The Energy Information Administration’s 2026 Annual Energy Outlook forecasts major demand growth in the coming years.

Federal agencies urged the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to pause a lower court’s order that would increase spill levels at eight dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers, saying the order risks increasing rates and causing costly blackouts.

States and environmentalists told an appeals court that DOE is trying to usurp authority over planning for the bulk power system via its use of the Federal Power Act Section 202(c) to keep the Campbell coal plant and other generators open past planned retirement dates.

LBNL released an update to its retail price study, which showed power prices rose for most states between 2024 and 2025, after a half decade of mostly declining prices.

DOE extended the 202(c) order for Tri-State's Craig Unit 1 into June, meaning the plant be under the order after its owner joins SPP West.

Generation industry representatives and their allies united behind a call to loosen New York’s climate law to allow the repowering of old fossil fuel plants with new natural gas turbines at the Independent Power Producers of New York’s 40th annual Spring Conference.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee heard about the state of the bulk power system as it continues to work on permitting legislation.

Alpha Generation, owner and operator of the Gowanus and Narrows floating power plants in New York City, has proposed replacing the six peaking units with three lower-emitting ones in response to Consolidated Edison’s solicitation for solutions to the city’s reliability need.

The Department of Energy argued its use of Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act to keep retiring power plants online is well within its authority in response to an ongoing emergency on the grid.

The Virginia General Assembly wrapped up its session and Democrats used the power they won in November's elections to push through bills favoring clean energy as the state faces significant load growth from data centers.