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Second federal judge overturns $7B Solar for All cancellation by Trump administration
The decision in a suit brought by Harris County, Texas, follows a similar ruling last week. A Harris County judge called it a "victory for energy resilience.”
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States sue Trump administration, developers over offshore wind lease buyouts
Attorneys general from California and a coalition of Northeastern states accused the federal government of violating several laws. utilitydive.com/news/states-…
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FERC rejects Oklo complaint seeking to reinstate project to PJM’s interconnection study cycle
The decision affects a 750-MW, mixed technology project in Virginia, which Oklo said would be delayed by at least 18 months if it misses the current cycle.
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Affordability concerns drive momentum for performance-based ratemaking
Michigan is among the states weighing reforms to rate case planning and utility profits. Experts and stakeholders told Utility Dive what works — and what doesn’t. utilitydive.com/news/afforda…
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Exelon’s climate arm backs grid-planning firm Continuum
“Technologies that help the utility be more efficient in terms of building infrastructure … is a space that we’re looking at,” an Exelon executive said.
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Advanced transmission projects get $1.9B in DOE funding
The department expects the projects will add 23 GW in grid capacity and will come online in “record time” to improve the existing transmission system.
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On clean energy, bigger is not always better
When Congress revisits clean-energy tax policy, lawmakers should restore incentives for locally driven solar and storage projects, writes Edward Yim at Lawyers for Good Government.
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Microgrid panel highlights push to move beyond pilots and into everyday grid operations
EPRI’s Jackie Baum says microgrids have to do more than sit idle for emergencies: “The majority of the time, the power is on."
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New York audits utility AI use, cites risk in ‘growing dependency’
Increasing use of AI systems to manage public utilities creates new risks for critical infrastructure, regulators said.
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Efforts to curb data center speculation gain ground across the US
Large-load tariffs and other measures to weed out speculative projects are taking shape amid public backlash to data centers and shifting state-level policies. utilitydive.com/news/efforts…
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FERC has options for modernizing PJM’s governance
The commission’s jurisdiction over transmission governance allows it to modify filing-rights allocations and adjust the PJM Interconnection’s nominating committee, writes Harvard Law’s Ari Peskoe.
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Lower energy costs, community benefits drive 30% battery growth rate: RMI
The report arrives as the energy storage industry faces headwinds from tariffs, Treasury regulations and new White House restrictions on foreign-made bulk electrical components.
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FERC rejects ComEd’s cancellation of PowerHouse Hillwood data center contract
A 1.8-GW, $20 billion data center planned by PowerHouse Hillwood was underpinned by a $1 letter of credit — “less than the price of a cup of coffee” — that drew skepticism.
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It’s time for utility bill reform
Programs that serve broad public purposes should be financed through state general funds rather than hidden in your electric bill, writes Marc Brown at the Consumer Energy Alliance. utilitydive.com/news/its-tim…
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California tightens oversight of data center energy use, grid costs
Bills signed into law include regulations aimed at ensuring data centers pay for infrastructure needed to serve them and bear a larger share of wildfire mitigation and liability costs. utilitydive.com/news/califor…
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Other New England states back Maine’s RTO adder complaint
The complaint at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is part of a trend of states seeking to end an extra 0.5% return utilities can earn for voluntarily joining a transmission organization. utilitydive.com/news/new-eng…
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North Carolina regulators deny Duke Energy gas turbine request over ‘staggering’ cost, uncertain need
The order called out Duke’s commitment to the White House Ratepayer Protection Pledge, saying it was unclear who the project was for. utilitydive.com/news/north-c…
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Texas PUC adopts softened rules on data center interconnection
The Public Utility Commission of Texas backed off the standards it proposed in March, eliminating a non-refundable interconnection fee and extending energization milestone deadlines.
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New York regulators approve 90-mile transmission line
The $3.3-billion project aims to improve downstate power delivery by 2030. It is being developed by New York Transco and the New York Power Authority.
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Newsom vetoes bill to create California PUC inspector general
Newsom signed a package of laws aimed at data centers, including strengthening energy reporting requirements and requiring regulators to create new rate structures.
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