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    Opinion

    Why wireless monitoring belongs in every utility’s security plan

    Monitoring the radio frequency spectrum closes blind spots, supports critical infrastructure protection and speeds incident response, writes Brett Walkenhorst of Bastille, a security company for wireless communication.

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    Rethinking reliability: Why IBRs need independent verification

    Interconnecting IBRs without verification is a risk to grid stability — here’s the solution.

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    Americans lost more power last year than any year in previous decade: EIA

    The annual average of 11 hours of electricity interruptions was nearly double the annual average of the last ten years, with hurricanes a leading cause.

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    MISO begins reviewing 6.1 GW — 70% of it gas — in fast-track interconnection study

    The grid operator’s Expedited Resource Addition Study process has grown to 11.2 GW, with an additional 18 GW seeking to join the initiative.

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    Tariffs continue to weigh on manufacturing as PMI index shows contraction

    “We do not see anything on the horizon that’s going to turn the ship until there is more certainty ... with the legality of the tariffs,” said Susan Spence, chair of the ISM’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee.

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    Solving PJM’s data center problem

    The grid operator must stop buying capacity for new data centers. Instead, it can provide them with only interruptible service until they bring their own capacity, write Tom Rutigliano and Claire Lang-Ree of the Natural Resources Defense Council.

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    Power plants in SPP can expand up to 20% under new FERC-approved fast-track review

    Developers must show that the necessary financing and equipment has been secured and that the project can be online within five years.

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    No more PJM data centers unless they can be reliably served: market monitor

    The PJM Interconnection’s market monitor urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to rule that large data centers can only come online if the grid operator can still meet reliability metrics.

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    New York faces ‘significant reliability shortfalls’: NYISO

    The report doesn’t identify actionable reliability needs, but NYISO warned that this doesn’t guarantee long-term system adequacy and suggested changing its procedures for identifying reliability needs.

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    Deep Dive

    Utilities, regulators look to accelerate pilots to achieve speed-to-innovation

    Stakeholders say clear cost limits, timelines and parameters for scaling can overcome the inertia of a traditionally risk-averse industry.

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    Opinion

    Beyond new wires: The untapped path to grid resilience

    The fastest, most affordable path to resilience lies in maximizing distributed energy resources already in homes and businesses, and incentivizing more installations, Uplight’s Hannah Bascom writes.

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    Ionna plans $250M investment in EV charging infrastructure in California

    The joint venture between eight automakers aims to install up to 30,000 electric vehicle charging bays in the U.S. by 2030.

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    Residential electricity prices continue rise, up 7.4% in September: EIA

    Some industry sources say the rise in prices is a function of generation capacity constraints, while others cite transmission and fuel costs. No one sees a near-term solution. 

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    EPA moves to roll back Biden-era particulate limits, signaling a major shift in clean air policy

    The agency asked the U.S. Court of Appeals to overturn the 2024 “soot standard,” citing incomplete scientific analysis and projected compliance costs.

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    Storage, hybrid projects emerging as renewable energy post-OBBBA winners: LevelTen Energy

    Hybrid development could exceed standalone wind and solar by 2030, a developer survey finds.

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    Opinion

    Data centers are breaking the old grid. Let AI build the new one.

    Utilities that embrace artificial intelligence will set reliability and affordability standards for decades to come, writes Hari Vasudevan, founder and CEO of KYRO AI.

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    NIPSCO to supply 3 GW to Amazon data centers in northern Indiana

    Northern Indiana Public Service Co. and an affiliate expect to spend about $7 billion on 2.6 GW of gas, 400 MW of storage and transmission — to be paid for by Amazon.

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    Natural gas sees ‘largest year-over-year drop’ in California as solar surges

    For the first eight months of this year, utility-scale solar generation totaled 40.3 billion kilowatt hours in California, and natural gas accounted for 45.5 BkWh.

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    FERC urged to reject 370-MW NorthWestern Colstrip PPA

    The Montana Environmental Information Center contends the power purchase agreement with Mercuria could harm NorthWestern Energy’s ratepayers.

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    Opinion

    States must advance technology-neutral permitting to support clean energy

    A competitive environment is necessary for rapid innovation and cost reduction as federal support evaporates, say Leila Banijamali and Zachary Millimet of Symbium.

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    Large California waste hauler plans fleet transition, hopes market catches up

    Despite a loosening of state and federal regulations and a “get in line” attitude from utilities, Recology is still planning to transition to battery electric and fuel cell vehicles.

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    Georgia Power’s large load pipeline shrinks by 6 GW

    Georgia Public Service Commission staff testimony noted data centers are “underperforming expectations” due to lower materialization rates, project cancellations and delays.

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    DOE large load interconnection proposal sparks federal-state jurisdiction concerns

    State regulators, lawmakers and ratepayer advocates voiced alarm over the department’s interconnection proposal, while the Data Center Coalition offered qualified support.

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    FERC approves PECO-Amazon data center transmission agreement

    The pact raises “significant questions” about how the agency and states will protect existing customers from the costs of adding large loads to the grid, FERC Commissioner Judy Chang warned.

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    University of Rhode Island to use geothermal system after test success

    The university used a grant from its utility to drill a test well that showed a geothermal system could potentially cut heating and cooling costs in half or more.

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    Texas loan fund tops 3.5 GW of gas capacity secured with latest NRG deal

    Greens Bayou is NRG’s third gas project to receive support from the Texas Energy Fund. The company has secured $1.15 billion in low-interest loans to develop about 1.5 GW of capacity.