Data center scrutiny is expanding, with states requiring large load customers to assume greater responsibility for infrastructure costs and comply with new interconnection requirements, while addressing water, environmental, and community impacts.
The U.S. Energy Department on Sept. 24 announced its intention to fund 31 transmission upgrade projects across 26 states through its Speed to Power through Accelerated Reconductoring and other Key Advanced Transmission Technology Upgrades, or SPARK, initiative providing $1.9 billion in federal funding alongside $3.35 billion in recipient cost-sharing. The funding package, totaling $5.25 billion,…...
The U.S. House of Representatives on Sep. 16 approved the Ratepayer Protection Act, sending legislation to the Senate that would require large electricity customers to bear the full cost of grid upgrades built specifically to serve their facilities. The measure passed with broad bipartisan support, reflecting growing concern that the rapid expansion of data centers…...
Across the U.S. nuclear power sector, federal policy is driving investment, deployment, and innovation alongside…Read the full report…...
Across the U.S. nuclear power sector, federal policy is driving investment, deployment, and innovation alongside significant regulatory reform and congressional action.
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…...
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 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…...
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…...
