How this town near North Carolina’s Research Triangle is building out its grid to meet the needs of a rapidly growing community.

The U.S. data center electrical equipment market is projected to surge from $20 billion to $65 billion by 2030, with data centers capturing up to 40% of the total U.S. electrical equipment market under accelerated scenarios -- a dramatic rise from just under 2% in 2020, according to a recent Wood Mackenzie analysis.

The PJM Interconnection said that 811 new generation projects, capable of generating 220 gigawatts of electricity, have applied to connect to the grid through the first Cycle of PJM’s reformed interconnection process.

The Imperial Irrigation District launched a voluntary initiative designed to provide customer incentives during periods of high demand in order to support grid reliability.

California public power utility SMUD is increasing the amount it pays customers on its Solar and Storage Rate for excess solar energy generated by their rooftop solar systems.

Colorado Springs Utilities is seeking up to 300 megawatts of utility-scale wind, solar and energy storage projects.