Nearly 300 state bills aimed at modernizing the grid were introduced in Q2, with energy storage deployment leading the charge, per NCCETC’s latest “50 States of Grid Modernization” report. (PV ...

Duke Energy is offloading its Tennessee Piedmont Natural Gas operations to Spire in a $2.48B deal. (Duke Energy) The sale, expected to close early next year, will help fund Duke’s $83B five-year ...

The EU’s $750B energy promise to the US makes good politics, but not much logistical sense. Global energy expert Anne-Sophie Corbeau points out the math problem: In 2024, the EU imported about $89B in ...

Tracking carbon capture signals across sectors, one sector kept coming up: cement. 🧱 It accounts for about 7% of global CO₂ emissions. 🧱 It’s one of the toughest sectors to decarbonize. 🧱 But ...

Southern California Edison is creating a program to compensate victims of January’s massive Eaton Fire near Los Angeles. (AP) Read the room: This Wildfire Recovery Compensation Program appears to ...

The Palisades nuclear plant is coming out of retirement, a move that marks the first time the NRC has given the go-ahead to restart a permanently-closed US nuclear power station. (Field Notes) The ...

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ComEd’s CEO is calling for new rules to stop AI from driving up electric bills. (Bloomberg) Commonwealth Edison, Chicago’s biggest electricity company, proposed tariff modifications including higher ...

When its market monitor raised red flags over a $22B transmission expansion, MISO tried to push them out of the process. FERC just said: not happening. (Utility Dive) FERC said the monitor’s review is ...

The US built 888 miles of new high-voltage lines last year, but that might not be enough, according to a new report from Americans for a Clean Energy Grid and the firm Grid Strategies. (Axios) Why it ...

Invenergy is reportedly hoping to connect a gas-fired power plant it's developing to the embattled Grain Belt Express transmission project. Invenergy is reportedly also in discussions to bring ...

Fusion startups just had their best year since 2022, pulling in $2.64B in new funding as investor confidence rebounds and pilot plants inch closer to reality. That’s up 178% from last year. (FIA) ...