The Latest
-
Melissa Sue Gerrits via Getty Images
Top electric power sector and utility conferences in 2027
Utility Dive’s curated list of notable events where energy professionals will gather to exchange ideas, demonstrate novel approaches and network for a new era of grid modernization.
-
Canva / Science Photo Library
Sponsored by ScottMaddenAI in nuclear operations: The shift from adoption to operating value
Nuclear utility AI results have been mixed across the industry, but there are clear trends among those finding value.
-
The image by FirstEnergy is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0
Grid equipment manufacturer ABB sees US orders rise 82%
“Utilities continue to invest in refurbishment and build-out of the electrical grid to secure power availability and efficiency,” the company said Tuesday.
-
Win McNamee via Getty Images
Virginia governor seeks 6-year rate freeze if Dominion-NextEra merger is approved
Gov. Abigail Spanberger, D, also wants regulators to increase the debt share of Dominion’s capital structure from 48% to 60% to lower its rate of return. Separately, regulatory staff and the attorney general have proposed their own conditions for the deal.
-
Justin Sullivan via Getty Images
Opinion12 actions to tackle energy affordability
Modernizing the grid is a complex, multi-dimensional challenge; improving energy affordability is similarly complicated, writes Bryce Yonker, executive director of Grid Forward.
-
Benjamin Fanjoy via Getty Images
What Google’s virtual power plant in PJM says about the race for electricity
Voltus CEO Dana Guernsey compared new “bring your own new capacity” contracts to the power purchase agreements that “revolutionized” utility-scale solar and wind development.
-
Courtesy of Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric sees record-high Q3 revenue on global data center boom
North America continues to be the largest source of revenue for the company’s energy management segment, but China and East Asia saw a higher organic growth rate this quarter and year to date.
-
Getty Images
AEP signs 960-MW Indiana nuclear pact with Amazon, X-energy
If the project is developed, Amazon would purchase the power under a long-term contract that covers the cost of the facility and its operations, the companies said.
-
Getty Images
FERC approves ISO-NE ‘asset condition’ transmission review process
Commissioners David Rosner and Judy Chang said other regions should adopt similar review processes for local transmission projects, which states and consumer advocates say need more oversight.
-
Eric Lee/Getty Images via Getty Images
NextEra’s $4M Trump ballroom donation muddies Dominion merger debate, watchdogs say
The donation, which advocates called “problematic” and “convenient” for the company, comes to light as federal regulators chosen by President Donald Trump consider whether to allow NextEra to merge with Dominion Energy.
-
Kevin Frayer via Getty Images
Solar imports from India, Indonesia, Laos injured US manufacturers: ITC
The decision clears the way for the Department of Commerce to finalize anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from the three countries.
-
Getty Images
Reliability standards for AI data centers, crypto miners move closer to adoption
The proposed rules must still be approved by NERC’s board and federal regulators. As written, they would apply to computational loads of 50 MW or more connected at voltage levels of at least 100 kV.
-
Getty Images
FERC proposes easing regulatory pathway for gas pipeline, LNG projects
“The only current restriction on getting American gas is our ability to get the gas to market and the infrastructure bottlenecks,” FERC Chairman Laura Swett said.
-
Courtesy of Mainspring Energy
AEP in deal to buy up to 1.6 GW of Mainspring linear generators
Separately, American Electric Power expects to spend about $4 billion on a 702-MW Bloom Energy fuel cell project in Wyoming that is under contract to Google.
-
OpinionUtilities can use AI to solve grid backlogs: AWS energy lead
The utilities moving first on AI-powered grid planning are delivering faster approvals, fewer outages and lower costs, writes Amazon Web Services’ head of energy and utilities, Joseph Santamaria.
-
Mario Tama via Getty Images
Scaling residential VPPs could cut electric bill increases by half: Brattle
Utilities should look to OEM-led enrollment strategies to expand residential virtual power plants utilizing thermostats, batteries and EV chargers, according to The Brattle Group.
-
Bruce Bennett via Getty Images
Best Buy pilots battery-powered vehicles at California distribution sites
The retailer deployed electric yard switchers as part of its efforts to curb emissions and will gauge future deployment potential across its supply chain, it said.
-
Andrew Harnik via Getty Images
PJM plans to study SoftBank’s Ohio AI project under state agreement approach
The project, dubbed “Flagship,” includes 765-kV transmission lines to be built by AEP Ohio, roughly 10 GW in data center load and about 10.2 GW in gas-fired generation.
-
Getty Images
Fossil fuel generation pipeline rebounds while new clean generation slows: EDF
However, “rising gas turbine costs and supply shortages are already making new gas plants more expensive and slower to build,” David Villagrana, EDF’s lead counsel for clean energy tax solutions, told Utility Dive.
-
Benjamin Fanjoy via Getty Images
Battery system failures fell 98% in 7 years, but older systems need special care: report
The Electric Power Research Institute analysis found a dramatic drop in energy storage system failures from 2018 to 2025 amid a host of technology and project improvements. Early vintage systems may require retrofits, however.
Updated Oct. 13, 2026 -
Kathleen Flynn via Getty Images
FERC approves Duke large load transmission rules despite cost-shift concerns
Commissioner David Rosner said that Duke Energy Carolinas’ proposal offers “meaningful, if imperfect, new protections,” adding that consumer protections are “inadequate across the country” and FERC may need to take further action.
-
Dan Zukowski/Utility Dive
Battery-powered trains coming to Chicago: a first look
Commuter rail systems like Chicago's Metra are exploring battery-electric trains to increase service while reducing diesel exhaust pollution and noise.
-
Apu Gomes via Getty Images
PG&E warns of more shutoffs as fire conditions continue threatening California grid
The shutoffs — potentially affecting more than two dozen counties, mostly in northern and central California — could continue through Saturday.
-
Courtesy of David Energy
How small batteries are helping one NYC business cut energy costs
Food technology platform Wonder said it is saving about 5% on energy expenses using stationary plug-in batteries. “Our No. 1 goal was to figure out how we can reduce our utility bills, shave the peaks off of our utility usage,” a senior VP for the company said.
-
Mario Tama via Getty Images
OpinionSolving California’s energy affordability crisis can help the whole nation
The state's electricity prices are double the national average, and wildfires are a big reason — but far from the only one. Fresh leadership can show the way on regulatory, financial and operational reform, write experts at GridLab and Energy Innovation.
-
Diana DiGangi/Utility Dive
FERC rejects most of PJM’s large load interconnection plan
The PJM Interconnection’s plan for curtailing large loads that don’t have matching new generation intrudes on state jurisdiction and appears to be discriminatory, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said.
