A Northeast Houston pilot program is meant to create emergency safe havens — not at shelters or community centers, but inside neighbors' houses.| Commercial & Utility-Scale Solar News & Insights
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to propose rules for faster interconnection of large loads, including data centers.| Latest Renewable Energy Updates, Trends & Insights
Aligned Data Centers and Calibrant Energy announced a 31 MW battery energy storage system at Aligned’s Pacific Northwest campus, operational by 2026, to accelerate grid interconnection.| Latest Renewable Energy Updates, Trends & Insights
PJM Interconnection filed proposed reforms with FERC to simplify distribution-level generation connections, aiming for implementation by April 28, 2026.| Renewable Energy Business & Market Trends
ISO New England has begun its Transitional Cluster Study for 26 interconnection requests, mainly in Massachusetts, to improve grid connections.| Renewable Energy Business & Market Trends
Tech companies have proposed building more than 20 of the power-hungry complexes around the state. Some advocates are seeking to control their growth through zoning.| Power Grid: Transmission & Modernization
Southwest Power Pool experts project a 96% energy usage increase in its 14-state region, as federal regulators enable proactive planning.| Power Grid: Transmission & Modernization
PLMA and SECC are newly collaborating to offer a combined one-day event focused on the critical intersection of customer engagement and distributed energy resources (DERs).| Power Grid: Transmission & Modernization
AEP Transmission will upgrade power lines in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma and West Virginia to enhance enhance grid reliability and capacity, the Energy Department said.| Power Grid: Transmission & Modernization
What’s driving utility system changes when they need to happen? Or enabling them to take place in bigger ways? These are questions that John Huynh, Executive Vice President of Engineering at Scott Manufacturing Solutions, understands and can answer on multiple levels.| Power Grid: Transmission & Modernization
PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. grid operator, faces demands from governors of 11 states for more influence over energy decisions amid rising costs.| Power Grid: Transmission & Modernization
According to Technosylva, results are delivered in seconds providing utilities and fire agencies precious lead time to protect infrastructure and lives.| Power Grid: Transmission & Modernization
A regional electricity market could provide benefits, but state leaders say the details matter.| Factor This™
This unprecedented event, the most severe blackout incident in the European power system in over 20 years, also affected a small area of France near the Spanish border for a limited duration and had major repercussions for citizens and society in Portugal and Spain.| Factor This™
New tools and ways of doing things can create security risks; a recent report shows that nearly 3 in 10 utilities have ‘weak’ cybersecurity.| Factor This™
The country has reached its goal of having 50% of its electricity capacity come from non-fossil fuel sources five years early, but generation is far behind| www.indiaspend.com
September 17th, 2025 | Action Alert This summer, President Trump and Congress rolled back key parts of the Inflation Reduction Act – these setbacks are already threatening our country’s progress on climate change...| Prairie Rivers Network
Insight from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that a certain battery use case is overwhelmingly popular.| Energy Storage: Batteries & Grid Solutions
As part of the research collaboration, Google will fund a portion of the costs for LDES pilot projects developed for SRP’s grid.| Factor This™
The West Coast Utility Best Practices Symposium brought together energy stakeholders to discuss how they’re navigating industry challenges.| Factor This™
Key stakeholders across the state of California teamed up for a first-of-its kind, coordinated test of virtual power plant capabilities.| Factor This - A Clean Energy Podcast
Factor This guest Jennifer Hiller from The Wall Street Journal shares utility fears that 'ghost' data centers could increase consumer rates.| Factor This™
The 2025 West Coast Utility Best Practices Symposium showcased how sharing best practices and insights can cultivate a more resilient grid.| Factor This™
An ESIG report highlights why traditional approaches to long-term load and DER forecasting need to evolve to support the modern grid.| Factor This™
Itron's Nick Tumilowicz asserts a need for an integrated approach to grid management that processes and acts on real-time data at the edge.| Factor This™
There’s been a lot of buzz about the impact of data centers on electricity demand–CUB Illinois Executive Director Sarah Moskowitz recently spoke at length about it on a Chicago radio station. This Q&A attempts to get through the hype and give Illinois consumers some facts. What are data centers? A data center is a facility that houses computer systems used for storing, processing and distributing data. A growing number of these facilities are used to power artificial intelligence. A r...| Citizens Utility Board
Analysis shows that California’s statewide distributed power plant program can provide net savings to consumers of up to $206 million over the next 3 years by tapping into home battery storage.| Factor This™
The needs of data centers for AI and digital services are transforming power planning. To dive deeper into this theme, we interviewed Raymond Hawkins, Chief Customer Officer at Compass Datacenters, one of the keynote panelists at DTECH Data Centers and AI.| Factor This™
Opponents of the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project have accused the company of engaging in scare tactics.| Factor This™
As we scale fleet electrification, optimizing the interplay between microgrids and fleet charging with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and grid edge intelligence will be essential, writes Itron's Nick Tumilowicz.| Power Grid: Transmission & Modernization
The Montana Public Service Commission will be scheduling a meeting soon to gather information on data centers following a series of recent announcements.| Factor This™
(The Center Square) – Entergy Louisiana is asking state regulators to fast-track approval for a massive power supply project to support a Meta data center in Richland Parish, including three new gas-fired plants and significant transmission upgrades. Entergy Louisiana is seeking approval from the Louisiana Public Service Commission to construct the generation and transmission infrastructure necessary […]| The Hayride
With IoT, smart grids adapt to demand and reduce waste. They give utilities more control without relying on outdated tools.| Telit Cinterion
By Clara Summers Manager, CUB’s Consumers for a Better Grid Campaign You may have seen a flurry of news about electric bill increases due to something called a “capacity auction.” Or worse, you opened your June ComEd bill and saw a sharp uptick. You can learn more about PJM’s capacity market and this year’s price spike in our previous blog, and by visiting our Help Center. Sadly, there’s more bad news. Prices are going up yet again–next June. Let’s break it down. So what...| Citizens Utility Board
Duke Energy will remain the majority owner and operator of DEF, with no changes to workforce, operations, or the Florida leadership team.| Factor This™
Power generators and transmission system engineers have to rethink their planning strategies, and must continue to develop tools to allow more solar,| POWER Magazine
New York City is one step closer to seeing its first offshore wind project connected to the grid.| Factor This™
DTECH Initiate progam participant Ferro Power Solutions provides software solutions for asset management, compliance, and more.| Factor This™
(The Center Square) — The recently announced Meta datacenter has been hailed by Louisiana’s leaders as a “game changer.” The project promises a great deal in the way of jobs, investments in infrastructure, clean energy and assurances that the project will not worsen rates for Louisiana residents. The rapid rise of data centers — 23 states […]| The Hayride
The USDA is investing $6.3 billion across more than 200 projects in 44 states to strengthen electric infrastructure in rural America.| Factor This™
DISTRIBUTECH is the largest, most influential transmission and distribution event in the country, showcasing cutting-edge technologies that power society.| Factor This™
When MISO inevitably opens a new queue window, the volume of pending and new projects will likely overwhelm the system once again.| Factor This™
Envisioned as an experimental platform for the future energy sector data economy, the Open Energy Hub is a connection hub of over 70 datasets from over 50 sources such as federal, state, academia and private sector entities.| Renewable Energy World
Itron has released its 2024 Resourcefulness Insight Report, which explores the current trends and future expectations of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) on utility operations and strategies.| Renewable Energy World
GridUnity was selected to receive funding through the Department of Energy's GRIP program to build out its software platform promising to speed up the interconnection process.| Renewable Energy World
Eversource's Outer Cape Microgrid Optimization Project will coordinate and optimize customer-owned clean energy resources through a DERMS.| Renewable Energy World
Duke Energy's Lake Placid Solar Power Plant in Highlands County, Florida sustained a direct hit from a tornado ahead of Hurricane Milton.| Renewable Energy World
SolarPanelRecycling.com employees have been collecting and delivering goods to needy communities in Western North Carolina and beyond.| Renewable Energy World
Houston-based geothermal energy startup Sage Geosystems has teamed up with a utility provider for an energy storage facility in the San Antonio metro area.| Energy Capital
There is more emphasis than ever on the need to expand access to reliable power in Africa— and minigrids might be a solution.| IEEE Innovation at Work
It took a country-wide power outage in Venezuela, whispers of a cyberattack, and smug tweets from US officials to make Continue reading →| Mideast Shuffle
