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Evergy expects retail sales to rise up to 8% annually on data center growth
In response, Evergy has increased its planned gas-fired generation in Missouri to 4.7 GW. Separately, it slashed its long-term renewable energy plans more than 90%.
By Ethan Howland • May 8, 2026 -
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NRG close to completing 415-MW gas plant backed by Texas Energy Fund
The independent power producer has another 1.1 GW of state-supported gas projects set to come online this decade as it also works to integrate 13 GW of gas-generation assets acquired from LS Power.
By Brian Martucci • May 7, 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.
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PJM floats options for capacity market overhaul
“The current situation is not tenable,” PJM President and CEO David Mills said. “The region has years, not decades, to make these choices deliberately.” The grid operator lays out three options, including shifting to an energy market model, in a white paper.
By Ethan Howland • May 7, 2026 -
PSEG CEO: Nuclear outlook for New Jersey improves on lifting of moratorium
Nuclear power plants won’t be built, however, without long-term federal financial support and hyperscaler offtake agreements, said Ralph LaRossa, Public Service Enterprise Group CEO.
By Ethan Howland • May 6, 2026 -
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Nuclear reaches 41% of TVA’s power supply
TVA interim CEO Mike Skaggs said he wants to “[establish] clarity on our position around new nuclear technologies,” and “work with the federal administration and our board of directors to clarify TVA's path going forward.”
By Diana DiGangi • May 6, 2026 -
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AEP eyes exit from PJM, SPP over slow generation interconnection
American Electric Power’s review of its market options comes amid a surge in customer demand across its multistate footprint. Its utilities have contracts for 63 GW of new large load by 2030.
By Ethan Howland • May 6, 2026 -
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Sponsored by Applied AtomicsNuclear power on a faster timeline is possible. Here is how utilities can make it work.
Safer equals faster. Looking for clean, firm power this decade? Assess your nuclear project against the Applied Atomics deployment model.
May 4, 2026 -
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Southern Co. electricity sales soar on 42% data center growth
The company has 28 large load projects representing 11 GW under contract, and Georgia Power’s first-quarter capital expenditures increased year over year from $1.6 billion to $2 billion.
By Diana DiGangi • May 1, 2026 -
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TransAlta seeks $19.9M for Centralia plant’s first DOE ‘emergency’ order
The plant didn’t produce electricity, but TransAlta spent money keeping it “available” instead of retiring it as planned. It will cost another $23 million to repair it, TransAlta told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
By Ethan Howland • May 1, 2026 -
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DTE sees up to 8.4 GW data center opportunity
The utility will supply a 1.4-GW Oracle data center under construction now, and it has submitted contracts to regulators for a 1-GW Google project also in the works.
By Robert Walton • May 1, 2026 -
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OpinionCongress should fix the nuclear investment tax credit
A bipartisan bill would restructure the credit to pass its full value on to ratepayers from day one, cutting the sticker price of new nuclear projects by 30% to 50%, writes Samuel Thernstrom at the Energy Innovation Reform Project.
By Samuel Thernstrom • April 30, 2026 -
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FirstEnergy opposes key part of PJM data center backstop procurement plan
The PJM Interconnection’s planned backstop auction is flawed, said CEO Brian Tierney. Separately, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said his administration will oppose rate hike requests that fail to meet affordability criteria.
By Ethan Howland • April 30, 2026 -
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At 106 GW, gas-fired generation leads PJM’s newly reopened interconnection queue
After being effectively closed since 2022, the PJM Interconnection has launched the first cycle of its revamped interconnection queue process with more than 800 projects totaling 220 GW seeking to connect to the grid.
By Ethan Howland • April 29, 2026 -
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MISO capacity prices fall as new supply outpaces demand growth
Capacity offered in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s summer auction jumped 3.4%, to 141 GW from 136.3 GW a year ago, partly driven by solar additions.
By Ethan Howland • April 29, 2026 -
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OpinionAmericans deserve facts, not fearmongering, about their electric bills
Policymakers must remove barriers to new infrastructure and allow competitive power markets to function properly, writes Todd Snitchler, CEO of the Electric Power Supply Association.
By Todd Snitchler • April 28, 2026 -
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2 more offshore wind projects scrapped under Trump administration pressure
The government said Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind have “agreed to voluntarily end their offshore wind leases.” EDP, a Portuguese company with stakes in both projects, said it has “agreed to settle imminent claims.”
By Meris Lutz • April 28, 2026 -
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Extended heat wave could cripple New York’s grid this summer: NYISO
Electric reliability margins will be “the lowest ... in recent history” at just 417 MW available under baseline summer conditions, the New York Independent System Operator said Friday.
By Robert Walton • April 28, 2026 -
PJM market monitor opposes 1.3-GW gas plant deal between Hull Street, Rockland Capital
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should consider how power plant deals could draw capacity out of the PJM Interconnection market to serve data centers, Monitoring Analytics said.
By Ethan Howland • April 27, 2026 -
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Sponsored by Dell Technologies and NVIDIAEPRI: Local AI for energy research
EPRI advances on‑premise AI research using the Dell Pro Max with GB10, accelerated by NVIDIA. Powerful, private and built for control.
By Veronica Thums • April 27, 2026 -
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Average US electricity prices rose 9% year over year in February: EIA
Revenue per kilowatt hour for electricity — a proxy for retail rates — rose by 26.3% in Virginia, 21.9% in Ohio and 19.5% in Pennsylvania, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
By Diana DiGangi • April 24, 2026 -
DTE proposes $474M Michigan electric rate hike
The utility also made a conditional promise to freeze rate hikes for two years if its request is approved. State legislators are weighing a proposal to increase the minimum time between rate cases from one to three years.
By Robert Walton • April 24, 2026 -
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Economic development group pushes Congress on permitting reform
In a ‘fly-in’ this week, the Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy emphasized the economic benefits of faster permitting as electricity demand rises.
By Brian Martucci • April 23, 2026 -
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GE Vernova gas turbine backlog hits 100 GW as prices rise
“The dollar-per-kilowatt growth is going to be very healthy in the second quarter of this year,” CEO Scott Strazik said of turbine sales. The company also saw big jumps in orders for grid and wind power equipment.
By Brian Martucci • April 23, 2026 -
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PJM market monitor opposes waivers for Constellation’s Three Mile Island nuclear restart
Constellation needs the waivers from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to fully deliver power as soon as the unit restarts, possibly next year. It has a 20-year deal to sell all the energy, capacity and clean energy attributes to Microsoft for data centers.
By Ethan Howland • April 23, 2026 -
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OpinionAlaska’s energy challenges require a national response
Alaska energy modernization should be treated as a national infrastructure priority, writes Northwest Public Power Association CEO Kurt Miller.
By Kurt Miller • April 22, 2026
