ERCOT says the critical path for a successful Batch Zero NPRR relies on a series of approval votes in May before the changes go to the board in June.

Southern Co. executives said the company is well positioned to take advantage of continued commercial electric sales growth fueled by data centers and other large loads.

FERC upheld its approval of Constellation Energy’s purchase of Calpine while also addressing arguments from consumer and environmental groups.

FERC approved four transmission security agreements between Exelon’s Commonwealth Edison and new data center customers in Illinois, laying out conditions for their transmission service.

DTE Energy is weeks away from finalizing another power agreement for a large-scale data center, even as friction continues over its deal in late 2025 to supply 1.4 GW to a facility under construction.

Data centers’ demand and speed-to-power prerogatives continue to dominate discussions in the electric industry, but some commonsense policy answers are starting to emerge, FERC Commissioners Judy Chang and David Rosner said.

Residential electricity bills have moved from being background noise in discussions about resource adequacy, decarbonization, and transmission expansion to being the loudest political and business risk, says Dej Knuckey.

Demand flexibility among data centers could reduce the need for new gas-fired generation needed to supply their energy consumption while driving development of additional renewables and cutting electricity prices, according to a Duke University report.

Advanced conductor manufacturer CTC Global is working with Google Cloud and Tapestry to launch the GridVista System, which combines conductors with fiberoptic cables to offer operators visibility along the entire transmission line.

ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas said the grid operator's proposed batch process to study the 232 GW of large loads seeking interconnection will provide clarity and transparency to data center developers.