Grid Security & Reliability
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GOP supporters of IRA clean energy credits outline reconciliation bill recommendations
Fourteen Republicans asked to maintain the tax credit transferability mechanism through the phase-out period and make two other adjustments to the clean energy tax credit changes.
By Lamar Johnson • May 20, 2025 -
Newsom proposes steep cuts to California grid reliability programs
The changes could undermine progress that's been made to shore up the state’s energy resources during emergencies, advocates say.
By Meris Lutz • Updated May 19, 2025 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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Utilities and grid operators are facing increasing threats from climate change as well as cyber and physical attacks, and are deploying a variety of responses to meet the rising challenges.
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‘Rogue’ communication devices found on Chinese-made solar power inverters
The devices could give adversaries a way to disable power grids, damage energy infrastructure and trigger blackouts, specialists say.
By Robert Freedman • May 15, 2025 -
A fraction of proposed data centers will get built. Utilities are wising up.
One expert estimated that speculative interconnection requests were five to 10 times more than the number of actual data centers, but the scale of the problem remains elusive.
By Brian Martucci • May 15, 2025 -
Summer demand is soaring and inverter-based resources are a ‘key risk’: NERC
The North American Electric Reliability Corp. plans to issue an alert within the next month regarding inverter-based resources and the risks they present, officials said.
By Robert Walton • May 15, 2025 -
Amid record demand rise, efficiency and demand response can lower Texas power bills: Aurora
Adding 7.7 GW of demand-side response capacity to the ERCOT grid could eliminate the need for about 1 GW of gas-fired peaking capacity, according to the report.
By Robert Walton • May 14, 2025 -
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May 12, 2025 -
SPP proposes one-time framework to speed generation interconnection
Southwest Power Pool will file the Expedited Resource Adequacy Study process with federal regulators later this month. Excess capacity in the region is expected to fall to 5% in 2029, officials said.
By Robert Walton • May 9, 2025 -
Opinion
Navigating 4 key trends and challenges shaping the power industry
2025 will be pivotal in how utilities handle workforce shortages, the energy transition and a range of grid reliability and resilience issues.
By Matt Carrara • May 7, 2025 -
Texas renewables restrictions could increase power prices by 14% in 2035: Aurora
Reliability would also suffer — and load-shedding events become more likely — in a renewables-restricted future amid a years-long gas turbine backlog, Aurora said.
By Brian Martucci • May 6, 2025 -
Opinion
Puerto Rico’s rooftop solar boom is strengthening grid resilience — why is a federal board trying to stop it?
With thousands of new smart-enabled solar homes joining the grid each month, Puerto Rico is building a distributed, responsive network that can help manage grid fluctuations in real time.
By PJ Wilson • May 1, 2025 -
Deep Dive
EPRI’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 -
National Grid, Con Edison, other utilities urge FERC to consider gas pipeline reliability measures
“The challenges facing interstate pipelines … continue to intensify warranting greater regulatory involvement and standardization of practices,” the utilities said.
By Ethan Howland • April 28, 2025 -
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 -
Lightshift to build 11-MW storage project for Virginia municipal utility
Danville Utilities intends to use the project to cut its peak demand in an effort to lower transmission and capacity charges by about $30 million.
By Ethan Howland • April 24, 2025 -
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 -
Schneider Electric debuts data center consulting service
EcoConsult for Data Centers offers a road map to boost operational efficiency, maximize uptime and extend equipment and facility service life, Schneider says.
By Brian Martucci • April 17, 2025 -
Opinion
The 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 -
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 -
LUMA installs Puerto Rico’s first smart meter
Through a partnership with Itron, the smart meter installations are starting in the capital of San Juan and will extend island-wide over three years, LUMA says.
By Robert Walton • April 15, 2025 -
NERC proposes cold weather reliability standard
Quickly addressing generator freezing issues “will help ensure that the grid is better equipped to withstand and recover from extreme cold weather,” the North American Electric Reliability Corp. said.
By Robert Walton • April 14, 2025 -
Opinion
The AI infrastructure race hits a political reality check
The AI-driven data center boom has created demand for land, electricity and water, a dynamic that has spawned growing opposition from communities, utility grid operators and regulators.
By Joe Brettell and Jeff Berkowitz • April 10, 2025 -
Lawmakers mull government-wide supply chain improvement effort
Congress is debating the Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act at a time when demand for electricity is rising and supplies of critical grid equipment are constrained.
By Robert Walton • April 10, 2025 -
Trump aims to boost coal, in part by ordering power plants to stay open
However, the executive orders will likely have little effect on coal-fired generation, according to analysts.
By Ethan Howland • April 9, 2025 -
US electricity demand will grow 50% by 2050, electrical manufacturer study finds
Data centers and transportation electrification will drive U.S. electricity demand about 2% higher each year for the next quarter century, according to a new analysis completed for the National Electrical Manufacturers Association.
By Robert Walton • April 7, 2025