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FERC will impose reforms if PJM fails to adopt changes by September, chairman warns
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (1304+ words) There appears to be broad support for strengthening the independence of the grid operator’s board, possibly by moving to an advisory stakeholder process, and giving states more influence. The PJM Interconnection has until the end of September to agree to…...
PG&E says it has 12.7 GW in data center pipeline as it courts smaller loads
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (17+ words) Utility Dive...
Renewables, storage can meet one-third of US industrial heat demand: report
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (289+ words) The UC Berkeley analysis should be welcome news for a manufacturing industry that is heavily reliant on natural gas, said Jose Dominguez, one of the report’s authors. The report focused on the economics of decarbonizing the industrial sector, which accounts…...
GE Vernova gas turbine backlog climbs to 116 GW
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (1034+ words) GE Vernova is taking reservations for 2031 deliveries now, said CEO Scott Strazik. He spoke of an increasingly diverse customer base, including data centers. GE Vernova posted double-digit revenue and order growth in the second quarter, driven once again by continued…...
People are critical infrastructure, too. Utilities must do more or lose talent to tech.
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (467+ words) With so much riding on America’s AI ambitions, utility workforce strategy must have a place alongside generation, transmission and capital planning, says Stefan Hirniak of Specialist Staffing Group. Stefan Hirniak is president of Specialist Staffing Group US. The U.S. economy…...
DOE’s new power export rule at odds with ‘energy emergency’ findings: Public Citizen
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (479+ words) TransAlta’s coal-fired Centralia power plant in Washington is one of the plants DOE ordered to keep running instead of retiring on Dec. 31 as planned. The department said the power plant needs to stay online due to an energy emergency in…...
FERC eyes ‘grid-enhancing technology’ incentives: Chairman Swett
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (928+ words) Other key topics at the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing included data centers, competition in the transmission sector and PJM Interconnection governance reform. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has created a task force on “grid-enhancing technologies” to see…...
Ford, Global Power Products debut vehicle-to-home backup solution
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (447+ words) Ford says more than 800 electric utilities have approved GPP’s GenerLink meter collar device, which provides backup power for outlets and hardwired appliances. More than 800 utilities have approved the GenerLink collar for use on their meters, Saeger said. The list includes…...
Wisconsin gas plant proposals test state review process
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (760+ words) Advocates say integrated resource planning would give regulators a clearer long-term picture of electricity needs before major energy investments are approved. Under Wisconsin’s current process, a power plant developer such as Invenergy seeks approval to construct generating facilities in one…...
Don’t gut the utility model just as we need it most
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (209+ words) Cutting utility returns won’t lower electric bills and will leave us a more fragile power grid, writes Scott Aaronson, former secretary of the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council. Scott Aaronson spent 17 years at the Edison Electric Institute, the national trade association…...