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    Xcel proposes doubling battery storage at Minnesota coal plant

    Xcel Energy asked the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission for authorization to boost energy storage at its Sherco plant to 600 MW.

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    SPP proposes landmark merger of transmission planning, interconnection processes

    The “consolidated planning process” it proposed at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will make it easier to bring new power supplies online, the Southwest Power Pool said.

  • U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a podium, with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm in the background.
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    IRA was hobbled by slow deployment, Biden staffers say in new report

    The report suggests how a future administration committed to clean energy deployment could overcome the hurdles the Biden administration faced.

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    Opinion

    Why yesterday’s power grid security won’t work tomorrow

    The modern power grid connects everything — and that means every sensor is now a potential entry point, writes Black & Veatch’s Keon McEwen. 

  • Pilot turbines for Dominion Energy's 2.5 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project
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    Dominion says largest US offshore wind project on track

    The 2.6-GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is set for completion by the end of 2026 despite vessel delays, the utility company said Friday.

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    The week in 5 numbers: Rising power prices amid a utility ‘super-cycle’ spending spree

    Plus the federal government makes moves on nuclear development and large load interconnection.

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    Schneider Electric sees energy management demand drive strong quarter

    Data center, hotel and retail customers snapped up Schneider’s software, systems and services as it readies new energy technology market positioning.

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    Gas continues to dominate Entergy plans as data center pipeline grows

    The company has agreements for several notable large load projects with Google and Meta and expects substantial load growth from commercial and industrial customers through 2029.

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    NextEra aims to restart Iowa nuclear plant by early 2029

    The company’s deal with Google to reopen the 615-MW Duane Arnold nuclear plant, which stopped operating in 2020, is still subject to regulatory approval.

  • Containers of batteries sit in a desert next to a field of solar panels.
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    Opinion

    The era of ‘free’ excess renewable energy is over

    With rising energy demand, wasting power will soon be an unaffordable luxury. High-efficiency long duration energy storage is key to achieving both our climate goals and economic viability.

  • Aerial view of data centers in Ashburn, Virginia.
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    Southern inks 7 GW of large load contracts, eyes 50 GW more

    The company saw sales growth across all customer classes in the third quarter. Data center usage up was up 17% year over year, according to a Thursday earnings presentation.

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    Trade, policy ‘headwinds’ push First Solar to boost US production

    The Arizona-based solar module manufacturer commissioned its newest facility in August and plans to add 3.7 GW in annual finishing capacity by next December.

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    Xcel Energy rolls out $60 billion capital spending plan

    The utility is planning 7.5 GW of renewable generation, 3 GW of gas generation, 1.9 GW of energy storage, 1,500 miles of high-voltage transmission and $5 billion for wildfire mitigation.

    Updated Nov. 1, 2025
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    US has onshored full solar supply chain: SEIA

    With Corning’s Michigan silicon ingot and wafer factory online, the U.S. can now produce all major components.

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    Opinion

    Data centers as engines of economic growth

    Regulators should create pathways for utilities to test, scale and recover costs for forward-looking solutions that meet new economic demands, writes Jeff Jakubiak, a partner at Vinson & Elkins.

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    Deep Dive

    In an era of rising rates, policies to strengthen power system flexibility can lower costs

    The right policies can provide grid flexibility, which reduces demand-driven rate spikes and protects consumers while allowing utilities to build out the grid, experts say.

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    AEP capital spending plan surges 33%, to $72B, in utility ‘super-cycle’

    Even with the increasing spending, American Electric Power expects it can limit residential rate hikes to 3.5% a year over the next five years, company officials said during an earnings call on Wednesday.

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    DTE inks first data center deal to grow electric load 25%

    The utility has a five-year, $30 billion investment pipeline to potentially serve 8.4 GW of data center load, officials said Thursday.

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    Bloom Energy says it’s on track for 2 GW annual production capacity

    The California-based fuel cell company sees opportunity in serving AI data centers looking for on-site power.

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    Opinion

    A hydrogen ‘do-over’ for California

    Getting hydrogen to work as an energy resource will require broadening the type of hydrogen we can live with, writes Melanie Davidson, former head of clean fuels strategy at San Diego Gas & Electric.

  • Rendering of the Project Cosmo data center in Laramie County, Wyoming.
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    FERC rejects Tri-State’s large load tariff over retail jurisdiction issues

    The decision comes as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is considering a U.S. Department of Energy proposal for interconnecting data centers and other large loads to the grid.

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    US falls 1 place in ACEEE’s global energy efficiency rankings

    The country improved its total score in the organization’s recurring ranking by making “significant reductions in energy intensity and substantial investments in energy efficiency,” but it lost ground as other countries made larger gains. 

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    Are sodium-ion batteries finally ready to compete with lithium?

    Proponents say sodium-ion batteries degrade more slowly, operate more efficiently and have lower fire risk. But high-profile failures cloud the U.S. market while China moves aggressively to develop the technology. 

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    Opinion

    Mainstreaming AI data center flexibility

    Software solutions can protect AI workload service-level agreements and still allow data centers to respond to grid needs, writes Arushi Sharma Frank, adviser to Emerald AI.

  • Solar panels atop a building.
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    Wholesale food giant completes largest rooftop solar project to date

    The array atop a United Natural Foods’ California distribution center is expected to meet approximately 80% of the facility's electricity needs. Other grocery companies have also turned to solar energy.