Managed EV charging could generate $30B in annual savings by 2035: report

Carefully managing electric vehicle demand could cut all U.S. electric bills by 10% annually, regardless of whether a customer owns an EV, according to new research from ev.energy.

By Robert Walton • Updated Aug. 27, 2025

Data center vacancies plummet amid power supply constraints

“Power has become the new real estate,” said Andrew Batson, head of U.S. data center research at JLL.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 19, 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

Clean energy groups challenge DOE grid reliability report

The July 7 resource adequacy report relies on flawed assumptions to support fossil fuels, three trade associations said, in asking for a rehearing.

By Brian Martucci • Aug. 18, 2025

6 themes driving grid risk today: NERC

With every aspect of the power grid changing, it's time to rethink traditional system planning and operating approaches, a new report says.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 18, 2025

FERC approves cost allocation paths for power plants DOE ordered to run past shutdown dates

The decisions affect Consumers Energy and Constellation Energy, as well as ratepayers in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator and PJM Interconnection footprints.

By Ethan Howland • Aug. 18, 2025

Can the economy of the future survive on yesterday’s grid?

Why long-duration energy storage is essential to modernizing the grid.

Aug. 18, 2025

Why Texas’ backup plan is a warning sign for grid operations nationwide

We need new power lines and generators, but they won’t arrive in time to handle surging demand. What we can do now is operate smarter with software-based operational intelligence to reduce curtailment, ease congestion and lower consumer costs.

By Georg Rute • Aug. 14, 2025

White House names Democrat Rosner to lead FERC

Agency observers expect the White House will replace Rosner once two pending Republican FERC nominees — Laura Swett and David LaCerte — are seated at the commission.

By Ethan Howland • Aug. 14, 2025

$3.1B annual cost estimated for fossil fuel plants DOE won’t allow to retire

One coal plant owner told the SEC it spent $29 million in the first 38 days of an Energy Department order to keep it online.

By Ethan Howland • Updated Aug. 18, 2025

Multidirectional flows of power and information are the grid’s future

In the frenzy to meet rising energy demand, utilities and others often overlook the value of power system innovations, industry participants say.

By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 12, 2025

3 Arizona utilities set peak demand records

After years of stagnant demand growth, rising electricity consumption is showing up on the U.S. power grid.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 12, 2025

FERC’s Christie steps down, leaving agency with three members

The White House plans to name Commissioner David Rosner, a Democrat, as interim chairman, according to reports. One former FERC official speculated that the administration wants a majority that will support colocating data centers at power plants.

By Ethan Howland • Aug. 11, 2025

How to avoid the utility software money pit

Utilities are overspending on software that underdelivers. Learn why flashy DERMS deals fail, and how smarter procurement can protect the grid and ratepayers.

By Dr. Sasan Mokhtari, President & CEO, OATI • Aug. 11, 2025

The hybrid advantage: Why flywheel-battery systems are grid stability’s best-kept secret

Hybrid flywheel-battery systems extend battery life while delivering instant grid response.

By Nate Walkingshaw, CEO and co-founder of Torus • Aug. 11, 2025

AI could cut disaster infrastructure losses by 15%, new research finds

Artificial intelligence applications like predictive maintenance and digital twins can help keep the power on and the roads open during natural disasters — and save $70 billion in infrastructure losses by 2050, according to a Deloitte Global report.

By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • Aug. 8, 2025

Why utilities should bring water into the data center energy conversation

For utilities, this is not only about supporting customer growth but also about protecting grid integrity and infrastructure investments in an increasingly resource-constrained environment.

By Pete Elliott and Richard Tribble • Aug. 7, 2025

We at PJM need realistic solutions, not politics, to take on energy challenges

Some public narratives have presented an inaccurate picture of the PJM Interconnection’s role in cost-effectively keeping the lights on. Here are the facts.

By Aftab Khan • Aug. 6, 2025

The weather is changing. Here’s how utilities can adapt.

The Climate READi framework can help energy companies prioritize investments and adapt the evolving electric system to the climate of the future.

By Morgan Scott • Aug. 1, 2025

PPL Electric ‘advanced-stage’ data center pipeline grows 32%, to 14 GW

PPL supports legislation in Pennsylvania that would allow utilities to own power plants, CEO Vince Sorgi said.

By Ethan Howland • Aug. 1, 2025

Aggregations and data centers: If a resource shows up when the grid is straining, make it count.

Allow AI data centers to participate in grid stress management, and the capital will flow to the solutions that enable flexible, grid-supportive outcomes.

By Arushi Sharma Frank • July 31, 2025

Data center flexibility can save money but may come with higher emissions: MIT

In Texas, where renewable energy is booming, data center emissions fell by up to 40% in the MIT modeling of flexible data center workloads. In other regions, however, emissions rose.

By Robert Walton • July 30, 2025

DOE allows Talen to run oil-fired unit above limits to avoid outages amid heat wave

The unit is one of several owned by Talen Energy that were slated to retire in May of this year, before the company reached a “reliability-must-run” agreement to delay their shuttering to 2029. 

By Ethan Howland • July 29, 2025

From chaos to clarity: How utilities can speed storm recovery with real‑time storm intelligence

From hurricanes to ice storms to derechos, utilities need smarter storm tech to restore power safely, efficiently and with greater precision.

July 28, 2025

FERC orders changes to PJM’s grid interconnection process, plus 3 other open meeting takeaways

Required changes include cost allocation for network upgrades, consideration of grid-enhancing technologies and energy storage modeling.

By Ethan Howland • July 25, 2025

Data centers seek flexible power solutions for resilience, sustainability

Flexible battery- or generator-based solutions can help data centers power up faster, reduce grid impacts and keep their owners’ sustainability goals within reach, experts say.

By Brian Martucci • July 25, 2025