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February 14, 2025
James Downing
D.C. Correspondent
James Downing has covered electricity for more than 15 years including at Restructuring Today/Power Markets Today and Congressional Quarterly. Before that he had a brief stint at a small daily newspaper in Massachusetts. He grew up in Maine. He is a Red Sox fan, pending the signing of Rafael Devers.

Recent Articles
Duke Spending Big to Meet Increasing Load Growth in the Late 2020s
Duke Energy’s leadership changed the guard during its first-quarter earnings call as retiring CEO Lynn Good and her replacement, Harry Sideris, split the presentation. 
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Dominion Sees Sharp Rise in Forecast for New Data Center Load
Dominion Energy CEO Bob Blue discussed continued growth in data center demand, offshore wind and the firm's Connecticut nuclear plant during the company's Q4 earnings call.
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FERC Proposes Talks with DOJ on Southern Co. Plant Purchase
FERC took the rare step of formally noticing potential discussions with DOJ anti-trust officials over Alabama Power's proposed purchase of a Tenaska power plant.
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Report Assesses Climate Activism of Pension Funds, Finds Most Lacking
An environmental report found that most pension funds, key investors in infrastructure in the power industry, lacked any real policies to protect their investments from the effects of climate change.
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Bills Introduced in Congress to Speed up Queues for Dispatchable Power Plants
Republicans in Congress have introduced a bill that would let dispatchable generation needed for reliability cut the line in the interconnection queues, requiring FERC to draft rules to implement the proposal.
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