Grid Security & Reliability
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California budget leaves grid reliability programs in limbo, advocates say
State legislators and the governor deferred decisions about the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and voter-approved climate bonds to later in the year.
By Meris Lutz • July 2, 2025 -
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Electrical manufacturers publish ‘digital substation’ standards
“There are interoperability questions and there's a need for technical guidance for utilities interested in installing these ... self healing grid technologies,” NEMA Senior Vice President Patrick Hughes said.
By Robert Walton • June 27, 2025 -
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TrendlineReliability
A curated selection of recent stories that explore advances in policy and technology to address reliability, as well as risks faced by the U.S. power system
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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 -
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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 -
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Texas law gives grid operator power to disconnect data centers during crisis
The new law pairs mandatory curtailment with a voluntary demand response procurement program.
By Brian Martucci • June 25, 2025 -
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Prevalon brings 80-MW battery storage online for Idaho Power
Idaho Power could add an additional 705 MW of storage in the next four years, per its draft integrated resource plan.
By Ethan Howland • June 25, 2025 -
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OpinionHow electric companies can reduce liability risks from climate change
Upgrading infrastructure, embracing renewables and collaborating with governments and communities are no longer optional if companies want to ease legal risks and maintain social license to operate.
By Aaron Rokstad • June 24, 2025 -
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Summer power bills are going up, federal government warns
Consumers will see a “slight increase” in power bills this summer, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Monday. But that analysis is based on expectations for cooler weather.
By Robert Walton • June 24, 2025 -
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Who should pay to keep Michigan coal plant running past its retirement date?
Groups told federal regulators that making MISO customers pay for a power plant that does not benefit them would violate the Federal Power Act’s cost causation requirement.
By Ethan Howland • June 23, 2025 -
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OpinionBehind-the-meter flexibility is the best response to investment uncertainty
Utilities investing in behind-the-meter flexibility are positioning themselves to continue delivering clean, affordable and reliable energy to ratepayers in the long run.
By Molly Podolefsky • June 23, 2025 -
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Sponsored by ChargeScapeChargeScape’s EV Virtual Power Plant ensures summertime grid reliability
ChargeScape is building the nation's largest electric vehicle Virtual Power Plant.
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Sponsored by American Wire GroupThe rapid expansion of data centers across the U.S. and the critical role of renewable energy in powering the grid
The exponential growth of data centers across the United States is transforming the energy landscape.
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CenterPoint sends mobile generators to San Antonio to support Texas grid
“CenterPoint will receive no revenue or profit from the 15 large units based on the agreement,” the utility said Monday.
By Robert Walton • June 20, 2025 -
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Groups appeal DOE ‘emergency’ order keeping Michigan plant online
“There is no energy emergency in our country … and it is illegal to invoke a made-up emergency to overturn a long-planned plant retirement,” the Sierra Club’s Greg Wannier said.
By Ethan Howland • Updated June 20, 2025 -
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NERC upgrades MISO reliability risk after ‘data mismatch’ discovered
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator faces an elevated risk of energy shortfalls over the next few years but had been classified by NERC as facing a more dire “high risk.”
By Robert Walton • June 18, 2025 -
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OpinionSenate: Don’t fumble the energy future
Ending clean energy tax deductions would limit power supply and raise electricity prices. It would be like sending a great football team to compete in the Super Bowl without cleats.
By Dean Granoff • June 17, 2025 -
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Microgrids keep the lights on for wildfire-prone California facilities
But federal tax changes under consideration in Congress could make microgrids more expensive for schools and localities that provide services during emergencies.
By Brian Martucci • June 16, 2025 -
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Deep DiveWill ERCOT’s streamlined connect-and-manage approach work for other markets?
ERCOT’s single-state, energy-only interconnection process doesn’t include other markets’ deliverability requirements and generator cost certainty needs.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 16, 2025 -
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State regulators, utilities support SPP fast-track interconnection plan
But NextEra Energy Resources, clean energy trade groups and others contend it would give utilities a pathway to exclude independent power producers from the process.
By Ethan Howland • June 13, 2025 -
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Batteries are making the grid more reliable: NERC
Last year in Texas, there were times when batteries provided all of the capacity for frequency regulation services, according to the watchdog’s 2025 State of Reliability report.
By Robert Walton • June 13, 2025 -
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Prioritize ‘impactful’ power sources for interconnection: DOE’s Wright
“We need to look at that [interconnection queue] process and prioritize projects that are impactful and make it move faster and more efficiently,” DOE Secretary Chris Wright said.
By Ethan Howland • June 11, 2025 -
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Sponsored by TorusThe hidden infrastructure risk that could derail America’s energy transition
Hidden devices in solar inverters expose cybersecurity gaps threatening the energy transition.
By Nate Walkingshaw, CEO and co-founder, Torus • June 9, 2025 -
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Sponsored by Wärtsilä Energy Storage“How much energy do I really have?” — The question costing storage owners millions
When grid demand spikes and prices surge, every unclaimed megawatt-hour represents lost revenue.
By Ruchira Shah, General Manager, Software Product Management, Wärtsilä Energy Storage • June 9, 2025 -
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Meta, Constellation ink 20-year nuclear power deal to support AI goals
The power purchase agreement will also extend operations at Constellation’s Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois for two decades and replace an expiring state tax credit.
By Lamar Johnson • June 6, 2025 -
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Vast array of solar power equipment left exposed online
The most commonly exposed device has been discontinued and vulnerable for a decade, new research found.
By Eric Geller • June 6, 2025
