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Bloom Energy this month released a mid-year update to its annual Data Center Power Report, which surveys decision-makers across the data center ecosystem.
The PJM Interconnection will open its annual capacity auction June 30 for the delivery year beginning June 2028.
The PJM Interconnection has issued a Hot Weather Alert for its Western Region for June 29 and a Hot Weather Alert for the entire region PJM serves for June 30 to July 3 ahead of an expected prolonged period of 90+ degree weather.
The North American bulk power system (BPS) continued to perform reliably in 2025 even as the grid experienced increasing operational complexity, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation said on June 24.
PJM Interconnection emergency procedures will expand to augment coordination with Generation and Transmission Owners and potentially leverage backup generation serving data centers and other large loads amid shrinking supply margins and increasingly extreme weather, it said on June 24.
On June 23, the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems entered into a prepay agreement with a Georgia-based nonprofit, Main Street Energy, with extensive experience providing discounted energy supplies to municipalities from prepayment transactions.
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project, Arizona Public Service and Tucson Electric Power continue to work together to explore adding nuclear generation in Arizona, including through a preliminary siting study now underway, the utilities said on June 24.
Helion, a Washington-based fusion energy company, on June 16 said it became the first company in the world to secure the regulatory licenses needed for a fusion power plant, following receipt of two licenses from the Washington Department of Health (DOH).