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Don’t miss our preview of what’s ahead for the utility industry in 2026. From renewable energy to grid modernization, discover the trends shaping the future of energy. Read the full report: https://t.co/Us4Q4FC41b

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Customer experience, better modeling can boost demand-side portfolio: report

The Brattle Group’s report lays out a framework for increasing demand-side resources to mitigate the impacts of load growth, variable renewables and distributed electrification. https://t.co/uR5zovvQU2

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DTE Energy partners with LG to deploy 6 GWh of battery storage

By 2042, DTE expects to have more than 2.9 GW of energy storage on its system, more than doubling its current storage capacity. https://t.co/CHvpRlwCxL

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7 states sue Trump administration over TotalEnergies offshore wind lease buyout

The lawsuit calls the deal a “sham settlement agreement to unlawfully cancel an offshore wind lease and redirect the money paid for the lease to a separate, unauthorized use." https://t.co/6s4T4e5TEL

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Google to fund 100-MW virtual power plant in PJM in ‘first-of-its-kind’ deal

Google has worked to make its own data centers flexible, but it is often faster and more cost effective to pay other customers to shift their electricity usage, an executive said.https://t.co/gXtFAJgBkz

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Constellation’s Three Mile Island nuclear restart gets boost with FERC waiver

Constellation Energy will be able to transfer capacity interconnection rights, enabling the nuclear unit to potentially deliver all its power when it restarts. https://t.co/PhTErxVmRB

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Each one-degree increase in temperature will drive a higher use of air conditioning, which in turn will put more heat into the area, creating “a feedback loop,” researchers concluded.
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Restarting previously closed nuclear plants could be one of the most cost-effective ways to supply large amounts of firm, clean electricity, writes Patrick White at Clean Air Task Force.

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Massachusetts ‘vehicle-to-everything’ demonstration hints at EV batteries’ grid potential. Certain light-duty vehicles have the potential to earn around $3,000 per summer, and school buses $12,000, a state program manager told Utility Dive. https://t.co/jkcPy23Mcc

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What’s on the mind of EEI conference attendees? Labor, AI, affordability and more.
Utility Dive talked to registrants before the conference to hear how industry changes are impacting their work.
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Philadelphia clean energy campaign turned millions invested into billions saved. Here’s how.
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Access to real-time electricity data should be a basic consumer right
The technology exists. What is missing is a requirement that customers have access to data on their electricity use, writes Joel Hicks at the University of Oregon.

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Load growth can help modernize grid, but cost-shift risks are significant: Concentric
On-site generation can be an interim solution, but “widespread reliance on off‑grid systems is not a durable path forward,” Concentric said in a report.

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PJM monitor urges FERC to condition Mara power plant buy for data center complex

FERC should only approve the $1.5 billion deal if Mara agrees to keep the Long Ridge power plant in the PJM Interconnection, Monitoring Analytics said.
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Once you secure SPARK funds for transmission development, what comes next?

The success of DOE’s SPARK initiative will depend on how prepared organizations are to execute once the funding arrives, writes Al Eliasen, Spatial Business Systems CEO. https://t.co/60EwPfIiwt

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Large-load customers can help commercialize new clean energy technology: CEBA

“It’s really the tech companies that are taking on a lot of the risk,” said CEBA’s Priya Barua. https://t.co/1eOZcXwLGk

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New Mexico has the nation’s best DER interconnection policy: report

The state received high marks for its robust energy storage interconnection framework, frequent public reports on its queue and incorporating IEEE’s technical standards. https://t.co/WIrT9jcAIu

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Entergy’s gas projects are one-third of MISO’s fast-track interconnection process

Roughly 70% of Entergy’s proposed capacity additions would serve planned data centers in Louisiana and Mississippi. https://t.co/HbyBDoXF8V

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Hyperscalers didn’t set out to be power companies. The grid left them no choice.

The power gap left AI hyperscalers with no alternative but to take on utility-scale obligations and lock up gigawatts of generation, writes Shaun Walsh at Peak Nano. https://t.co/YSYrh4V6fr

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Demand management, data center flexibility boost regional reliability: NERC

The reliability watchdog dropped its forecast for ERCOT’s net internal demand by 3.7 GW, or 4.6%, compared with last summer, “because more data centers can be curtailed.” https://t.co/0lk4CSJu9T