ConEd joins utilities seeking to loosen New York restrictions on owning generation

The company says reforms would boost renewables and help it achieve resource adequacy and environmental compliance targets. It has also asked regulators to expand distribution and transmission-connected storage options.

By Brian Martucci • Nov. 12, 2026

Data centers could lower your electricity bill. Will utilities let them?

When sales increase more than costs, rates should decline. But some utilities are proposing rate hikes using lower historical sales data with higher updated cost assumptions to “lock in” rates before new load fully materializes, writes Edward Burgess of Current Energy Group.

By Edward Burgess • Nov. 12, 2026

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Transmission

Utilities are preparing to spend billions building out transmission at a time when affordability is a major concern.Get a handle on what’s at stake and the solutions being offered in this trendline.

By Utility Dive staff

FERC’s LaCerte weighs in on midterms, PJM and utility monopolies

“The only way we're going to get out of the affordability mess is by building more things,” said David LaCerte, a commissioner at the agency.

By Ethan Howland • Nov. 11, 2026

Are data centers really paying their share? AES Indiana’s Google deal highlights a thorny question

While local grid infrastructure projects are fairly easy to trace back to a specific data center, regional system upgrades raise more complex questions about who benefits and cost allocation across jurisdictions, one expert told Utility Dive.

By Charles Paullin • Nov. 10, 2026

Permitting bill advances in Senate, but election results cast doubt on its future

The version of the bill that advanced this week included a manager’s amendment that sought to address some concerns, including over tribal consultation and FERC authority, but Democrats in both chambers have said they want to see more changes.

By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 10, 2026

Most generators prepared for extreme cold, but risks remain: NERC

Despite improvements to cold-weather operations, the grid “continues to face serious reliability risks during the winter period,” NERC President and CEO Jim Robb said.

By Robert Walton • Nov. 10, 2026

Utilities should consider ‘taking a breather’ from rate cases: Minnesota PUC vice chair

“Filing rate cases right now is really painful,” Joseph Sullivan told Utility Dive in an interview. He also discussed his concerns with overly complex data center cost allocation and an erosion of public trust in institutions.

By Ethan Howland • Nov. 10, 2026

Arizona’s longest-tenured utility commissioner on large loads, affordability and Western markets

“We have been talking for years that growth must pay for growth, and I think customers are asking for proof [of that],” Lea Márquez Peterson told Utility Dive on the sidelines of NARUC’s annual meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

By Ethan Howland • Nov. 9, 2026

Inside the ‘pressure cooker’: Electric utility regulators gather in wake of electoral earthquake

Newly elected leaders and customers are “questioning our foundational regulatory approaches,” Ann Rendahl, president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, told her peers and industry stakeholders.

By Ethan Howland • Nov. 9, 2026

Duke Energy to stay course on data center-fueled growth plan after ‘historic’ election

The company’s large-load pipeline of 15.4 GW has remained virtually unchanged since the first quarter of 2026 as it pursues a $103 billion spending plan heavily focused on new natural gas generation.

By Emma Penrod • Nov. 6, 2026

Data centers don’t need special treatment to get power faster

Projects that make their demand more predictable, controllable and financially secure should have a clearer path to service, writes Seyed Madaeni, CEO and co-founder of Verse.

By Seyed Madaeni • Nov. 6, 2026

Eversource’s financial risk eases as Revolution Wind hits full commercial operations: CEO

Eversource Energy’s third-quarter income fell 22% year over year, to $346 million, driven in part by a lack of income from Aquarion, a water utility subsidiary the company sold in June.

By Ethan Howland • Nov. 6, 2026

Exelon, Invenergy complaints at FERC seek capacity market changes

Exelon asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to order PJM to adopt a “prompt” capacity auction, while Invenergy wants the Midcontinent grid operator to let HVDC merchant lines receive capacity payments.

By Ethan Howland • Nov. 5, 2026

Trump ban on foreign grid components sparks industry concern over cost, practicality

Stakeholders applauded the order’s intent to secure the grid but said restrictions based on geography, rather than function and capability, miss the point and threaten investment.

By Herman K. Trabish • Nov. 4, 2026

Electric utilities join industries urging renewal of cybersecurity information-sharing law

CISA 2015, as the law is often called, provides liability protections for companies sharing cyber threat indicators amongst themselves and with federal agencies. It is set to expire next month.

By Eric Geller • Nov. 4, 2026

The Senate permitting bill holds promise but needs amendments

Targeted changes can minimize the most negative consequences of the permitting bill’s overreaching provisions, writes former FERC Chairman Mark Christie.

By Mark Christie • Nov. 3, 2026

Can ‘BattMan’ secure the US battery manufacturing supply chain?

The Energy Department’s Battery Manufacturing Accelerator aims to plug gaps in domestic material and component supplies over the next few years as U.S. battery demand looks set to quadruple.

By Brian Martucci • Nov. 3, 2026

Energy affordability tops voter concerns in election set to shake up Congress

“History shows us that energy crises create policy openings, and we think the conditions are probably in place for a window of policymaking,” Hasan Nazar, head of policy at Crux, told Utility Dive.

By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 3, 2026

PSEG Power plans 200-MW nuclear uprate as company eyes data center deals

But one of the units at the Salem plant in New Jersey, which is jointly owned with Constellation Energy, faces an extended outage to deal with degraded equipment, according to federal filings.

By Ethan Howland • Nov. 3, 2026

PJM’s revised data center backstop procurement plan reduces utility risks: ICF

The planned procurement could be for as little as 630 MW, down from an initial 6,800-MW target, after utilities in the PJM Interconnection’s footprint lowered their large-load forecasts, Jefferies analysts said.

By Ethan Howland • Updated Nov. 4, 2026

Dominion sees $137M net income boost from rate increase

Chairman, President and CEO Bob Blue said during a third-quarter earnings call that the company “benefited from better-than-budgeted sales, better-than-normal weather” and “strong overall financial and operational execution.”

By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 2, 2026

Exelon eyes $8B in energy storage, in part to address PJM supply crunch

President and CEO Calvin Butler said the grid operator isn’t adding generation fast enough, but the utility’s plan to invest in energy storage and transmission can help address the issue.

By Ethan Howland • Nov. 2, 2026

Lack of wildfire reform is having ‘dire and escalating impacts’: SCE

“While we remain confident that California policymakers will ultimately take action, delay into 2027 will have significant and costly consequences,” said Edison International CEO Pedro Pizarro.

By Diana DiGangi • Oct. 30, 2026

States must take a critical eye to gas plants proposed over clean energy

The key question for regulators is no longer whether utilities can simply find a reason to install another gas turbine, write experts from Environmental Defense Fund and Minnesota’s CURE.

By Hudson Kingston and Will Scott • Oct. 30, 2026

Chinese-linked solar developer loses appeal over Texas grid interconnection

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit said Texas has a “free lane” to enforce restrictions on foreign-owned companies’ access to the state’s electric grid in a ruling that could have implications for other states and market participants.

By Meris Lutz • Oct. 29, 2026