Harnessing HVDC transmission as a transformative force in modern grid design

As grid modernization accelerates, high-voltage direct current transmission will be a cornerstone in the transition to a cleaner, smarter and more resilient power system.

By Anees Jeddy • May 21, 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

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Grid Resiliency

Utilities and grid operators are facing increasing threats from climate change as well as cyber and physical attacks, and are deploying a variety of responses to meet the rising challenges.

By Utility Dive staff

Thousands of energy experts are leaving federal government. Here’s where they should go.

State PUCs desperately need skilled energy professionals to advance economic development, energy affordability and national security goals.

By Charles Hua, Abe Silverman and Ted Thomas • May 14, 2025

The AI energy emergency that wasn’t

The  Army Corps of Engineers’  use of an emergency regulation to fast-track permitting for almost 700 projects may backfire because of legal delays and reversals.

By Dan Farber • May 13, 2025

Why surging demand and grid transformation will define the utility sector in 2025

The utilities that succeed will be the ones that can manage today’s operational stress while preparing for tomorrow’s energy ecosystem.

By Kyle Jones • May 9, 2025

Alternative technologies key to FERC transmission orders’ success: ACORE

FERC Orders 1920 and 1920-A offer an opportunity for state entities and transmission providers to collaborate on faster, more efficient and more cost-effective transmission solutions, the report said.

By Brian Martucci • May 8, 2025

Southeastern utilities have fallen behind in transmission planning: reports

The region's utilities have missed out on billions in potential savings, including during Winter Storm Elliott, according to two reports.

By Emma Penrod • May 8, 2025

ISO New England prepares for 11% rise in annual electricity consumption

The increase over the next decade will primarily come from heating electrification and growing adoption of electric vehicles, the grid operator said.

By Robert Walton • May 7, 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

The time has come for competitive transmission in Texas

Opening the transmission sector to competition means leveraging the power of the market to deliver the most reliable grid at the lowest reasonable cost.

By Matt Welch • May 6, 2025

Exelon data center pipeline doubles to 36 GW since year-end

However, Exelon faces economic uncertainty “as we all navigate updated tariff policies, federal budget reprioritization and increased energy supply costs,” CEO Calvin Butler said.

By Ethan Howland • May 2, 2025

Northeast states to seek transmission proposals between PJM, ISO-NE, New York

“There are likely low-hanging fruit, no-regrets interregional transmission projects that current transmission planning approaches are failing to identify,” Katie Dykes, a Connecticut official, said.

By Ethan Howland • April 30, 2025

Transmission at a crossroads: Policy must reflect today’s infrastructure needs

State and federal “rights-of-first-refusal” would re-establish certainty by relying on local transmission owners to promptly move ahead with needed power line projects.

By Devin McMackin • April 29, 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

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

Clean energy groups urge FERC to reject MISO interconnection plan for replacing retiring power plants

However, Alliant Energy, other utilities and state utility regulators support the proposal to create a new pathway for connecting replacement generation to the grid.

By Ethan Howland • April 21, 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

The US is facing unprecedented load growth. Here’s how we ensure resource adequacy.

Adding sufficient resources fast enough to reliably meet the growth will require an array of demand- and supply-side resources as well as stronger transmission interconnection planning.

By Samuel Newell • April 17, 2025

Trump administration ordered to resume IRA funding

The decision, which stated federal agencies lacked authority to pause funding, follows the president’s executive order to freeze the money on his first day in office. 

By Kate Magill • April 17, 2025

NERC proposes cold weather reliability standard

Quickly addressing generator freezing issues “will help ensure that the grid is better equipped to withstand and recover from extreme cold weather,” the North American Electric Reliability Corp. said.

By Robert Walton • April 14, 2025

The AI infrastructure race hits a political reality check

The AI-driven data center boom has created demand for land, electricity and water, a dynamic that has spawned growing opposition from communities, utility grid operators and regulators.

By Joe Brettell and Jeff Berkowitz • April 10, 2025

Trump directs FERC, other agencies to add 5-year sunsets to energy-related regulations

The executive order is “impossible to implement [and] blatantly illegal,” according to Harvard Law School’s Ari Peskoe.

By Ethan Howland • April 10, 2025

FERC urged to reject proposed ROE, incentives for $3B Valley Link transmission project

Transource Energy, Dominion Energy and FirstEnergy contend the incentives are needed to reduce the project’s risks.

By Ethan Howland • April 7, 2025

US electricity demand will grow 50% by 2050, electrical manufacturer study finds

Data centers and transportation electrification will drive U.S. electricity demand about 2% higher each year for the next quarter century, according to a new analysis completed for the National Electrical Manufacturers Association.

By Robert Walton • April 7, 2025

ChargeScape and the future of energy management

ChargeScape is an automotive joint venture providing EV-grid integration software to power utilities.

April 7, 2025