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PJM, utilities urge FERC to dismiss call for colocation settlement talks
“The Commission should not pause its work on offering the industry guidance on a path forward for co-location arrangements,” PJM said.
By Ethan Howland • May 8, 2025 -
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New Jersey BPU eyes potential for new nuclear
The Garden State may need 10 GW of firm, clean power by 2035, and state utility regulators want to know if nuclear can help fill that need, according to a request for information.
By Ethan Howland • May 7, 2025 -
PJM, others urge FERC to dismiss ratepayer advocates’ capacity auction complaint
“Entertaining the complaint would signal to all investors in commission-regulated markets that they cannot rely on any clearing price, as they would become at risk for adjustment at any time,” PJM said.
By Ethan Howland • May 6, 2025 -
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OpinionAt-risk IRA tax credits drive industrial-scale infrastructure in red and blue states
The Inflation Reduction Act is a bipartisan success story, but if these tax credits disappear, so will plans for future factories, jobs and the chance to reclaim our industrial leadership.
By Joby Bernstein and Claire Petersen • May 5, 2025 -
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PJM fast-tracks 11.8 GW, mainly gas, to bolster power supplies
Natural gas-fired generation accounts for 69% of selected Reliability Resource Initiative capacity, followed by batteries at 19% and nuclear at 12%.
By Ethan Howland • May 5, 2025 -
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Exelon data center pipeline doubles to 36 GW since year-end
However, Exelon faces economic uncertainty “as we all navigate updated tariff policies, federal budget reprioritization and increased energy supply costs,” CEO Calvin Butler said.
By Ethan Howland • May 2, 2025 -
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PSE&G open to utility-owned generation to tackle supply needs: CEO LaRossa
In the near term, New Jersey’s largest utility is eyeing options to help customers afford their electricity bills, which are poised to jump 17%, Ralph LaRossa said.
By Ethan Howland • May 1, 2025 -
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Clean energy manufacturers cancel projects as Trump-era policies take hold
Companies canceled, closed or downsized nearly $8 billion in projects in Q1.
By Kate Magill • April 30, 2025 -
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Deep DiveEPRI’s Open Power AI Consortium plans to fuel grid modernization with data sharing
Utilities, tech companies and regulators are facing a conundrum: Utilities want to use AI, but AI needs access to unavailable utility data to be effective.
By Herman K. Trabish • Updated April 29, 2025 -
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MISO summer capacity prices jump to $666.50/MW-day as power supplies shrink
“The results reinforce the need to increase capacity, as demand is expected to grow with new large load additions,” the Midcontinent Independent System Operator said.
By Ethan Howland • April 29, 2025 -
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U.S. companies sign deal to help bring nuclear energy to Poland
“The U.S. nuclear relationship with Poland will tightly bind our nations through the next century,” said Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
By Diana DiGangi • April 28, 2025 -
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Texas House bill would create state nuclear office, funding program
If passed by the Texas Senate and signed into law, House Bill 14 would provide grants of up to $200 million for eligible advanced reactor construction projects.
By Brian Martucci • April 25, 2025 -
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FirstEnergy faces minimal direct tariff impact, but ‘uncertainty’ weighs on customers: CEO
PJM states will play a key role in meeting resource needs, per FirstEnergy’s Brian Tierney. “It’s leadership by the governors in the states that are going to address this problem most directly," he said.
By Ethan Howland • April 25, 2025 -
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OpinionCarbon capture technology is ready. Permitting needs to catch up.
Ending the carbon dioxide injection well permit application backlog would unleash investment in America, creating tens of thousands of new jobs and strengthening America’s global competitiveness.
By Anna Littlefield • April 24, 2025 -
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Smaller, public utilities see growth potential in data centers, but there are risks: APPA
Utility leaders can take steps to attract potentially lucrative large loads while mitigating risks for existing customers, the American Public Power Association says.
By Brian Martucci • April 24, 2025 -
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Calpine, Constellation, others seek settlement talks over PJM colocation rules
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should find that PJM’s colocation rules are unjust and order 90 days of talks between parties to craft new rules, power plant owners told the agency.
By Ethan Howland • April 23, 2025 -
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DOE makes $46.7M loan disbursement to support Palisades nuclear restart
The 800-MW Palisades plant will be the United States’ first restart of a commercial nuclear reactor that ceased operations, the Department of Energy said.
By Robert Walton • April 23, 2025 -
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OpinionHow AI data centers can support grid reliability in Texas and across the US
An Enhanced Reliability Interconnection framework would prioritize connections to the grid for large loads that improve reliability through flexibility and behind-the-meter generation.
By Gideon Powell and Josh T. Smith • April 22, 2025 -
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FERC approves PJM capacity auction price cap, floor
The PJM Interconnection’s next two base capacity auctions will have a $325/MW-day price cap and a $175/MW-day floor.
By Ethan Howland • April 22, 2025 -
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Clean energy groups urge FERC to reject MISO interconnection plan for replacing retiring power plants
However, Alliant Energy, other utilities and state utility regulators support the proposal to create a new pathway for connecting replacement generation to the grid.
By Ethan Howland • April 21, 2025 -
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Cold-weather grid performance improves, plus 4 other FERC open meeting takeaways
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Mark Christie defended the PJM Interconnection amid an uproar over its capacity market.
By Ethan Howland • April 18, 2025 -
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OpinionThe US is facing unprecedented load growth. Here’s how we ensure resource adequacy.
Adding sufficient resources fast enough to reliably meet the growth will require an array of demand- and supply-side resources as well as stronger transmission interconnection planning.
By Samuel Newell • April 17, 2025 -
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Trump administration ordered to resume IRA funding
The decision, which stated federal agencies lacked authority to pause funding, follows the president’s executive order to freeze the money on his first day in office.
By Kate Magill • April 17, 2025 -
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SMRs, not large reactors, are ‘future of nuclear power’: ITIF
Small reactors could become a key U.S. export if DOE expands support for advanced nuclear technology and the federal government aligns regulations with friendly countries, the think tank said.
By Brian Martucci • April 16, 2025 -
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Trump exempts more than a third of US coal capacity from updated mercury, air toxics rule
Power plant owners receiving the largest exemptions are Southern Co., at about 11,285 MW; NRG Energy, at about 7,100 MW; and the Tennessee Valley Authority, at about 6,660 MW.
By Ethan Howland • Updated April 17, 2025
