wind turbines
Distributed Energy Resources
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Feb. 2 granted a preliminary injunction sought by Sunrise Wind LLC regarding a December 22, 2025, suspension order issued by the Director of the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
grid
Generation
Siemens Energy on Feb. 3 said it has finalized investment plans presented at its Capital Market Day in Charlotte, N.C., last November. The company is investing $1 billion to ramp-up manufacturing in the United States and will also significantly expand its workforce.
plant
Generation
The United States now has the most gas-fired power capacity in development globally, over a third of which is slated to directly power data centers and meet an anticipated increase in energy demand from AI, according to new analysis from Global Energy Monitor.
solar
Distributed Energy Resources
Greenville Electric Utility System (GEUS) has partnered with SunGrid Power to own and operate four community solar facilities in Greenville, Texas, expanding local generation capacity while providing long-term cost stability for customers.
towers at dusk
Transmission
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proceeding under the Department of the Interior’s approved emergency permitting process to expedite the timely construction of the Nebraska Public Power District’s R-Project Transmission Line.
substation
Reliability
Colorado’s Fort Collins Light & Power recently purchased property in midtown Fort Collins, Colorado, that will become the site for its newest substation.
people
Workforce
The Board for Tennessee public power utility EPB has confirmed the appointment of two key leaders. Julie Hoover will serve as Vice President Human Resources starting on March 9. Mike Kaiser, currently EPB Assistant Vice President Finance, has been promoted to Vice President Finance.
transmission lines
Generation
To meet the growing power demands of the Phoenix metropolitan area, Arizona public power utility Salt River Project has issued a 2026 All-Source Request for Proposals, it reported on February 23.
plant
Reliability
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on Feb. 23 issued an emergency order directing the PJM Interconnection, in coordination with Constellation Energy Corporation, to ensure Units 3 and 4 of the Eddystone Generating Station in Pennsylvania remain available for operation “and to employ economic dispatch to minimize costs for the American people,” the Department of Energy said.
grid
Generation
Amazon announced plans to invest $12 billion in northwest Louisiana to build state-of-the-art data center campuses that will support cloud computing technologies.