Southwest Power Pool Board of Directors on Nov. 5 approved the grid operator’s 2025 Integrated Transmission Plan, authorizing $8.6 billion in transmission upgrades and new high-voltage lines across its 14-state region. The plan represents one of the most ambitious investments in SPP’s history and is designed to ensure a reliable, affordable, and resilient grid as…...
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Nov. 4 announced that state electricity consumers will receive $151 million in energy bill savings in 2026 through benefits generated under the Zero-Emissions Credits program. The savings stem from federal nuclear production tax credits now being claimed by Constellation Energy for its upstate nuclear plants. Under the New York…...
The U.S. Department of Energy on Oct. 31 issued a notice of funding opportunity for up to $100 million to refurbish and modernize the nation’s coal-fired power plants, aiming to enhance operational efficiency, reliability, and longevity. The initiative builds on the department’s earlier plan to invest $625 million to expand and revitalize the coal sector,…...
The U.S. Energy Department on Oct. 16 released its Fusion Science and Technology Roadmap, outlining a national strategy to speed up the transition of fusion energy from research to commercial deployment within the next decade. The plan defines DOE’s Build–Innovate–Grow framework to align public funding with private sector innovation to deliver fusion-generated electricity to the…...
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office on Oct. 16 finalized a $1.6 billion loan guarantee to a subsidiary of American Electric Power, one of the nation’s largest utility companies. The financing aims to strengthen grid reliability and lower electricity costs by reconductoring and rebuilding about 5,000 miles of transmission lines in Indiana, Michigan,…...
Bloom Energy and Brookfield Asset Management on Oct. 13 unveiled a $5 billion partnership to accelerate the development of next-generation artificial intelligence infrastructure through clean, reliable, and rapidly deployable power solutions. The collaboration represents the first phase of a global strategy to create “AI factories” that tightly integrate compute, power, and data center architecture to…...
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Oct. 10 signed legislation to advance the state’s growing carbon capture, removal, and storage market, marking another milestone in its climate leadership. The measure, Senate Bill 614, authorizes the development of dedicated pipelines to safely transport carbon dioxide captured from industrial facilities or directly from the atmosphere to underground sites…...
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Oct. 3 approved the acquisition of ALLETE Inc., parent company of Minnesota Power, by Global Infrastructure Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, subject to extensive conditions designed to protect customers and support the state’s clean energy transition. The agreement ensures continued state oversight while delivering over $200…...
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Sept. 26 announced a coordinated effort to speed up the deployment of renewable energy projects, underscoring the state’s commitment to reliable, affordable, and clean power. The initiative is designed to meet rising electricity demand, advance economic development, and take advantage of federal tax credits that are set to expire…....
ISO New England Inc. on Sept. 15 released its 2024 Economic Study, New England’s Evolving Grid, showing that states across the region could potentially achieve 85 percent of their carbon dioxide reduction goals by 2045 with a mix of solar power, land-based wind, and short-duration energy storage. The findings reflect the grid operator’s modeling of…...
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that per capita carbon dioxide emissions from primary energy consumption declined in every state between 2005 and 2023, with overall U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions falling 20 percent during the same period. Population growth of 14 percent contributed to a 30 percent decrease in per capita emissions, the agency said…...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Sept. 12 announced a proposed rule to end the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, removing reporting obligations for most large facilities, all fuel and industrial gas suppliers, and carbon dioxide injection sites. The agency projects this change would save businesses up to $2.4 billion in regulatory costs over a 10-year…...
