FERC Proposes Broad Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation Reforms

Michigan Regulator Takes Action to Strengthen Grid Resilience for Critical Community Facilities

The Michigan Public Service Commission on Dec. 5 approved a set of measures to improve electric service resilience for critical and priority facilities including hospitals, schools, long-term care centers, police and fire stations, and 911 call centers. The action adopts 13 recommendations from commission staff, intended to reinforce reliability expectations for sites central to public…...

EnerKnol Research PU Visual Primer Trumps Fossil Fuel Push 2025 12 02 Blog preview

Visual Primer: Federal Policy Shifts Reinforce U.S. Fossil Fuel Push

Federal agencies have taken multiple steps in recent months to accelerate fossil fuel development, including new leasing opportunities, investments to expand the U.S. coal industry, and revisions to regulatory requirements for oil and gas producers.

EnerKnol Research PU Visual Primer Winter Preparedness 2025 11 25 Blog preview

U.S. Grid Operators Bolster Winter Reliability Amid Load Growth and Supply Constraints

U.S. grid operators and utilities are intensifying winter preparedness efforts to ensure reliable electricity supplies, even as rising demand and supply constraints heighten the risk of…Read the full report  …...

PJM Board Approves $234 Million for Transmission System Expansion

Texas Advances NRG Energy’s 721-MW Gas Plant to Add Dispatchable Generation

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Nov. 12 announced the designation of a new NRG Energy natural gas facility in Chambers County as a qualified development under the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation program. The designation places the project within a priority track aimed at supporting new firm generation across the state to reinforce grid…...

2023 American Gas Association AGA Best Practices Kickoff Meeting EnerKnol

First Texas Energy Fund Completion Bonus Grant Awarded to 188-Megawatt Timmerman Power Plant

The Public Utility Commission of Texas on Nov. 10 approved the first award under the Texas Energy Fund Completion Bonus Grant Program, signing an agreement with the Lower Colorado River Authority for the 188-megawatt Timmerman Power Plant Unit 1 in Caldwell County. The natural gas-fired facility, which joined the Electric Reliability Council of Texas grid…...

EnerKnol Research PU Visual Primer Energy Storage in IRPs 2025 11 11 Blog preview

Utilities’ Long-Term Resource Plans Reflect Growing Role of Energy Storage

Long-term resource plans of electric utilities across the U.S. reflect the growing role of energy storage in integrated resource planning, with multi-gigawatt portfolios designed to support…Read the full report  …...