Bipartisan bill proposes $50M cyber threat analysis program for energy sector

“Our national security depends on a resilient and secure energy grid,” said Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo. Experts say the new effort would be welcomed by the private sector.

By Robert Walton • June 4, 2025

FERC skimps on winter storm details as staffing cuts threaten future reporting

While FERC’s recent report includes data on generator failures, there’s essentially no discussion or data regarding which types of resources failed — a crucial question in need of answers.

By Paul Arbaje • June 3, 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. 

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White House names energy attorney Swett to replace FERC’s Christie

The move comes as the White House appears to be exerting a growing influence over independent agencies like the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the R Street Institute’s Devin Hartman said.

By Ethan Howland • June 3, 2025

Why better monitoring of US transformers is a national security imperative

Losing even a small number of transformers can trigger cascading blackouts and we no longer have the spare capacity or supply chains to quickly recover.

By Rahul Chaturvedi • June 2, 2025

DOE orders Constellation to delay retiring 760 MW to ease PJM ‘emergency’

The U.S. Department of Energy partly based its action on a PJM Interconnection warning that it may need to call on demand response resources to keep the lights on under extreme conditions this summer.

By Ethan Howland • Updated June 2, 2025

Effective grid management runs on simulation

At power companies, apps enable simulation-based decision making that keeps the grid humming.

By Fanny Griesmer, COO, COMSOL, Inc. • June 2, 2025

Transformer, breaker backlogs persist, despite reshoring progress

Manufacturers have been slow to invest in U.S. capacity amid uncertainty over long-term electricity demand. That’s changing, but there’s a long way to go, experts say.

By Brian Martucci • May 29, 2025

CenterPoint completes critical Houston grid upgrades ahead of hurricane season

The utility has bolstered its power grid and communications systems since Hurricane Beryl left almost 2.3 million Houston-areas customers without power last summer.

By Robert Walton • May 27, 2025

From devices to distributed power: How residential DERs are reshaping grid reliability

Residential DERs are transforming homes into powerful, flexible allies for a more resilient grid.

By Jonathan Budner • May 27, 2025

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

‘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

Building tomorrow’s power grid

Hitachi Energy is innovating the grid with mobile, digital, and sustainable transformer solutions.

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

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

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

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