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December 9, 2025
John Cropley
New York/New England Bureau Chief
John Cropley is a New York City native and a longtime resident of upstate New York. He was a newspaper reporter and editor for 33 years, 29 of them at The Daily Gazette in Schenectady, where he most recently reported local business news. In his spare time, Cropley is an avid photographer and fair-weather bicyclist. He and his wife have one adult son and share their home with two young dogs.

Recent Articles
NextEra Energy Pursues Gas-fired Data Center Deals
NextEra Energy’s annual investor event featured a goal to power 15 to 30 GW of data center hubs by 2035 and a series of nearer-term agreements in the technology sector.
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DOJ, Constellation, Calpine Reach Antitrust Settlement
Under a federal antitrust settlement, Calpine Corp. will divest ownership in several generation assets on the PJM and ERCOT grids as a condition for its acquisition by Constellation Energy.
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Analysis Offers Blueprint for Faster Data Center Interconnection
A new analysis models a markedly faster interconnection process for large data centers where the developer and utility can agree on flexible interconnection and the developer can secure some of its own generation capacity.
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ACP Tallies 11.7 GW of Solar, Storage, Wind Additions in Q3
New solar, battery storage and onshore wind power generation totaled 11.7 GW in the third quarter of 2025, the American Clean Power Association reported.
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DOE Awards Holtec, TVA $800M to Build Pioneering SMRs
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $800 million to the Tennessee Valley Authority and Holtec Government Services to support construction of what may be the country’s first advanced small modular reactors.
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