How PG&E scaled home energy reports into wide-ranging energy reduction and bill savings

Learn how this approach can support savings, affordability and peak flexibility.

By Vanessa Richter • Aug. 3, 2026

Texas approves AI data center co-location next to wind farm, with curtailment caveats

A final order in the case could offer an early template for other large behind-the-meter loads, requiring rapid curtailment during grid emergencies while limiting participation in demand response programs.

By Marlene Wilden • July 30, 2026

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Power demand is rising amid dramatic shifts in federal energy policy, but technology and markets continue to push the grid toward cleaner, more distributed resources. 

By Utility Dive staff

V2G could deliver 15 times more value than one-way managed EV charging: report

The U.S. fleet of bidirectional-capable electric vehicles is growing, and regulatory reforms could help utilities unlock $7 billion in potential value, according to an E3 analysis.

By Brian Martucci • July 29, 2026

BNEF chip-based model pegs US data center demand at 207 GW by 2033

A base model anticipates U.S. data center demand of about 118 GW by 2030. As potential demand and proposed data center size both grow, so does the complexity in forecasting, analysts said.

By Robert Walton • July 28, 2026

How procurement strategy can strengthen electrification programs

How smarter procurement can reduce costs and strengthen electrification programs.

By Troy Sherman, Director of Products, Franklin Energy • July 27, 2026

Ford, Global Power Products debut home backup solution

More than 800 electric utilities have approved GPP’s GenerLink transfer switch, which provides backup power for outlets and hardwired appliances at significantly lower cost than a standby generator, Ford says.

By Brian Martucci • July 22, 2026

3 practical steps to ensure the US industrial boom runs on electricity

Long-term electricity procurement, on-site generation, efficiency and flexibility can give manufacturers more ways to manage their energy bills, writes the World Wildlife Fund’s Cihang Yuan.

By Cihang Yuan • July 21, 2026

$215B in annual energy cost savings starts with heat pumps: ACEEE

Building and other electric efficiency measures would reduce growing peak demand by 20% on average through 2050, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

By Robert Freedman • July 21, 2026

What data center developers need to know about FERC’s large load directives

The June 18 show cause orders finally take aim at the load interconnection mess. But the customers who get power faster will be the ones who show up ready to flex, writes Shalin Savalia, a senior electrical engineer.

By Shalin Savalia • July 16, 2026

The grid’s fastest-growing resource isn’t generation. It’s flexibility.

The technology is there. The institutions are not. FERC’s July 23 technical conference on the PJM Interconnection’s governance is where that gap gets addressed — or doesn’t, writes Jeanine Johnson, a former member of the grid operator’s board.

By Jeanine Johnson • July 15, 2026

Texas PUC approves ‘ride-through’ rules for data centers

“There is no debate that voltage and frequency excursions on the transmission network create reliability concerns, which increase with the interconnection of each new large computational load,” wrote a PUC staffer.

By Diana DiGangi • July 13, 2026

Illinois regulators approve ComEd VPP under new clean energy law

The program will discharge power from small batteries during events like the early-July heatwave that pushed PJM Interconnection demand to near-record levels.

By Brian Martucci • July 8, 2026

6 ways to get digital upgrades right for your customers

Overcome these six common challenges when designing your digital front door to improve CX.

By Leah Garris • July 6, 2026

PJM’s rate increase is here. What’s your strategy?

Learn how a holistic energy strategy helps utilities control costs, improve reliability and unlock revenue. 

July 6, 2026

DOE wants to ‘permanently end’ appliance efficiency requirements

A proposed rule would create an “obstacle course of restrictions” bogging down the Department of Energy’s appliance efficiency program, a consumer advocate said.

By Robert Walton • Updated July 2, 2026

Eversource launches targeted load management pilots in Massachusetts

The programs address specific substations with high solar penetration or summer-peak congestion issues. They could expand in the coming years, a spokesperson said.

By Brian Martucci • July 1, 2026

Utilities are not spending enough on low-income household efficiency: ACEEE

Energy efficiency becomes more important as prices rise because it is “one of the only direct levers” a household has to reduce its bills, said Anna Johnson, senior policy manager at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

By Robert Walton • June 29, 2026

Why energy and utilities are moving from ‘systems’ mindset to a ‘connected platform ecosystems’ mindset powered by Vertical AI

How leading providers are connecting customer, workforce and grid operations into one Vertical AI ecosystem.

June 29, 2026

The grid operates in seconds, but financial settlement still moves in months

Big Tech is allocating hundreds of billions of dollars for data center expansions; creating reporting frameworks for energy flexibility is the next step, writes Andrii Garanin at Silicon Foundation.

By Andrii Garanin • June 26, 2026

Data centers are ready to negotiate flexibility for speed

Hyperscalers want their data centers online and utilities want to provide interconnections, but experts say both are still looking for common operating guidelines.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 26, 2026

ASHRAE to tackle data centers, thermal systems at annual conference

The engineering society’s annual meeting, starting this weekend in Austin, Texas, will have programs on managing energy costs and integrating energy storage projects, among others.

By Joe Burns • June 26, 2026

445 GW — mainly solar, storage — to come online by 2030 as demand growth surges: ICF

PJM and ERCOT have no spare capacity for demand growth beyond 2027, the consulting firm said. Demand response and GETs can help meet an expected 39% jump in U.S. electric use by 2035, it suggests.

By Ethan Howland • June 26, 2026

3 home energy providers offer 16.8 GW of distributed capacity to utilities, hyperscalers

An executive for Sunrun said active “distributed power plant” programs like one in Puerto Rico underscore the resource’s potential.

By Brian Martucci • June 24, 2026

K-12 schools can soften energy-cost hikes with performance contracts, Ameresco chief says

The contracts offer a way for school districts to lock in costs as electricity prices rise, says Louis Maltezos, co-president of the energy infrastructure company.

By Joe Burns • June 23, 2026

GETs, demand response can ease near-term data center electricity price pressure: report

Data centers could use up to 15% of all U.S. electricity by 2030, up from 5% in 2024, Berkeley Lab researchers said in a separate analysis.

By Ethan Howland • June 23, 2026