored by ScottMaddenAI in nuclear operations: The shift from adoption to operating value
Nuclear utility AI results have been mixed across the industry, but there are clear trends among those finding value.
By Luke Martin, Alex Tylecote • Oct. 19, 2026 -
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FERC proposes easing regulatory pathway for gas pipeline, LNG projects
“The only current restriction on getting American gas is our ability to get the gas to market and the infrastructure bottlenecks,” FERC Chairman Laura Swett said.
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OpinionUtilities can use AI to solve grid backlogs: AWS energy lead
The utilities moving first on AI-powered grid planning are delivering faster approvals, fewer outages and lower costs, writes Amazon Web Services’ head of energy and utilities, Joseph Santamaria.
By Joseph Santamaria • Oct. 15, 2026 -
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AEP in deal to buy up to 1.6 GW of Mainspring linear generators
Separately, American Electric Power expects to spend about $4 billion on a 702-MW Bloom Energy fuel cell project in Wyoming that is under contract to Google.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 15, 2026 -
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Fossil fuel generation pipeline rebounds while new clean generation slows: EDF
However, “rising gas turbine costs and supply shortages are already making new gas plants more expensive and slower to build,” David Villagrana, EDF’s lead counsel for clean energy tax solutions, told Utility Dive.
By Diana DiGangi • Oct. 14, 2026 -
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PJM plans to study SoftBank’s Ohio AI project under state agreement approach
The project, dubbed “Flagship,” includes 765-kV transmission lines to be built by AEP Ohio, roughly 10 GW in data center load and about 10.2 GW in gas-fired generation.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 14, 2026 -
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FERC rejects most of PJM’s large load interconnection plan
The PJM Interconnection’s plan for curtailing large loads that don’t have matching new generation intrudes on state jurisdiction and appears to be discriminatory, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 12, 2026 -
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PJM approves fast-track interconnection for 2.1 GW from Engie, LS Power
The grid operator expects Engie’s two storage projects totaling nearly 1.7 GW and LS Power’s 455-MW gas-fired uprate will be online by mid-2029.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 9, 2026 -
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4-hour storage cheaper than gas peakers across global markets: WoodMac
In North America, data centers are boosting the long-term investment case for energy storage and renewables as gas turbine backlogs and rising fuel volatility drive up peaking costs, according to a note from Wood Mackenzie.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 8, 2026 -
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DOE presses PJM on ratepayer protections from large load costs
“A capability to continuously track whether a project enters into service ... or is delayed, reduced, or cancelled, can help assign costs for new generation to the customers responsible for those investments,” the DOE said in a rare filing at FERC.
By Ethan Howland • Updated Oct. 8, 2026 -
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Top electric power sector and utility conferences in 2027
Utility Dive’s curated list of notable events where energy professionals will gather to exchange ideas, demonstrate novel approaches and network for a new era of grid modernization.
By Meris Lutz • Oct. 6, 2026 -
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States, renewable developers back MISO’s accelerated interconnection queue plan
“This approach can materially accelerate the processing of legacy queue cycles while preserving MISO’s responsibility to identify and address reliability concerns,” the Organization of MISO States said.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 6, 2026 -
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DOE intends to loan Vistra $4.2B for nuclear fleet improvements
The loan would cover 433 MW of uprates at Vistra’s nuclear plants and preserve around 4 GW of existing capacity to help meet growing demand in the PJM region, said the U.S. Department of Energy.
By Diana DiGangi • Oct. 6, 2026 -
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Constellation, Google strike 890-MW nuclear deal in PJM
Constellation Energy has signed 20-year power purchase agreements with both Google and Amazon in the last week, supporting almost 1.1 GW of nuclear expansions.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 6, 2026 -
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Amazon, Constellation sign 20-year PPA to expand Maryland nuclear plant
The tech giant and energy producer are backing improvements and renovations at the 1,790-MW Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center, the state’s largest source of clean energy.
By Zoya Mirza • Oct. 5, 2026
