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July 19, 2025

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Meeting the Surge in Demand Without Sacrificing Affordability

The Edison Electric Institute’s annual conference and thought leadership forum featured numerous discussions on the industry's ability to meet the explosive demand without sacrificing reliability and affordability.

Center for Land Use Interpretation
APS to Keep Cholla Plant Closed Despite Trump Order Backing Coal
APS officials said they are looking to a non-coal future for the recently closed Cholla coal-fired power plant, despite President Donald Trump’s calls to keep the facility running.
EIA
EIA Projects Demise of Coal, Rise of Renewables
The U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts sharp increases in renewable power generation and sharp decreases in coal-fired power in its 2025 Annual Energy Outlook.
NERC
Robb: NERC Working with DOE on Energy Orders
NERC's CEO told attendees at an MRC informational session that the ERO is in discussions with the Energy Department to assist with a recent executive order requiring nationwide reliability assessments.
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Trump Seeks to Keep Coal Plants Open, Attacks State Climate Policies
President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders that seek to keep existing coal-fired power plants running, ease regulations and permitting for coal mining, and remove “unlawful and burdensome” state laws that impede the industry. 
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Data Center Campus with up to 4.5 GW of Gas Generation Planned for Pa.
A data center campus planned in western Pennsylvania would include up to 4.5 GW of on-site gas-fired generation and be the largest facility of its kind in the U.S., a group of developers announced.
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Vistra Extends Baldwin Coal Plant Operations as MISO RA Risk Climbs
Vistra is extending the life of its coal-fired Baldwin Power Plant in Illinois through 2027 amid MISO delivering warnings over a supply crunch in its footprint.
DOE
RFF Report Evaluates Biden Effort to Help Coal Communities
Resources for the Future released a report evaluating the Interagency Working Group on Energy Communities, a Biden administration effort to coordinate federal help to communities that lost jobs and other economic benefits from retiring coal plants and mines.
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RTOs Seek More Flexible Compliance in Appeal of EPA Power Plant Rule
ERCOT, MISO, PJM and SPP filed a joint brief in the appeal of EPA’s power plant rule seeking more flexibility on compliance, arguing it is needed to ensure reliability.
DOE
Potential Seen to Add up to 95 GW to US Nuclear Plants
The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that existing and recently retired nuclear power sites could host an additional 60 GW to 95 GW of new nuclear generation.

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