Transmission, grid hardening, and wildfire mitigation, along with gas-fired generation, are driving spending for several utilities, according to Q4 2025 earnings reports, which saw continued growth in most utilities’ spending...
Read MoreGoogle and Xcel Energy have announced plans to develop a 300 MW/30 GWh iron-air battery in Minnesota, which is expected to be the world's largest by energy capacity. Form Energy will supply batteries for the...
Read MoreIn February 2026, lawmakers in Indiana and Virginia passed SB 240 and Facilitating Access to Surplus Transmission (FAST) Act respectively, to accelerate the deployment of energy generation and storage by utilising Surplus...
Read MoreA consortium led by BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and Swedish private-equity firm EQT AB, has agreed to buy US power company AES Corporation for USD33.4 billion, including debt, in one of the...
Read MorePuerto Rico’s Caribbean Transmission Development Company (CTDC) has received a US Presidential Permit from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for Project Hostos—a USD2.5 billion privately financed energy initiative...
Read MoreThe bipartisan Reconductoring Existing Wires for Infrastructure Reliability and Expansion (REWIRE) Act, introduced by two US senators, aims to modernise the US electric grid to meet a projected 5.7 per cent surge in energy...
Read MoreA debate has emerged over a potential public takeover of Tucson Electric Power (TEP)—an electric utility company serving southern Arizona, and a subsidiary of Canadian Fortis—following conflicting feasibility studies. A 2025...
Read MoreAccording to a research paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), increasing interregional transmission capacity in the US could save consumers billions by allowing low-cost power from...
Read MoreWSP Global Inc.—a Canadian consulting firm—has completed its acquisition of TRC Companies— founded more than 55 years ago and providing engineering, consulting and programme management services throughout the energy and...
Read MoreSeveral large energy utilities in the US have expanded their four-to-five-year capital expenditure (capex) plans, including substantial investments in transmission, as part of their 2025 financial results announcements. These...
Read MoreThe US battery energy storage system (BESS) industry installed a record-breaking 57.6 GWh of new capacity in 2025, the largest single year of new BESS capacity additions on record, per the Solar Energy Industries Association...
Read MoreEmera Inc.—a major Canadian multinational energy holding company headquartered in Nova Scotia, and founded in 1998 during the privatisation of Nova Scotia Power— announced plans to focus on executing its CAD20 billion...
Read MoreValley Link Transmission, a joint venture (JV) between Dominion Energy, Transource – a partnership between American Electric Power (AEP) and Evergy, and FirstEnergy Transmission, is holding community meetings...
Read MoreOn February 23, 2026, the California legislature introduced Senate Bill 875, a Bill that would allow San Francisco to exit its 120-year relationship with California’s largest investor-owned utility, Pacific Gas &...
Read MoreOn February 20, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authorised the application for TXNM Energy—an energy holding company based in Albuquerque, New Mexico that delivers energy to more than 800,000 customers...
Read MoreSeveral large energy utilities in the US have expanded their four-to-five-year capital expenditure (capex) plans, including substantial investments in transmission, as part of their 2025 financial results announcements. These...
Read MoreThe New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) on February 13, 2026, concluded its fifth offshore wind (OSW) solicitation (ORECRFP24-1) without approving any of the proposed projects, due to ongoing...
Read MoreUK-based Octopus Energy—the largest energy supplier in the UK serving 7.7 to 7.8 million households in Britain—will invest just under USD1 billion in energy projects in California, US. Through its funds, Octopus...
Read MoreThe Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved the Transmission Security Agreement (TSA) between Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) and Aligned Data Centers PropCo, LLC (ADC), as per Docket No. ER26-838-000 dated...
Read MoreOntario's largest electricity transmission and distribution provider, Hydro One’s planned 230 kV Windsor–Lakeshoredouble-circuit (D/C) line in Ontario, Canada, has sparked concerns among Woodslee residents who fear it will...
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