Police and FBI investigators are trying to determine the motivation of a man who died during an apparent attempt to damage an electric substation in Nevada.

A bill in the Colorado legislature seeks to reduce the environmental impact of federal orders delaying the retirement of coal-fired power plants.

A federal judge sentenced Peter Karasev to 10 years in prison for bombing transformers owned by Pacific Gas and Electric in 2022 and 2023.

Citing an energy “emergency” in the Northwest this winter, DOE ordered TransAlta to continue operating Washington’s last coal-fired generating plant for three months beyond its scheduled retirement at the end of this year.

NERC's Board of Trustees agreed to a significant committee restructuring during its final meeting of 2025.

Western state utility commissioners should encourage “standardization and harmonization” to effectively integrate inverter-based resources throughout the region, according to a guide developed by WIRAB and Elevate Energy Consulting.

Rising electricity demand is adding to seasonal reliability risks this winter as supply has not kept pace with consumption in many regions, NERC reported in its Winter Reliability Assessment.

WECC expects two regions to be under elevated risk as the West heads into the winter, with staff saying a prolonged weather event could impact operating reserves.

FERC approved a $350,000 penalty against the electric utility of Los Angeles for allegedly submitting misleading information to WECC.

Southern California faces an above-normal chance of a significant wildfire in the coming months, less than one year after fires burned the Los Angeles region.