In Australia has abundant sunshine, but generating solar electricity is only part of the challenge. Homeowners also need to understand when their systems produce power, when their households consume ...

On July 22, 2026, approximately 3,800 MW of data center load unexpectedly disconnected from PJM’s grid in Northern Virginia following a transmission fault. The facilities transferred to backup ...

Hold onto your hats: Between Jan-Sep 2026, average monthly wind generation was 68% higher than over the same period last year. Those nine months brought 4.6 GWh of wind generation, slightly higher ...

Here’s one way to curb soaring energy costs: roll out virtual power plants. Utility VPP programs could slash residential bill increases by more than half, according to a new Brattle Group report ( ...

In August, PJM filed its Interim Resource Adequacy Service (IRAS) proposal to bring data centers and other new large loads onto the grid. Now, FERC is back with some (harsh) feedback… The no’s: FERC ...

The agreement: The companies signed a 20-year, $4.3B PPA to boost capacity at 11 of Constellation’s nuclear units (spread across IL, PA, and NJ). These upgrades are set to start rolling out in 2028.

Former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers proposes a one-year moratorium on data centers and a diesel export ban. Abdul El-Sayed pushes clean energy, emphasizing data-center projects. Lieutenant Governor John ...

Matthew Wald tells us about a big milestone in the nascent SMR industry. Matt spent more than three decades at The New York Times, much of that covering energy, transportation, and nuclear issues, and ...

As North American diesel prices flirt with historic highs, a Q3 2026 road trip down Electric Avenue is in order. Overall, traffic remains light, with no rush to join a world market shifting from ...

Huh? The agency accepted parts of PJM’s plan to secure 6.8 GW of capacity for the 2028/29 delivery year, which it failed to clinch earlier this year. Plus, FERC said, PJM can’t kick off the auction ...

India’s battery storage story rests on one striking number. About 1 GWh of renewable-linked storage was commissioned as of last fiscal. A domestic rating agency now expects 45–50 GWh over this fiscal ...

Long equipment lead times make protecting existing assets an increasingly important part of wildfire planning. A transformer can be one of the least visible parts of an electric utility's system, ...