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DOE unveils financing package aimed at new nuclear construction

The financing could support as many as five two-unit reactor projects. DOE has not publicly identified participating utilities or project sites.

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ABB launches Power Connections Certification program

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Transmission is becoming an economic development issue, industry leaders say

The U.S. will struggle to achieve goals around reshoring manufacturing and supporting data centers without significant investment in transmission infrastructure.

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Washington launches state authority to empower new energy transmission projects

WETA aims to clear grid infrastructure barriers that lawmakers say are blocking the state’s Clean Energy Transformation Act climate goals.

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Emerson unifies Holy Cross Energy's Colorado renewables

ERCOT approves new process to study data center power demand

The goal is to replace what ERCOT has described as a growing "doom loop" of individual studies and restudies.

New York leads lawsuit challenging cancellation of offshore wind lease

The lawsuit targets a March 2026 agreement that canceled the Attentive Energy offshore wind lease area located approximately 47 miles offshore.

Battery storage posts record quarter as clean power pipeline reaches new high

While total installations were down 17% compared to the same period in 2025, battery storage posted its strongest first quarter on record.

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PJM seeks emergency authority to use backup generators during reliability risks

The order primarily affects large facilities with onsite backup generation capacity, including data centers.

NERC warns utilities to prepare for AI and data center grid risks

Large AI and data center projects are increasingly being treated as complex grid resources requiring transmission-level operational scrutiny rather than conventional passive loads.

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DOE orders Colorado coal unit to remain available through June

The unit, co owned by Tri State Generation and Transmission Association and other utilities, had been scheduled to retire at the end of 2025.

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