1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (407+ words) Daily Energy Insider NextEra Energy, others reach gas-powered generation funding milestone NextEra Energy, Inc., announced it has executed agreements with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Government of Japan to fund development and operation of up to 10 GW of natural…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (377+ words) This comes after PJM saw nearly 4,000 MW of data center load trip offline unexpectedly in Virginia on July 22. It was the largest such event in PJM history. While the grid did not experience significant reliability impacts, it did experience a…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (259+ words) Consumers Energy announced it will upgrade its natural gas system across Michigan this summer, replacing 149 miles of existing pipeline across the state. Officials said the construction work will replace cast iron and steel pipelines, some of which are nearly 100 years…...

3+ day, 6+ min ago   (485+ words) Entergy Louisiana utility crews have completed thousands of equipment inspections, patrolled more than 10,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines, and hardened more than 20,000 poles this year as part of efforts to improve electric reliability and reduce outage and storm restoration…...

4+ day, 5+ min ago   (347+ words) As the only investor-owned electric and gas utility based in Texas, CenterPoint Energy Inc. on Tuesday launched its Customer Savings Initiative, which the company says could save Texas electric customers more than $5 billion over the next decade. “We have a…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (431+ words) BGE, Maryland’s largest natural gas and electric utility, received approval Aug. 7 from state regulators for transmission upgrades that are required to maintain grid reliability following the planned retirements of two major power plants. “While this approval provides clarity on the…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (418+ words) “America’s electric grid is a critical piece of our national security, and every utility — regardless of size or location — must have the resources to defend against increasingly sophisticated cyber threats,” said U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA), who on Aug....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (684+ words) NextEra Energy, investment firm Brookfield, and three Kentucky utilities have joined forces on a $100 billion plan to transform the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) former uranium enrichment site in Paducah, Ky., into a massive data center campus. The privately funded development,…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (394+ words) Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Aug. 6 ceremonially signed two laws that aim to protect the state’s utility customers and groundwater resources from any impacts posed by large-scale data centers. Stitt signed the Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026, House…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (203+ words) LS Power is acquiring the Brazos Valley Energy Center near Houston from Constellation Energy. The Brazos Valley Energy Center, formerly known as the Jack Fusco Energy Center, is a 606-megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired combined-cycle facility. The acquisition expands LS Power’s…...