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The top 5 challenges EPC firms face
Discover how EPC firms can navigate risks and capitalize on the booming renewable energy sector with strategies to enhance efficiency and profitability.
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Electrifying the future: How landmark legislation and strategic collaboration are shaping the energy landscape
Recent years have seen the enactment of landmark legislation aimed at addressing the pressing issue of climate change.
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Top 5 Stories from Utility Dive
The U.S. energy transition is facing challenges around grid interconnections, project permitting and power system reliability, but state, federal and other solutions are emerging.
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US nuclear policy gains boost fuel supplier Cameco as Q2 earnings jump 157%
The Canadian uranium producer sees long-term order growth as clean energy demand rises and U.S. nuclear operators seek alternatives to Russian supplies
By Brian Martucci • Aug. 2, 2024 -
PJM capacity auction to lead to double-digit rate hikes for Exelon utilities: CFO
When asked about possible power plant ownership, Exelon President and CEO Calvin Butler said, “We're working with our [state utility] commissions on all types of scenarios.”
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 2, 2024 -
Illinois can replace fossil plants with storage, capacity from queues: NRDC
A study published Thursday by the Natural Resources Defense Council was developed in response to a PJM report saying that Illinois needs $700 million in transmission to replace 11.6 GW of fossil-fueled capacity.
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 1, 2024 -
FirstEnergy seeks alternatives to PJM capacity market to bolster power supply
“I'd call yesterday's [PJM auction results] the canary in the coal mine, and the canary didn't make it,” Brian Tierney, FirstEnergy president and CEO, said.
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 1, 2024 -
AEP data center and other commercial sales soar 12.4% in Q2
American Electric Power’s peak load could jump 43% by the end of this decade, to 50 GW, based on current data center commitments, according to the company.
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 1, 2024 -
New York could see electricity demand grow 90% by 2042: ISO
Long-duration batteries, small modular nuclear reactors, hydrogen and fuel cells may be needed to replace 25 GW of fossil generation by 2040.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 1, 2024 -
PJM capacity prices hit record highs, sending build signal to generators
Consumers across the PJM Interconnection footprint will pay $14.7 billion for capacity in the 2025-26 delivery year, up from $2.2 billion in the last auction.
By Ethan Howland • July 31, 2024 -
Opinion
Steering gas utilities toward calmer seas with an eye to the electric experience
State regulators need to begin assembling their tools to manage the impact of the energy transition — on both gas customers and the electric grid — before crises in affordability and reliability are upon us.
By Sarah Steinberg and Brad Cebulko • July 30, 2024 -
DC Circuit rejects Entergy challenge to MISO’s capacity rules
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission adequately explained why it approved MISO’s plan to shift to a seasonal capacity market, the court said Friday.
By Ethan Howland • July 29, 2024 -
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The crucial role of monitoring and testing solutions within power-dependent facilities
Explore the network of power assets charged with maintaining data center uptime.
July 29, 2024 -
AEP, Exelon oppose Talen-Amazon interconnection pact to protect rate base growth potential: Constellation
Exelon’s Commonwealth Edison stands to add up to $5 billion to its rate base by building transmission infrastructure to serve planned data centers in Illinois, according to Constellation Energy.
By Ethan Howland • July 24, 2024 -
The Nuclear Co. exits stealth, plans to deploy standardized 6-GW nuclear fleet
The startup will initially target sites with active Nuclear Regulatory Commission permits, Chief Development Officer Juliann Edwards said.
By Brian Martucci • July 22, 2024 -
DC Circuit rejects bids to put hold on EPA power plant carbon rule
Cooperative utilities and others seeking to put the EPA's rule on hold failed to show they are likely to succeed in their claims, the appeals court for the District of Columbia Circuit said Friday.
By Ethan Howland • July 22, 2024 -
Deep Dive
Innovative solutions emerge to reduce 2.5-TW US clean energy interconnection backlog
California’s project scoring criteria, the Texas connect and manage option and SPP’s work to link system planning with the interconnection process across its multistate region could speed the clean energy expansion.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 22, 2024 -
Existing nuclear power plants are best behind-the-meter option for data centers: NEI paper
Author and former PJM Interconnection executive Michael Kormos disputed claims that colocated data centers would increase power costs and erode reliability.
By Brian Martucci • July 18, 2024 -
Duke, Exelon, others urge FERC to toss ‘show cause’ order on utility self-funding interconnection upgrades
FERC’s order to major grid operators that they show why their rules on who can pay for network upgrades is based on unconstitutional premises, Xcel Energy and other utility companies said.
By Ethan Howland • July 17, 2024 -
Data center, crypto operations in 10 states drive all US commercial power sales growth since 2019: EIA
Virginia, Texas, South Carolina and Arizona led the way with the highest demand growth while Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois and New Jersey had the largest losses in sales, the agency said.
By Ethan Howland • July 16, 2024 -
Opinion
When it comes to new thermal generation, small is beautiful
IOUs have long favored larger projects that benefit from economies of scale. However, the evolving energy market suggests investing in smaller, modular, flexible and decentralized power plants is a smarter approach.
July 15, 2024 -
Dominion Energy requests input on feasibility of building SMR at North Anna nuclear site
Dominion has issued a request for proposals that advances its goal to deploy an SMR in Virginia by the mid-2030s and potentially several additional units in the following decade, a utility spokesperson said.
By Brian Martucci • July 12, 2024 -
Supreme Court’s Chevron ruling creates power sector uncertainty: Moody’s
“The lack of clarity on future EPA mandates increases uncertainty and makes it more difficult for power companies to determine their most appropriate and cost-effective generation mix,” Moody’s said.
By Ethan Howland • July 12, 2024 -
Lack of power pushes rental price increases in major U.S. data center markets: report
Demand growth and shrinking availability of data centers are pushing companies to secondary markets with greater power availability, a new report says.
By Joe Burns • July 11, 2024 -
Talen-Amazon interconnection agreement needs extended FERC review: PJM market monitor
However, Constellation Energy and Vistra contend AEP and Exelon’s protests over the proposed agreement aim to stifle innovative power supply arrangements for data centers.
By Ethan Howland • July 11, 2024 -
US electricity prices rise again as AI, onshoring may mean decades of power demand growth: BofA
The year-over-year inflation rate for electricity prices reached 5.9% in May, up from 3.8% in January, according to Bank of America Institute.
By Robert Walton • July 8, 2024