Federal energy regulator's decision set for June to propose large-load interconnection rule could reshape US transmission planning, reallocate upgrade costs and boost utility infrastructure expansion
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission plans action on proposal to expand oversight of AI-driven data center grid connections as utilities accelerate transmission upgrades.
Trump administration long-awaited final report on agency reforms, which aims to have states take lead in disaster recovery while tapping federal resources for support, comes as latest agency chief is fired
Italy-based Saipem holds $1.75B contract to build nearly 100-mile, 30-in. pipeline in Black Sea to transport gas into European Union transmission network
Italy-based contractor Saipem holds $1.75B award to build 160-km, 30-in. pipeline to transport gas to European Union network, and other infrastructure, with Black Sea project set to cut dependence on Russian supply.
Chair and CEO Brendan Bechtel said the agreement “ensures apprenticeship programs continue to develop the number of craft professionals needed to supply this growing market.”
The global contractor signed a memorandum of understanding with North America’s Building Trades Unions to advance union apprenticeship training to deliver advanced nuclear projects at scale.
Published May 1 in the Federal Register with a 42-day comment, the proposed Part 57 rule outlines a “streamlined, risk-informed and
flexible licensing pathway” NRC claims could save up to $11.8
billion and shorten construction permit and operating license timelines
to one year or less.