U.S. Nuclear Power Development Gathers Pace as Federal Policy Evolves
Across the U.S. nuclear power sector, federal policy is driving investment, deployment, and innovation alongside…Read the full report…...
Visual Primer: U.S. Nuclear Power Development Gathers Pace as Federal Policy Evolves
Across the U.S. nuclear power sector, federal policy is driving investment, deployment, and innovation alongside significant regulatory reform and congressional action.
Federal Actions Constrain U.S. Offshore Wind Development as States Push Back
Federal policy is constraining the future offshore wind development pipeline, particularly through lease-termination agreements that redirect billions toward conventional energy projects. States are…Read the full report…...
Texas Grid Operator’s Weekly Average Load Remains Near Record High: EIA
High temperatures that have persisted across Texas have kept electricity demand elevated in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which manages the grid for most of the state, according to a Sept. 3 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Hourly load in the region averaged a record 74.5 gigawatts (GW) for the week…...
PJM Proposes Governance Overhaul to Speed Grid Decisions and Expand State Role
PJM Interconnection on Aug. 21 proposed a broad package of governance reforms aimed at speeding decision-making, strengthening board independence, and giving states a larger role in key electricity market decisions ahead of federally mediated negotiations beginning Sept. 1. The proposal responds to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s directive to develop reforms following a July technical…...
U.S. Energy Department Awards $500 Million for Critical Minerals and Battery Projects
The U.S. Energy Department on Aug. 20 awarded $500 million to seven projects to expand domestic processing of critical minerals, battery manufacturing, and recycling capacity, advancing the Trump administration’s effort to strengthen U.S. supply chains for materials essential to energy production, manufacturing, and national security. The funding, announced through the Office of Critical Minerals and…...
PJM Launches Five-Year Strategy to Strengthen Grid Reliability as Power Demand Surges
PJM Interconnection on Aug. 19 released a five-year strategy that places grid reliability at the center of its long-term agenda while outlining reforms to address accelerating electricity demand, tightening generation supplies and a rapidly changing power system. The plan identifies reliability as the organization’s guiding priority and pairs that objective with commitments to improve affordability,…...
PJM Proposes Data Center Framework to Protect Grid Reliability, Affordability
PJM Interconnection on Aug. 13 filed a proposal with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish a framework for connecting new large electricity customers, including data centers, while limiting the impact of their growing power needs on existing ratepayers. The plan would create an Interim Resource Adequacy Service for new customers that do not bring…...
PJM, Dominion Evaluate Large Load Rules After Record Data Center Disconnection
PJM Interconnection on Aug. 11 announced that it is evaluating changes to interconnection and ride-through requirements for large computational loads after nearly 4,000 megawatts of data center demand unexpectedly disconnected from the grid in Northern Virginia on July 22. The event marked the largest sudden transfer of large load in grid operator’s history and has…...