Category: General Energy

A group of video gaming companies has provided a financing boost to a 110-megawatt solar project in Texas by purchasing fractionalized virtual power purchase agreements and renewable energy certificates, creating a novel capital pathway for clean energy development in the state’s volatile merchant power market. The transaction demonstrates how aggregated demand from non-traditional offtakers can…

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered an audit of every data center project sitting in ERCOT’s interconnection queue, prompting the grid operator to halt its Batch Zero review process while it assesses nearly 474 gigawatts of pending connection requests — a volume roughly equivalent to 40 percent of the entire U.S. generating fleet. The pause…

Utility Dive has published a sponsored deep-dive outlining the strategic priorities driving the agentic grid transformation — a shift toward autonomous, AI-driven decision-making across utility operations that promises to redefine how power systems are planned, operated, and optimized in real time. The concept of an “agentic” grid moves beyond traditional automation by deploying intelligent software…

California’s major investor-owned utilities risk credit rating downgrades if state lawmakers fail to pass wildfire liability reforms before the legislative session ends in four weeks, Edison International CEO Pedro Pizarro warned this week. The prospect of inaction threatens to undo the financial stability framework established after the 2017-2018 fire seasons, potentially raising borrowing costs for…

V2G isn’t just incremental — it’s 15x the value of smart charging alone. E3 says $7B on the table if regulators get out of the way. The fleet’s ready. #V2G #GridFlexibility https://www.utilitydive.com/news/v2g-could-deliver-15-times-more-value-than-one-way-managed-ev-charging-rep/826458/

Smart piece on the plug-in solar compromise — tiered wattage tiers + export limits thread the needle between consumer access and grid safety. Exactly the pragmatic policy we need more of. #DistributedEnergy #SolarPolicy https://www.utilitydive.com/news/the-plug-in-solar-solution-that-utilities-and-lawmakers-can-agree-on-2/826058/

NextEra’s Dominion merger is moving forward—first public hearing set for November, closing expected by late 2027. Also eyeing 9.5 GW of gas-fired hubs. Big moves in regulated and merchant power. #Energy #MergersAndAcquisitions https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nextera-on-track-to-close-dominion-merger-by-late-2027-executives-say/826205/

Pulling $7.6B in clean energy grants purely based on the state’s politics? DOE court docs confirm it’s “vindictive.” Policy shouldn’t be about payback. #Energy #CleanEnergy https://www.utilitydive.com/news/backlash-trumps-vindictive-grant-cancellations-doe-energy/826226/

PG&E reported a 12.7 GW data center interconnection pipeline while tightening its project vetting process to focus on viable and reliable energy demands.

PJM’s governance overhaul is heating up. FERC’s deadline pressure signals big shifts ahead for capacity markets and state influence. The board independence debate could reshape how the grid operator balances reliability and policy goals. #EnergyMarkets #PJM https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-pjm-governance-reforms-data-centers-capacity-market/826140/