Electricity Markets
How the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is developing new policies to meet the technical and structural demands presented by load growth.
Generation
The PJM Interconnection has selected 51 projects that can come online quickly and provide more than 9,300 megawatts of reliable capacity through PJM’s Reliability Resource Initiative, it said on May 2. The projects consist of 39 uprates and 12 new construction proposals. The uprates apply to
Reliability
Thanks to rapid clean energy deployment, expansion of battery storage, and strategic efforts to build up emergency reserves, California heads into summer with more resources to meet electricity demand, including the extreme heat conditions experienced in recent years, but California energy leaders are remaining vigilant about ongoing risks.
Bills and Rates
President Trump on May 2 sent to Congress an initial proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026, beginning October 1, that would cut discretionary spending by 8 percent, including a 13 percent increase for defense spending and a 17 percent cut for non-defense programs.
Reliability
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s State Energy Office has selected seven projects to receive more than $20 million to improve North Carolina’s electric grid. The selected projects will update grid infrastructure to increase load capacity and resilience against severe weather,
Grid Modernization
The Electric Power Research Institute on April 29 announced the new leadership and members of its Board of Directors.
Workforce
Saying that a shortage of electrical workers may constrain America’s ability to build the infrastructure needed to support artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing and a shift to clean energy, Google on May 1 announced that it is supporting an effort to train 100,000 electrical workers and 30,000 new apprentices in the United States.
How public power utilities are outfitting their grids to support the electrification of homes, transport, and industry.
Customer Service
A look at how the utility for this small Wisconsin city builds on its long legacy of service by maintaining trust and continually improving services for its residents.
Reliability
The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy on April 30 held a hearing on 14 bills related to grid reliability.