Utility Dive

Under the new rules, which go into effect April 6, goods made almost entirely of aluminum, steel or copper will still face a 50% tariff. Derivative products will be subject to 25%. 

The best way to leverage the pledge’s supply commitment is to accelerate the nationwide momentum to give business customers retail choice, write Devin Hartman and Kent Chandler of the R Street Institute.

The purchase is part of TeraWulf’s plan to develop a major data center at a power plant site in Maryland.

Rooftop solar capacity in Puerto Rico reached around 1.5 GW in 2025, passing natural gas and becoming the territory’s second-largest generation source, according to the Energy Information Administration.

SB 1221 offers a rare opportunity to align climate action with lower bills and prudent spending of ratepayer dollars, writes Jalal Awan at The Utility Reform Network.

Power plant owners are consolidating generation in the PJM Interconnection, which could drive up electricity and capacity prices, Monitoring Analytics told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

"Texas is streamlining the nuclear regulatory environment and making investments to spur a flourishing nuclear energy ecosystem,” said Gov. Greg Abbott.

The initiative aims to boost grid utilization and keep bills in check in a region that has drawn high-profile data center and advanced manufacturing projects.

Michelle Bloodworth, president and CEO of America's Power, which represents the U.S. coal fleet and its supply chain, pushes back on assertions that coal power should be replaced by renewables.

“As developers shifted their focus towards safe harbor strategies, there was less urgency to bring late-stage projects online by year end,” the Solar Energy Industries Association said in a March report.

Record investor-owned utility rate increase requests and approvals last year “suggest additional near-term price increases absent policy/market actions,” according to an analysis.

PECO’s capital expenditure to net plant ratio is higher than that of 16 peer utilities, indicating a higher risk level, said a Brattle Group representative who testified in support of the rate request.

Uncertainty around future load growth, federal guidance on foreign-sourced battery materials and other policy issues could shift deployment up to 52 GW by 2031, Wood Mackenzie said last week.

No one wants to admit that a power system designed for normal data center behavior is struggling under AI behavior, writes TerraFlow Chief Marketing Officer Amanda Simonian.

The transaction would give the private equity firm an additional 1.1 GW in the PJM Interconnection, where it owns about 9.7 GW, according to an application at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Bank of America analyst Peter Bisztyga said the risks facing Ørsted’s U.S. projects "have significantly diminished in the last few weeks."

The proposal supports Texas’ effort to build a network of high-voltage transmission lines to serve growing demand in the Permian Basin.

In 2025, state regulators approved 29 large load tariffs, and more are on the way. Experts say it’s too soon to know if the tariffs are working as intended, but utilities should prepare for tougher scrutiny amid affordability concerns.

In the Northeast, January generation increased 8.2% year over year due to cooler temperatures. But most of the country saw temperatures near average, above average, or — in the West — significantly above average. 

Building energy infrastructure takes years, billions of dollars and massive political capital. Better data costs a fraction of that, write researchers at three universities.