Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation, has updated its 2026 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), outlining a 20-year strategy for maintaining reliable electric service and managing costs under different customer...
Read MoreOn October 9, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved new large load transmission tariff measures proposed by Duke Energy Carolinas in a 4-1 vote. These provisions introduce specific rate treatments,...
Read MoreElectricity affordability, data centre development, and antitrust issues were top concerns voiced about the proposed NextEra Energy-Dominion Energy merger at a hearing held by the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) at...
Read MoreA federal judge on October 8, 2026 denied a request by Malheur Mining Company to temporarily block construction of Idaho Power Company’s 293-mile (385-km), high-voltage transmission line that is slated to carry...
Read MoreThe Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on October 9, 2026, rejected most of the PJM Interconnection’s plan for interconnecting data centres and other large loads, though it approved PJM’s proposal for defining large...
Read MoreOn October 8, 2026, PJM Interconnection approved grid interconnections for three initial projects totalling 2.1 GW — the two storage projects planned by Engie IR Holdings in Pennsylvania and Ohio, totalling nearly 1.7 GW,...
Read MoreThe Milwaukee County Board approved a new northwest-side transmission line, amid debate over how large-scale tech infrastructure impacts local communities. Supervisors expressed worry that the new line is a precursor to...
Read MoreThe leaders of Xcel Energy Inc.—a major US regulated electric and natural gas utility holding company that operates across Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin—have struck...
Read MoreOn October 7, 2026, Hydro One Networks Inc. submitted its 2028-32 Joint Rate Application to the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) with a proposed investment plan for its transmission and distribution (T&D) systems. The plan...
Read MoreNorthWestern Energy—a regulated investor-owned utility company that provides electricity and natural gas to Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and parts of Yellowstone National Park—and Smart Wires have been selected for grant...
Read MoreThe US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced its intent to provide up to USD150 million in Defense Production Act (DPA) funding for the Alaska Energy Authority’s approximately 223-mile (359-km), 230 kV Beluga-Healy...
Read MoreMaryland has conditionally selected two transmission-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) projects to receive Energy Storage Capacity Credit awards in the state, during the first round of the state’s Next Generation...
Read MoreThe Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) on October 2, 2026, asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to approve a fast-track process for studying planned large loads with the new generation that will...
Read MorePortland General Electric (PGE) has begun buying and selling energy through the California Independent System Operator’s (CAISO) Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM), following years of technology investments and regional...
Read MorePJM Interconnection has announced another important step in the migration to the NextGen interconnection platform – a one-stop-shop digital planning tool and application portal launched by PJM to manage the generation...
Read MoreA group of US lawmakers in a letter dated September 28, 2026 to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), asked the latter to reject the sale of power company AES Corporation, saying it could drive up electricity bills and...
Read MoreGrid operator PJM Interconnection has delayed a planned backstop procurement auction to secure additional power capacity for surging data centre power demands, after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected key...
Read MoreThe chairmen of the US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Environment and Public Works Committee, along with ranking members of these committees, introduced the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act...
Read MoreThe New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) on September 23, 2026, announced the selection of almost 1.7 GW of clean energy resources, including 950 MW of lithium batteries ranging from four to eight...
Read MoreThe US Department of Energy (DOE) announced on September 24, 2026, that it would help the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) fund a USD159.7 million initiative to upgrade power lines in the South. The announcement comes...
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