Duke Energy has asked state and federal regulators to combine its two electric utilities that serve the Carolinas in a move it said would result in billions of dollars of customer savings.

CREPC TC, in collaboration with Energy Strategies, issued its first transmission cost allocation study to provide the Western electricity industry with guidelines on how to tackle the thorny issue.

BPA’s proposed changes to its grid access process have prompted questions about how new readiness criteria will affect established industry practices and financing of new projects.

As large swaths of the West continue to explore ways to mitigate wildfire risk, utilities say information sharing and new technologies allow them to implement targeted public safety power shutoffs.

Duke Energy reported earnings of $1.25/share for the second quarter, and its CEO told analysts the company also came out ahead with state and federal legislation.

The Public Service Enterprise Group is waiting for New Jersey to address the region’s predicted energy shortage as the utility continues to see a dramatic rise in potential demand from data centers.

Exelon's CEO said on an earnings call that the company remains interested in the possibility of utility-owned generation.

Dominion Energy reported demand growth from data centers in its territory and that its CVOW offshore wind project was more than halfway complete on its second quarter earnings call.