With Blackstone venture, PPL is ‘biggest winner’ from data center summit

The Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, which President Trump attended, touted heavy investments in AI and power infrastructure. Jefferies analysts said PPL scored a victory there.

By Ethan Howland • July 17, 2025

Law judge calls for Minnesota PUC to reject $6.2B Allete private equity deal

The proposed private equity model isn’t in the public interest, an administrative law judge said.

By Ethan Howland • July 16, 2025

Georgia Power’s new IRP keeps coal plants online to serve data centers

The integrated resource plan approved by regulators on Tuesday also calls for up to 4,000 MW of renewable resources by 2035 and more than 1,500 MW of storage.

By Robert Walton • July 16, 2025

The regulator’s dilemma: balancing grid modernization with rising power bills

Load growth and aging infrastructure require investment, but customer electricity prices are up 4.5% nationally, almost twice the 2.4% national inflation rate, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 15, 2025

Natural gas: The workhorse of American energy dominance and security

Natural gas is a vital export to allies in Europe and Asia, a backstop for grid reliability during peak demand and a bridge fuel that complements the integration of renewable resources.

By Brigham McCown • July 15, 2025

Solar continues to dominate new generation ... for now

The United States added about 12 GW of generating resources between January and April of this year, mostly from solar, according to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

By Meris Lutz • July 15, 2025

Google to buy up to 3 GW of hydro power from Brookfield

The technology company will begin by buying power from dams totaling 670 MW in the PJM Interconnection, where power supplies are tight.

By Ethan Howland • July 15, 2025

Will FERC stand up for competitive power markets? Our grid depends on it.

With hundreds of billions of dollars expected to be spent on grid projects, it’s time for FERC to reaffirm its commitment to market competition — and prevent utility self-dealing.

By Andrew Waranch • July 14, 2025

Nuclear could replace wind power at Lava Ridge site in Idaho

Sawtooth Energy and Development said it plans to build a 462-MW nuclear power plant on public land previously earmarked for a wind farm that President Trump halted his first day in office. 

By Brian Martucci • July 14, 2025

What’s next for advanced nuclear technology?

An overview of the five varieties of advanced reactor that stand out right now.

By Brian Martucci • Updated July 23, 2025

Environmental, consumer advocates sue Bonneville for joining SPP’s day-ahead market

Plaintiffs say the agency's decision to join Markets+ will increase the risk of blackouts compared to joining CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market or a “no-action” alternative.

By Ethan Howland • July 11, 2025

Misaligned interconnection, transmission planning could hurt competitive markets: FERC’s Chang

Getting generation online as quickly as possible is a key priority, according to Commissioner Judy Chang. “We should plan, design, permit — all faster."

By Ethan Howland • July 11, 2025

Solar generation expected to rise by a third this summer: EIA

Solar is expected to account for 7% of total U.S. generation in 2025 and 8% in 2026, the Energy Information Administration said Tuesday.

By Robert Walton • July 10, 2025

There aren’t enough AI chips to support data center projections, report says

High-end forecasts are “not credible,” according to London Economics International, which called its report a “sanity check” on demand growth projections. 

By Robert Walton • July 9, 2025

How retail energy suppliers can navigate the new federal energy policies

Key strategies include buying renewable energy certificates now, leveraging data and predictive analytics and growing market share.

By Nainish Gupta • July 8, 2025

PJM market monitor urges FERC to set conditions on $12B NRG, LS Power deal

Without the conditions, the independent market monitor said it would oppose the transaction because it would increase NRG’s ability to affect electricity and capacity prices.

By Ethan Howland • July 8, 2025

Load growth, plant retirements could drive 100x increase in blackouts by 2030: DOE

The U.S. Department of Energy on Monday published a methodology for assessing grid reliability, but clean energy advocates say it likely exaggerates the risks of blackouts.

By Robert Walton • July 8, 2025

Federal agencies, including FERC and DOE, revoke environmental review rules

The agencies eliminated all references to consider climate change, environmental justice and other key environmental issues in their permit reviews, Earthjustice said.

By Ethan Howland • July 1, 2025

Trump attacks on NRC independence pose health, safety risks

The exodus of key personnel at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will jeopardize its ability to oversee the nuclear power fleet and slow the licensing of new facilities to a crawl.

By Edwin Lyman • June 30, 2025

Affordability a ‘formidable challenge’ as load shifts to tech, industrial customers: ICF

The consulting agency expects electricity prices to rise as much as 25% in some regions through 2030 due to necessary grid expansion, wildfire hardening and other infrastructure projects.

By Brian Martucci • June 30, 2025

Can oil and gas solve the AI power dilemma?

The convergence between oil, technology and utilities reflects a profound structural shift — energy and computing are no longer parallel industries but mutually dependent pillars of modern innovation.

By Joe Brettell • June 27, 2025

New York Gov. Hochul hints at ‘fleet-style approach’ to nuclear deployments

A truly “competitive process” for siting the new nuclear capacity in New York would look beyond the three existing nuclear plants Constellation Energy owns near Lake Ontario, one analyst said.

By Brian Martucci • June 27, 2025

FERC’s Christie calls for dispatchable resources after grid operators come ‘close to the edge’

“You never know about the next time, and there's going to be a next time,” Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Mark Christie said about grid operators' ability to avoid blackouts this week.

By Ethan Howland • June 27, 2025

How risk-spend efficiency puts AI at the center of utility investment strategy

As risks grow in both intensity and complexity, utilities that adopt this approach can shift from reactive planning to proactive strategy and face the future with greater confidence.

By Adam Cornille • June 26, 2025

Eight utility regulators challenge DOE order keeping Michigan coal plant open

The department’s invocation of emergency powers to interfere with state and regional utility planning is unprecedented, according to the challenge.

By Ethan Howland • June 26, 2025