The Michigan Public Service Commission (PSC) has conditionally approved on December 18, 2025, an application from DTE Electric—a Detroit-based diversified energy company involved in the development and management...
Read MoreThe Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) announced on December 28, 2025, that it has scheduled two public hearings on the November 14, 2025 application of Evergy Kansas Central Inc. and Evergy Kansas South Inc., for a siting...
Read MorePacifiCorp—one of the region’s largest electric utilities—has proposed a 230 kV, 57-mile (92-km) transmission line from Swift Reservoir Dam in Washington state to Troutdale, Oregon. This route follows a narrow, 100-foot-wide...
Read MoreThe developers of a Virginia offshore wind (OSW) project are asking a federal judge to block a US administration order issued on December 22, 2025, that halted construction of their project, along with four others,...
Read MoreThe Fort Ashby-based West Virginians Against Transmission Line Injustice (WATI), a grassroots organisation fighting against the addition of transmission lines, has opposed NextEra Energy Transmission’s proposed 500 kV...
Read MoreThe California Energy Commission (CEC) on December 19, 2025, issued its final permit for a first-of-its-kind energy storage system that can discharge at full power for up to eight hours. The 500 MW/4 GWh Willow...
Read MoreThe US House of Representatives passed a permitting reform Bill on December 18, 2025 – the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, that revises the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),...
Read MoreHawaiian Electric—established in 1891, and serves 95 per cent of Hawaii’s 1.4 million residents on the islands of Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, Lanai, and Molokai—will begin construction in January 2026 on Maui’s first large standalone,...
Read MoreThe Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC)—that regulates electric, telephone, water and gas utilities in the state—in collaboration with the regulators of four other New England (NE) states, issued a request for proposals...
Read MoreThe Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG), previously known as the Utility Wind Integration Group (UWIG), has released a new report examining how fragmented transmission planning practices are slowing grid development, amid...
Read MoreOn December 18, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) directed the largest grid operator in the US—PJM Interconnection—to establish transparent rules to facilitate service of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven...
Read MorePacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) recently announced the successful launch of its dynamic line rating (DLR) and asset health monitoring (AHM) technology demonstration, bringing together advanced sensor technology,...
Read MoreThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Record of Decision (ROD) for the Cross-Tie 500 kV Transmission Line Project was signed on December 18, 2025. The 214-mile (344-km), 500 kV line proposes to connect Utah and Nevada to...
Read More2025 is set to be another record-breaking year for energy storage after the US installed 12.9 GW in the first three quarters, surpassing 2024’s total installed capacity of 12.3 GW, according to a report released on December...
Read MoreThe governor of Puerto Rico filed a lawsuit seeking to end the island's contract with LUMA Energy as provider of electrical transmission and distribution services, adding another unknown factor to the Puerto Rico Electric Power...
Read MoreThe Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Board of Directors has approved the staff’s proposed 765 kV Eastern Backbone project and its USD9,384 million capital cost, making it the most expensive project in the grid...
Read MorePJM Interconnection staff plan to recommend a USD11.6 billion package of transmission projects intended to address rising load growth in the east of the regional transmission operator’s (RTO) footprint. PJM had reviewed the...
Read MorePacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is testing a new approach to transmission line monitoring that uses the utility’s existing fibre optic network to gather realtime data across challenging terrain in San Luis Obispo and...
Read MoreOn December 12, 2025, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) approved Entergy Texas' 500 kV Cypress to Legend transmission line, a project spanning approximately 41 miles (66 km) through Hardin and Jefferson...
Read MoreThe Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s (MISO) Board of Directors has approved the 2025 MISO Transmission Expansion Plan (MTEP25). The latter comprises 432 projects and includes 1,901 miles (3,059.4 km) of new or upgraded...
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