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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Aug. 3 directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to conduct a comprehensive verification and audit of all data centers advancing through ERCOT’s interconnection process.
Grant PUD’s Commissioners heard more about the utility’s plan for power resources to serve its customers during a presentation and public hearing on the 2026 Integrated Resource Plan on July 28.
The PJM Interconnection on Aug. 3 announced that 715 new generation projects, capable of generating more than 200 GW of electricity, have qualified to be studied in the first Cycle of PJM’s reformed interconnection process.
Nebraska’s Dawson Public Power District has issued a request for bids for a substation transformer.
Washington State's Chelan PUD has ended a public safety power shutoff watch that was issued for the greater Chelan and Manson areas.
Hourly peak load in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the regional transmission organization serving most of Texas, reached a record 91.1 gigawatts on July 22, 2026, according to data reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration for its Hourly Electric Grid Monitor.
The City of Lucas, Kansas, is planning significant upgrades to its electric distribution system to accommodate the continued expansion of its largest industrial customer, Great Plains Manufacturing, KPP Energy reported.
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.