PJM Interconnection on May 2 announced the selection of 51 generation projects aimed at quickly strengthening grid reliability as electricity demand rises and older plants retire. The projects, selected under the grid operator’s one-time Reliability Resource Initiative, or RRI, will collectively add over 9,300 megawatts of capacity over the next several years. RRI is a…...
2025 National Conference of Regulatory Attorneys The 2025 National Conference of Regulatory Attorneys (NCRA) will happen on May 11–14, 2025, at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The event is organized by the NARUC Staff Subcommittee on Law with the help from the Staff Subcommittee on ALJ. This conference is for government utility…...
Utility regulators across the U.S. are reviewing rate structures, interconnection processes, and grid planning to manage the growing electricity demand from large load customers, particularly data centers. While these facilities can…Read the full report…...
Utility regulators across the U.S. are reviewing rate structures, interconnection processes, and grid planning to manage the growing electricity demand from large load customers, particularly data centers. While these facilities can fuel economic development and innovation, they also raise concerns regarding grid reliability, allocation of infrastructure upgrade costs, and equitable treatment of other utility customers.