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    Lawsuits target EPA rollback of coal plant water pollution standards

    The plants need flexibility to meet rising electricity demand, the EPA says. Environmental groups argue that undermines Clean Water Act protections for rivers and drinking water sources.

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    Gas sector takes furnace efficiency fight to Supreme Court

    Advocates say stricter efficiency rules can be met with proven, energy-saving technologies. The gas industry says the rules ban non-condensing furnaces and other products.

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    PJM cost concerns bleed into transmission planning

    A proposed $1.7-billion, 765-kV power line across central Pennsylvania by NextEra Energy and Exelon could become the “poster child” for overbuilding new transmission infrastructure, according to that state’s ratepayer advocate. 

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    Managed EV charging can save utilities and ratepayers money: report

    By optimizing electric vehicle charging around peak times, utilities can delay costly distribution grid upgrades while cutting per-vehicle charging costs by 25% or more, Brattle Group said this month.

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    Acting CISA chief defends workforce cuts, declares agency ‘back on mission’

    Madhu Gottumukkala said the Trump administration supports a long-term renewal of the 2015 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Act. The agency is also working on finalizing regulation under the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act.

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    Opinion

    Massachusetts can make ‘bottom-up’ distribution reforms for a better grid

    Adopting a distribution system operator, or DSO, structure would make the grid cleaner, more flexible and more affordable, writes Corrin Moss. 

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    New Jersey governor orders state to accelerate solar, storage and virtual power plants

    Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who was sworn in Tuesday, also ordered regulators to study how to “modernize” the traditional electric utility business model, including by making utility profits “less dependent on capital spending.”

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    Utilities under pressure: 6 power sector trends to watch in 2026

    Facing rising demand and aggressive load growth projections, utilities are rolling out massive spending plans. Now they'll have to walk a fine line with regulators and ratepayers.

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    Labor, tariffs collide with data center boom

    Contractors report booming demand for certain types of builds, particularly data centers and power projects to support them. But outside those sectors, workforce shortages and tariffs weigh on construction.

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    Opinion

    Project finance is the missing link for the nuclear buildout we need

    This model fuels nearly every major energy infrastructure investment and should be applied to nuclear, too, writes Ruhani Arya of Bank of America.

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    Google sees CO2 batteries as large-scale way to store renewable energy

    The tech giant is working with a Milan-based company called Energy Dome, which has built a model facility in Ottana, Sardinia, Italy. As part of the partnership, Google has made an equity investment in the company.

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    PJM board calls for backstop auction in data center interconnection plan

    The PJM Interconnection’s board also called on stakeholders to consider extending a price collar on capacity auctions to limit their effect on ratepayers.

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    Opinion

    A PJM backstop auction could fill the large load supply gap: Talen CEO

    Reliability backstop auctions should not be a permanent, ongoing market feature, but they are the answer to today’s problem, writes Talen CEO Mac McFarland.

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    Xcel-led coalition proposes Minnesota-North Dakota transmission expansion

    All new infrastructure for the line would be within the right-of-way of an existing 345-kV line that faces thermal and voltage issues, the five utilities said.

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    Trump administration pushes PJM to hold ‘emergency’ auction to supply data centers

    Capstone analysts said the proposal lacks binding authority, “reinforcing that this is policy signaling, not an imminent market reform.”

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    The week in 5 numbers: DJT v. PJM, offshore wind prevails in court

    In another legal setback, a judge said the government violated the Constitution by canceling clean energy grants.

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    US and allies collaborate on operational technology security guidance

    A new report for critical infrastructure operators stresses the importance of logging, network segmentation and strong authentication, among other practices.

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    Talen in deal to buy 2.6 GW of gas plants in PJM for $3.5B

    The announcement comes amid a surge in power sector consolidation, as generators jockey to meet growing demand from data centers and electrification efforts.

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    PJM trims near-term load forecast on stricter data center vetting, economic outlook

    However, the PJM Interconnection expects long-term load growth to surge past its estimates released a year ago.

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    Global wind power additions to decline 6% in 2026: WoodMac

    A development slowdown in China will drive the decline, but policy challenges in the United States will also “curb wind’s buildout,” according to analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

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    Opinion

    The data center dependency crisis: When our grid can’t function without big tech

    We're sleepwalking into a future where our electric grid depends on the voluntary cooperation of private technology companies because the short-term benefits are too attractive to resist, writes Mothusi Pahl of Hartwell and Loche.

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    NJ governor seeks changes to ‘weaken’ large load tariff bill, lawmaker says

    “We are not willing to bend to any changes to this bill,” Assemblyman David Bailey Jr. told Utility Dive. “If he does nothing, in essence, he pocket vetoes it ... That’s on him.”

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    Public Citizen challenges cost recovery for $546M PSE&G transmission project

    A $6.6 million settlement between Public Service Electric and Gas and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission indicates costs from the project were imprudent, Public Citizen said.

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    Xcel defends storage ownership in distributed capacity pilot

    The Minnesota utility floated modifications to its Capacity*Connect proposal, but it maintained it should own the batteries as it builds out the program. Stakeholders argued for more competition.

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    Opinion

    America’s new power barons: Who will rule the AI-grade megawatt megasector?

    The winning model will be hybrid: gas for firmness, renewables for optics and cost, and storage for stability, writes NOVUS Energy Advisors’ Emily Easley.