Effort seeks to expedite development of the gigawatt-scale generation, transmission and grid infrastructure needed to support large-scale data centers and AI development.

FERC approved MISO’s proposal to increase the number of generation projects it may study under its expedited interconnection queue lane from 10 to 15 per quarter.

The Texas Public Utility Commission signed a sixth loan agreement through the Texas Energy Fund’s in-ERCOT loan program, up to $370 million for a new 455-MW gas-fired plant in the Houston area.

Energy affordability and regional collaboration dominated talks at the New England-Canada Business Council's annual Executive Energy Conference.

FERC largely approved compliance filings by three California investor-owned utilities related to interconnection queue requirements.

FERC staff warned that severe weather events "could create tight supply conditions" in some areas during the coming winter months.

FERC has closed its enforcement investigations into possible unlawful activity related to 2021’s Winter Storm Uri, just a few months before the statute of limitations on the issue is to expire.

IESO is considering a broader range of long-duration energy storage technologies in its upcoming long lead-time procurement (but will not include hydroelectric redevelopments, officials told stakeholders.

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved $250 million in fines for FirstEnergy, which comes after a federal investigation in 2020 found the utility had bribed lawmakers to secure a bailout for its nuclear plants.

The CEC approved a request to increase the output of a Burbank gas-fired power plant to address grid reliability issues, prompting some organizations and locals to protest out of concerns about the facility's emissions and costs.