Regulation & Policy

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    PJM, others urge FERC to dismiss ratepayer advocates’ capacity auction complaint

    “Entertaining the complaint would signal to all investors in commission-regulated markets that they cannot rely on any clearing price, as they would become at risk for adjustment at any time,” PJM said.

    By • May 6, 2025
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    Opinion

    At-risk IRA tax credits drive industrial-scale infrastructure in red and blue states

    The Inflation Reduction Act is a bipartisan success story, but if these tax credits disappear, so will plans for future factories, jobs and the chance to reclaim our industrial leadership.

    By Joby Bernstein and Claire Petersen • May 5, 2025
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    Sustainability

    Companies are pursuing increasingly ambitous sustainability goals around clean energy, but integrating rising amounts of renewables, minimizing environmental impacts, and achieving carbon reduction targets can be challenging.

    By Utility Dive staff
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    PJM fast-tracks 11.8 GW, mainly gas, to bolster power supplies

    Natural gas-fired generation accounts for 69% of selected Reliability Resource Initiative capacity, followed by batteries at 19% and nuclear at 12%.

    By • May 5, 2025
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    Exelon data center pipeline doubles to 36 GW since year-end

    However, Exelon faces economic uncertainty “as we all navigate updated tariff policies, federal budget reprioritization and increased energy supply costs,” CEO Calvin Butler said.

    By • May 2, 2025
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    Deep Dive

    Will tariffs help or hurt the US energy storage industry? It’s complicated, experts say

    Battery system costs have already soared past 2023 levels, one analyst says, but insiders are cautiously optimistic for a more resilient supply chain in the longer run.

    By Brian Martucci • May 1, 2025
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    PSE&G open to utility-owned generation to tackle supply needs: CEO LaRossa

    In the near term, New Jersey’s largest utility is eyeing options to help customers afford their electricity bills, which are poised to jump 17%, Ralph LaRossa said.

    By • May 1, 2025
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    Northeast states to seek transmission proposals between PJM, ISO-NE, New York

    “There are likely low-hanging fruit, no-regrets interregional transmission projects that current transmission planning approaches are failing to identify,” Katie Dykes, a Connecticut official, said.

    By • April 30, 2025
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    Opinion

    Transmission at a crossroads: Policy must reflect today’s infrastructure needs

    State and federal “rights-of-first-refusal” would re-establish certainty by relying on local transmission owners to promptly move ahead with needed power line projects.

    By Devin McMackin • April 29, 2025
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    Deep Dive

    EPRI’s Open Power AI Consortium plans to fuel grid modernization with data sharing

    Utilities, tech companies and regulators are facing a conundrum: Utilities want to use AI, but AI needs access to unavailable utility data to be effective.

    By • Updated April 29, 2025
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    U.S. companies sign deal to help bring nuclear energy to Poland

    “The U.S. nuclear relationship with Poland will tightly bind our nations through the next century,” said Energy Secretary Chris Wright.

    By • April 28, 2025
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    National Grid, Con Edison, other utilities urge FERC to consider gas pipeline reliability measures

    “The challenges facing interstate pipelines … continue to intensify warranting greater regulatory involvement and standardization of practices,” the utilities said.

    By • April 28, 2025
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    Sponsored by West Monroe

    The federal shift in energy and water investment in the U.S.

    Recent executive orders and tariff announcements signal a transformative period for utilities.

    April 28, 2025
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    Renewable energy advocates see threats from Texas legislation

    SB 819 would “represent a significant change to renewables development,” with new siting requirements for wind and solar, said law firm Vinson & Elkins.

    By • April 25, 2025
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    FirstEnergy faces minimal direct tariff impact, but ‘uncertainty’ weighs on customers: CEO

    PJM states will play a key role in meeting resource needs, per FirstEnergy’s Brian Tierney. “It’s leadership by the governors in the states that are going to address this problem most directly," he said.

    By • April 25, 2025
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    Opinion

    Carbon capture technology is ready. Permitting needs to catch up.

    Ending the carbon dioxide injection well permit application backlog would unleash investment in America, creating tens of thousands of new jobs and strengthening America’s global competitiveness.

    By Anna Littlefield • April 24, 2025
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    Commerce finalizes tariff rates on solar imports from Southeast Asia

    The 3,403.96% subsidy rate set for four Cambodian solar exporters is “among the highest rates I've ever seen,” said American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee attorney Tim Brightbill.

    By • April 23, 2025
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    Calpine, Constellation, others seek settlement talks over PJM colocation rules

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should find that PJM’s colocation rules are unjust and order 90 days of talks between parties to craft new rules, power plant owners told the agency.

    By • April 23, 2025
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    DOE makes $46.7M loan disbursement to support Palisades nuclear restart

    The 800-MW Palisades plant will be the United States’ first restart of a commercial nuclear reactor that ceased operations, the Department of Energy said.

    By • April 23, 2025
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    Phillips exits FERC, leaving a seat for Trump to fill

    The White House has been considering replacement candidates from a pool of conservative lawyers with experience at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, according to R Street’s Devin Hartman.

    By • April 23, 2025
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    Climate advocates brace for Trump executive order targeting nonprofits’ tax exempt status

    Environmental groups are anticipating attempts to revoke their tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status, and some are vowing to fight any such attempts. 

    By • April 22, 2025
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    Opinion

    How AI data centers can support grid reliability in Texas and across the US

    An Enhanced Reliability Interconnection framework would prioritize connections to the grid for large loads that improve reliability through flexibility and behind-the-meter generation.

    By Gideon Powell and Josh T. Smith • April 22, 2025
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    FERC approves PJM capacity auction price cap, floor

    The PJM Interconnection’s next two base capacity auctions will have a $325/MW-day price cap and a $175/MW-day floor.

    By • April 22, 2025
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    Atlanta to launch Climate Resilience Action Plan

    The city plans to move forward even as federal support is uncertain and the plan’s focus on energy burden equity has put it in the Trump administration’s crosshairs.

    By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • April 21, 2025
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    Clean energy groups urge FERC to reject MISO interconnection plan for replacing retiring power plants

    However, Alliant Energy, other utilities and state utility regulators support the proposal to create a new pathway for connecting replacement generation to the grid.

    By • April 21, 2025
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    As Trump targets clean energy, will utilities embrace DERs and VPPs?

    Though early Trump policies have been broadly unfavorable to utility-scale wind, solar and energy storage, experts are bullish on distributed generation and flexible loads.

    By Brian Martucci • April 21, 2025