Category: Energy & Technology

BHE Montana becomes eighth EDAM participant, adding 398 MW wind, 120 MW solar, 150 MWh storage. Analysis of market implications for Western grid integration.

NIPSCO asks MISO ratepayers to cover losses from coal units forced online by DOE 202(c) emergency orders, highlighting growing tension between reliability mandates and market economics.

New 15% material tax and 38¢/W panel floor add $4-5/MWh to solar PPAs as utilities race to secure 50% of new US capacity before December 4 deadline.

A federal court ruling lets the Trump administration revisit permits for NJ’s 2.8-GW Atlantic Shores offshore wind project, while senators propose legislation to recycle surrendered lease areas.

Wood Mackenzie analysis reveals 1,066 GW in data center power requests, but utilities will commit to just 28% as phantom projects and queue inflation distort grid planning.

NextEnergy UK’s 107MW/151MWh standalone BESS acquisition signals growing institutional appetite for UK battery storage assets as grid balancing needs intensify.

Beijing Automobile Works launches right-hand-drive electric vans and trucks in Indonesia, signaling Chinese commercial EV push into Southeast Asia’s largest auto market.

Energy Vault secures 1.25GW power infrastructure agreement for Texas AI data centers, signaling gravity storage’s growing role in hyperscaler energy strategies.

ZEBRE submits Noblevale BESS for federal EPBC review while ZEN Energy enters administration – signaling pipeline resilience amid developer turbulence in Australia’s storage boom.

How utilities can connect siloed SCADA, AMI, GIS, and OMS data into a real-time governed layer using SAP BTP, Datasphere, and HANA Cloud without replacing core systems.