The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on May 26 approved a site permit for Xcel Energy to develop the Sherco South and West Battery Energy Storage Project, a 600-megawatt battery facility planned at the site of the Sherburne County Generating Station in Becker, Minnesota. The decision advances Minnesota’s efforts to replace retiring coal-fired generation with battery…...
Utilities and regulators across the Western U.S. are advancing interconnection reforms, transmission expansion, and wildfire mitigation measures as rapid load growth and climate-related risks place increasing…Read the full report …...
Utilities and regulators across the Western U.S. are advancing interconnection reforms, transmission expansion, and wildfire mitigation measures as rapid load growth and climate-related risks place increasing pressure on grid reliability. Recent actions by grid operators, federal regulators, and state policymakers indicate a growing emphasis on modernizing interconnection and transmission planning processes while embedding wildfire resilience into long-term reliability planning.
Powering Western Energy Policy: EnerKnol Joins WCPSC 2026 as Official Regulatory Data Partner This year’s annual meeting will be held at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort in New Mexico on May 31 to June 3, 2026. The conference will bring together public utility commissioners, regulators, utilities, policy leaders, and energy stakeholders from across the…...
The U.S. Energy Information Administration on May 19 highlighted projections showing electricity demand from data center servers rising sharply through 2050, driven by expanding artificial intelligence applications and deployment of high-powered computing infrastructure across the commercial sector. In its Annual Energy Outlook 2026, released April 8, the agency projects server-related electricity consumption could climb to…...
EnerKnol Brings Regulatory Data Intelligence to WCPSC 2026 Annual Meeting The EnerKnol team will attend the WCPSC 2026 Annual Meeting, taking place from May 31 to June 3, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort in New Mexico. As the official Regulatory Data Partner of WCPSC, EnerKnol looks forward to connecting with regulators, utilities, and…...
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on May 18 approved a broad set of safeguards governing how Xcel Energy may serve future high-demand electricity customers, including data centers and industrial facilities, as Minnesota prepares for rapid growth in electricity demand. The action implements a state law requiring very large customers to pay the full costs associated…...
Recent developments in the low-carbon fuel sector reflect efforts to expand domestic biofuel production and advance market-based clean fuel programs designed to…Read the full report …...
Recent developments in the low-carbon fuel sector reflect efforts to expand domestic biofuel production and advance market-based clean fuel programs designed to reduce transportation emissions.
The New York State Public Service Commission on May 14 approved temporary delivery rate increases for New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E) that are significantly lower than the utilities’ requested hikes, giving regulators additional time to review one of the largest utility rate cases in recent…...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on May 14 proposed a two-year delay of Biden-era vehicle emissions standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles, extending compliance deadlines from model year 2027 to model year 2029 as the Trump administration moves to ease regulatory pressure on automakers and lower vehicle costs. The proposal is part of a broader…...
