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A total of 36 GW of new data center capacity was added to the U.S. pipeline in Q1 2026, down 19% from Q4 2025 additions, as established developers shift attention to their existing project pipelines amid a more challenging development and regulatory environment, according to a new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.
Texas public power utility CPS Energy is expanding access to solar power for thousands of customers through its Community Solar Program, selecting Big Sun Solar to build and operate up to 50 megawatts of new solar generation, marking another milestone in the utility’s Sustainable Tomorrow Energy Plan.
The Southwest Power Pool is extending a Conservative Operations Advisory for the West Balancing Authority Area (BAA) through an anticipated end time of Thursday, August 6, 2026, at 12 a.m. CT.
In 2020, after South Carolina’s Rock Hill Utilities implemented texting, the public power utility saw speedy results. The utility's operations include water, electric and sanitation.
After several months of evaluation, ISO New England on July 31 said it has selected the preliminary preferred longer-term transmission solution for a 2025 request for proposals to address needs that the New England States Committee on Electricity identified in connection with a 2050 Transmission Study.
At Washington State’s Cowlitz PUD, safety is clearly communicated and reinforced as a core value, which has resulted in recognition from the American Public Power Association and the Northwest Public Power Association.
The PJM Interconnection began accepting applications July 31 for large generation projects that are backed by a primary siting authority and can commence operation within three years.
Senator Tim Sheehy (R-MT), joined by fourteen of his Republican colleagues, on July 30 sent a letter to the secretaries of the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior urging action to reduce wildfire risk.