Items Tagged with 'Power Grid'

Florida-based NextEra said May 19 it seeks to buy Virginia-based utiiity Dominion to create "one of the world’s largest energy infrastructure companies.”

State lawmakers vote to pause construction of large data centers even as ISO New England reports only modest pipeline activity, sharpening questions over who pays for future grid impacts.

More states follow municipalities to block or restrict data center expansion, claiming they need time to hear from constituents, developers and power agencies—while big tech firms will sign, at March 4 White House event, administration-pushed "pledge" to cover power costs, but with few details confirmed.

Public Service Commission won't allow state to fast-track proposed 175-mile Clean Path power transmission line to move wind and solar power from upstate to New York City, claiming it is not needed for at least a decade.

State approval clears construction to start later this year, with the line energized in phases through 2029.

Michael Madigan, 83, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in federal prison for bribery, conspiracy and racketeering actions intended to benefit electric utility ComEd. 

Eight projects selected for the second round of Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships grants are located in 18 states.

Long-anticipated FERC rules require power providers to conduct 20-year-ahead plans for long-term transmission needs and give agency backstop siting authority for projects that cross grid boundaries.

Some of the technologies being developed with the grants, ranging from subsurface sensors to microtunneling robots, could have construction applications beyond grid projects.

Proposed large transmission builds in New England, four western states and two border states will negotiate funding terms with the US Energy Dept.