Duke Energy has added another USD16 billion to its five-year capital plan, which at a current total of USD103 billion is claimed to be the largest spending plan on file at any regulated US utility. As per its Q4 2025 numbers,...
Read MoreOn February 11, 2026, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) published an updated ‘HVDC Impact Assessment’ whitepaper, incorporating stakeholder feedback received by the January 20, 2026 deadline. The paper...
Read MoreAmeren Missouri—a utility subsidiary of St. Louis-based Ameren Corporation—is seeking exit provisions from generation interconnection and transmission funding agreements for its 300 MW solar project in Sullivan County,...
Read MoreThe US Department of Energy (DOE) on February 10, 2026 renewed two emergency orders to further strengthen Puerto Rico’s electric grid as the island prepares for rising energy demand and the 2026 hurricane season. On May 16,...
Read MoreThe California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has earmarked USD1.3 billion less for transmission development in its 2024-25 Transmission Plan than in the previous year’s plan, as it focuses more on reliability-driven...
Read MoreThe Associate Minister of Energy-Intensive Industries and the Minister of Energy and Mines, together announced on February 9, 2026 that the government has directed the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to designate Hydro One Networks...
Read MoreNextEra Energy Transmission, a subsidiary of Florida-based NextEra Energy, is seeking approvals to build a 320 kV subsea bi-directional high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line from Canada to Erie County,...
Read MoreXcel Energy—a leading energy provider generating and distributing electricity and gas to customers across eight states: Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico and Texas—and its partners,...
Read MoreA February 2026 study by the Western Transmission Expansion Coalition (WestTEC), involving over 70 energy organisations including the Bonneville Power Administration, finds that Western utilities must add more than 12,600 miles...
Read MoreGE Vernova Inc. has completed its acquisition of the remaining 50 per cent stake in Prolec GE, its former joint venture (JV) with Xignux. The transaction, first announced in October 2025, closed after receiving required...
Read MoreGreat River Energy – a not-for-profit wholesale electric power cooperative serving 26 member-owner distribution cooperatives and customers; ITC Midwest – operating over 6,600 circuit miles (10,622 km) of...
Read MoreLawmakers questioned members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) about electric affordability, grid reliability, and the agency’s reviews of natural gas pipelines and liquefied natural gas (LNG)...
Read MoreNew York’s 924 MW Sunrise Wind is the fifth and final project to win an injunction against the US administration’s latest effort to halt offshore wind (OSW) development after its December 2025 stop-work order. The...
Read MoreA report released on February 3, 2026 by Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG)—The 2025 Transmission Planning and Development Report Card—provides an updated assessment of US transmission planning and development across...
Read MoreUtilities across the US continue damage assessment and power restoration following the January winter storm Fern from January 23-26, 2026, that brought sustained freezing temperatures, ice accumulation, and hazardous conditions...
Read MoreThe US Department of Energy (DOE) on January 29, 2026, confirmed the cancellation of a USD1.8 billion clean energy loan commitment to Arizona Public Service (APS), the largest investor-owned utility in Arizona. The loan would...
Read MoreOn January 28, 2026, the Minister of Energy and Mines, and Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation (also Minister Responsible for Ring of Fire Economic and Community Partnerships), were joined by...
Read MoreThe US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled on January 27, 2026 that construction can resume on Vineyard Wind 1 – a joint venture (JV) between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners...
Read MoreIn a 6-0 ruling, the Illinois Supreme Court rejected a major part of the challenge by Illinois Farm Bureau and several landowners to the Illinois Commerce Commission’s (ICC) decision to grant a permit for the Grain Belt Express...
Read MoreSeven open house-style community listening sessions are scheduled from January 26 to February 5, 2026 at Okemos, Lansing, Holt, Williamston, and Fowlerville in Michigan, to discuss ITC's proposed 50-mile (80-km), 345 kV...
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