Data centers ‘primary reason’ for high PJM capacity prices: market monitor

Load from data centers drove up revenue in the PJM Interconnection’s last capacity auction by $7.3 billion, said Monitoring Analytics. It said it is “misleading” to say market results simply reflect tightening supply and demand.

By Ethan Howland • Oct. 2, 2025

DOE cancels $7.6B in clean energy awards in states that voted against Trump

“Our democracy is badly broken when a president can illegally suspend projects for Blue states in order to punish his political enemies,” said Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 2, 2025

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Cybersecurity of the Grid

In addition to presenting opportunities for growth, AI is exacerbating cyber threats with more sophisticated malware that is easier than ever to build and deploy. The rise of distributed energy resources also creates more opportunities for attack. 

By Utility Dive staff

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 • Updated March 24, 2026

Fallout from shutdown could impact energy sector construction

Halting federal projects will likely have downstream effects on private-sector confidence and costs of materials and labor. “The construction supply chain is tightly interconnected,” one contractor said. 

By Sebastian Obando • Oct. 1, 2025

Customers in 7 PJM states paid $4.4B for data center transmission in 2024: report

Transmission lines built for data centers fall into a "regulatory gap,” with utility customers on the hook for the costs, the Union of Concerned Scientists said.

By Ethan Howland • Oct. 1, 2025

DOE’s reactor pilot: A turning point for US nuclear energy?

The Department of Energy’s nuclear program could be transformational for the energy sector if even one reactor demonstrates commercial operation safely, writes Foley & Lardner partner Jocelyn Lavallo.

By Jocelyn Lavallo • Oct. 1, 2025

EPA mulls postponing coal plant wastewater compliance, changes to Regional Haze Rule

Extending compliance timelines for EPA’s effluent limitations rules would save between $30 million and $200 million annually, the agency said. Coal waste contains contaminants including mercury, cadmium and arsenic. 

By Robert Walton • Sept. 30, 2025

Democratic House bill would reverse Trump energy policies, bolster RTO oversight

The Trump administration is driving up the cost of electricity by creating barriers to clean energy investment to support higher-cost fossil fuel sectors, Rep. Sean Casten said.

By Ethan Howland • Sept. 30, 2025

Utilities on ‘preliminary’ list of entities subject to California climate disclosure rules

So far, California’s climate reporting laws have survived court challenges. But the Trump administration’s retreat from climate data collection and monitoring could complicate enforcement. 

By Meris Lutz • Sept. 29, 2025

Lawmakers urge PJM to take steps so clean energy projects can meet tax credit deadlines

“Either we have a resource adequacy issue or we don't — and I believe we do — so we need to be getting all of this energy online as quickly as possible,” Maryland Delegate Lorig Charkoudian said.

By Ethan Howland • Updated Sept. 30, 2025

Á la carte energy market will give Western states choice, flexibility and reliability

The new Regional Organization for Western Energy will offer affordable, reliable energy services, and states can take what they need, writes Advanced Energy United’s Brian Turner.

By Brian Turner • Sept. 26, 2025

It’s all one system: Integrate transmission and interconnection planning to support load growth

Maintaining disparate planning processes for the wires needed to deliver power increases costs and delays, writes FERC Commissioner Judy Chang.

By Judy W. Chang, Steven Wellner and Kathleen Ratcliff • Sept. 26, 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

Cities and states split on EPA proposal to repeal endangerment finding

Mayors and attorneys general submitted opposing letters on the rule underpinning regulations that aim to cut emissions from the power, auto and fossil fuel sectors.

By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • Sept. 25, 2025

2.1-GW SOO Green transmission project advances with Iowa agreement

The project developers aim to bring low-cost clean energy from the Midcontinent Independent System Operator into the PJM Interconnection while bolstering grid reliability.

By Ethan Howland • Sept. 25, 2025

PJM CEO Asthana responds to criticism, says states must address supply challenges

“If our [power] plants run into a hostile siting and permitting regime, they will not get built,” PJM President and CEO Manu Asthana said.

By Ethan Howland • Sept. 24, 2025

Analysts see possible early signs of demand growth in EIA’s latest update

Total net electricity generation and retail sales were up 3.8% and 2.6%, respectively, this July compared with the same month last year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. 

By Meris Lutz • Sept. 24, 2025

GHG Protocol prioritizes looking good over doing good

The focus of the GHG Protocol should not be to back usage claims about what power a company is consuming, but to measure carbon emissions as accurately as possible, writes Lee Taylor, CEO of REsurety.

By Lee Taylor • Sept. 24, 2025

Carbon markets are incomplete without nuclear

Major carbon standards do not allow nuclear projects to generate credits, distorting the market, writes Guido Núñez-Mujica, director of data science at the Anthropocene Institute.

By Guido Núñez-Mujica • Sept. 23, 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

Newsom signs California energy package into law

The new provisions seek to address rising electricity costs, wildfire mitigation and climate funding. The package includes a revolving fund for transmission and a blueprint for a regional Western electricity market. 

By Meris Lutz • Sept. 23, 2025

AI’s electricity demand is a challenge utilities can’t ignore, but subsidies aren’t the solution

Utilities need portfolios that balance renewables and natural gas with long-duration storage, writes Stefan Pastine, CEO of semiconductor materials company Thintronics.

By Stefan Pastine • Sept. 22, 2025

House passes bill to fast-track dispatchable generation interconnection

Power projects that are shown to address grid reliability needs could jump ahead in interconnection queues under the GRID Power Act.

By Ethan Howland • Sept. 19, 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

FERC orders New England transmission owners to give more info on upgrade projects

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission also advanced reliability standards and rules on Southwest Power Pool refunds at its open meeting on Thursday.

By Ethan Howland • Sept. 19, 2025