US grid operators haven’t been practicing long-term transmission planning, but for the first time, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) just made it mandatory. FERC oversees interstate ...

The study identifies AI data centers as a fundamentally distinct category of electricity consumer. Traditional data centers ...

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If you’re like me, you wonder why Texas doesn’t bite the bullet and connect to the eastern and western electric grids. We are the energy capital of America. But no. Not going to happen. Federal ...

Electrification in buildings—especially for space heating— is advancing across the US driven by policy incentives, consumer preferences, and advances in technology. This presents both challenges and ...

MinnPost’s reporting is free every single day, but it isn’t free to produce. Join 4,800 members with a donation right now. As the Great Lakes region experiences warmer and wetter weather, advocates ...

A draft rule from federal regulators would modify how electric utilities plan regional transmission projects and divvy up their costs. It could have a major impact in the Southeast, which doesn’t have ...

The deal aims to bring resources online faster and to speed up reviews for projects applying to come online. PJM, the nation’s largest grid operator, is planning to use artificial intelligence to ...

With little public attention, a decade-old project to connect the Texas ERCOT grid to other states – without federal regulation – is getting closer, Watchdog Dave Lieber reports. Courtesy of Pattern ...

National Grid submitted its Electric Sector Modernization Plan – the Future Grid Plan — to the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) outlining the critical investments needed in the local electric ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A big new plan from PNM outlines some major possible upgrades to the grid providing electrical service to many New Mexicans, including changes that could offer more data ...

WALTHAM, Mass. (WWLP) – A new plan has been submitted by National Grid to meet Massachusetts’ nation-leading climate change, clean energy, and equity goals. This plan is known as the Electric Sector ...