PJM’s market monitor urges FERC to review Amazon data center’s effect on costs, reliability

The issue centers on an unprecedented agreement between PECO Energy and Amazon Data Services that aims to protect utility customers from costs related to a planned data center complex in Pennsylvania.

By Ethan Howland • Oct. 15, 2025

PJM Interconnection needs 43 GW of energy storage by 2045: Brattle Group

A report commissioned by the U.S. Energy Storage Coalition said North America’s largest grid operator needs to rapidly build storage to ensure reliability and mitigate cost increases amid a surge in electricity demand.

By Brian Martucci • Oct. 14, 2025

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AI in the Power Sector

Artificial intelligence is uniquely positioned to impact the electricity industry from both ends: as the technology driving large load demand growth and as a tool with the potential to make the power system more efficient. 

By Utility Dive staff

New York City could face power reliability issues beginning next year: ISO

“The NYISO’s findings should be alarming to residents and serve as another wake up call for the state,” said Gavin Donohue, president of the Independent Power Producers of New York.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 14, 2025

Unlock load flexibility with these 4 strategies

Enhancing load flexibility is essential to improve grid reliability, integrate renewable energy sources, and achieve economic efficiency. Learn how to unlock the right strategies.

By Allison Salke • Oct. 13, 2025

Honeywell to supply new power solutions for data centers

Working with industrial automation firm LS Electric, Honeywell will offer AI-driven power management solutions, including battery energy storage systems, to help meet the sector’s energy demand.

By Joe Burns • Oct. 10, 2025

The week in 5 numbers: Utilities make it rain, wildfire costs rage on

Plus a closely watched acquisition gets the green light, the U.S. renewable outlook shrinks and more

By Meris Lutz • Oct. 10, 2025

Why data center operators should pay for residential electrification upgrades

Upgrading households is the fastest way for hyperscalers to obtain all the electricity they need, writes Ari Matusiak, founder and CEO of Rewiring America.

By Ari Matusiak • Oct. 10, 2025

Grid planners and experts on why markets keep choosing renewables

“If natural gas was the cheapest option to meet the peak, the markets would select it,” said Sean Kelly, co-founder and CEO of forecast provider Amperon and a former energy analyst.

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 9, 2025

Navigating the One Big Beautiful Bill era in US power markets

In today’s volatile climate, success will hinge less on predicting the future and more on preparing for it, say the authors from energy consulting firm E3 in this detailed original analysis of federal policy. 

By Kushal Patel, Gregory Gangelhoff, Tali Perelman and Amber Mahone • Oct. 8, 2025

Xcel Minnesota proposes ‘first-of-its-kind’ distributed capacity procurement

Xcel requested the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approve the program with a budget range of $152 million, based on a minimum procurement of 50 MW, to $430 million if it deploys all 200 MW.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 8, 2025

Investor-owned utilities call for ending ‘overreliance’ on PJM capacity market

“Narrowly focusing on design changes to PJM markets has left customers exposed to reliability risks and cost uncertainty,” the Edison Electric Institute’s Drew Maloney said.

By Ethan Howland • Oct. 8, 2025

Bridging the skills gap and preparing tomorrow’s utility workforce

When veteran field techs understand how their data feeds analytics platforms or how remote inspections can save time, they don’t just adapt — they help optimize those systems, writes Dan Helman, CEO of Think Power Solutions.

By Dan Helman • Oct. 7, 2025

Power outages drive supply chain worries: report

Nearly nine out of 10 global executives reported experiencing energy-related disruptions in the last year, a Prologis survey found.

By Suman Bhattacharyya • Oct. 6, 2025

Distributed energy resources can accelerate data center interconnection

Solutions that help local utilities find or create spare grid capacity by harnessing distributed energy resources could help bring more AI compute capacity online faster.

By Jen Downing • Oct. 6, 2025

The distributed utility: Why grid resilience has to move to the edge

Centralized grids can’t keep up. Resilience must be built at the edge.

By Nate Walkingshaw, CEO and co-founder of Torus • Oct. 6, 2025

Building the AI-ready grid

Reliable grids start with smart steps—agile tech keeps power strong and steady.

By Carlos Elena-Lens, VP, Digital Transformation, Hitachi Energy North America • Oct. 6, 2025

Is nuclear the key to powering the data center boom?

To fulfill the promise of an energy renaissance, nuclear resources must overcome complex operational, financial and workforce challenges, writes POWWR Director Nainish Gupta.

By Nainish Gupta • Oct. 3, 2025

The week in 5 numbers: DOE slashes clean energy funding following coal ‘investment’

Plus PJM’s data center woes, record storage deployment and new generation additions.

By Meris Lutz • Oct. 3, 2025

Utility conferences to watch in 2026

See our annual list of notable power-sector conferences where industry leaders will share knowledge in a rapidly-changing landscape. 

By Meris Lutz • Oct. 1, 2025

Why every utility should consider EMP hardening

EMP protection empowers utilities to safeguard the grid and ensure reliable energy delivery.

By Laura Longston • Sept. 29, 2025

This week in 5 numbers: Rising demand, rising rates

A wildfire settlement and lengthy transmission timelines are also among the notable numbers in the electric utility sector this week.

By Meris Lutz • Sept. 26, 2025

States threaten to leave PJM without expanded role in grid operator

“If PJM refuses to change, we will be forced to go in a different direction,” said Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat.

By Ethan Howland • Sept. 23, 2025

Utilities are backtracking on climate commitments: Sierra Club

The report named six utility companies reversing course on emissions reductions: Entergy, Duke Energy, Evergy, Cleco, American Electric Power and Arizona Public Service.

By Robert Walton • Updated Sept. 23, 2025

Understanding everyday consumers: 3 things we learned from 10,000 energy customers

The Empowering Energy Consumers Barometer surveyed 10,000 consumers across 10 countries to understand how the average energy customer sees the current landscape.

By Nicole Wilson • Sept. 22, 2025

The future of virtual power plants is technology agnostic

Interoperability is crucial for deploying certain consumer technologies efficiently at scale, writes Molly Podolefsky, a managing director at Clarum Advisors.

By Molly Podolefsky • Sept. 19, 2025