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Data Centers, Grid Reliability, and Large Load Regulation: Recent Developments in Pennsylvania and the Region

Inverter-based resource performance history leads to US regulatory change

Three new NERC standards — PRC-028, 029 and 030 — are designed to improve grid reliability

The grid is losing its buffer: The U.S. power market is repricing reliability

(Oil & Gas 360) Part 1 – The U.S. power system is entering a period of adjustment that looks less […]

PJM receives Aa2 debt rating from Moody’s

Moody’s Investor Services has confirmed PJM’s Aa2 debt rating with a stable financial rating outlook. The Aa2 rating is one of Moody’s highest rankings. In the ratings report, a Mo...

NERC Computational Load Updates

Since North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) launched Project 2026-02 to address reliability risks from computational loads, as discussed in our previous post, NERC...

PJM launches microsite to provide facts and information on energy issues

PJM, the largest grid operator in the United States, has launched a microsite, Reliable Power, Today & Tomorrow, to share facts and provide information on key issues affecting...

The grid is losing its buffer: Oil and gas as a reliability anchor in a changing grid

(By Oil & Gas 360) Part II – As U.S. power markets move to reprice reliability, another shift is taking […]

The grid is losing its buffer: The U.S. power market is repricing reliability

PJM publishes report detailing transmission forecasts, megawatt usage for N.J. and region

PJM has published the 2025 edition of its Regional Transmission Expansion Plan Report, which highlights the transmission projects approved by the PJM Board of Managers for the 2025...

The Chance of Blackouts

The looming problems with reliability are not just a matter of acquiring new resources too slowly, as the NERC report implies, but also a more daunting problem with procuring new r...

Grid Operator PJM Interconnection Aims Changes to Speed New Capacity Adds

Largest U.S. power grid operator counts on upgraded review process to accelerate capacity as data centers multiply and criticism builds over its market management in large and dive...

FERC Weighs Federal Oversight of AI Data Center Grid Connections

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission plans action on proposal to expand oversight of AI-driven data center grid connections as utilities accelerate transmission upgrades.

State Grid Jiangsu Highlights 99.996% Power Reliability and Streamlined Grid Access for International Businesses Utility...

MUNICH, April 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 18th "Taicang Day" event held in Munich, Germany, State Grid Taicang Power Supply Company presented its approach to reliable low-carbo...

AEP ANNOUNCES PUBLIC OFFERING OF COMMON STOCK WITH A FORWARD COMPONENT

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) today announced the commencement of a registered underwritten offering of $2,600,000,000 of share...

Fear of electricity blackouts in Ireland prompts new protocols for data centres

Mass disconnection by sector during brief faults risks system instability, says EirGrid

AI Power Demand Is Outpacing Grid Buildout

Utilities are struggling to connect large data centers quickly enough to maintain reliability, panelists said.

FirstEnergy, AEP seek incentives for new, jointly owned entity

COLUMBUS — FirstEnergy and American Electric Power are seeking federal incentives for a $1.1 billion transmission project being carried out by a jointly owned “start-up” venture kn...

What Regulators Can’t See: The American Efficient Case and the Future of Demand-Side Oversight

On April 15, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) imposed a $722 million civil penalty against American Efficient, LLC (“American Efficient”) and its affiliates...

Power Grid Upgrades to Strengthen Trumbull County Service

AKRON, Ohio – American Transmission Systems Inc., a FirstEnergy Transmission company, is finishing upgrades to the Trumbull County power grid.  The upgrades underway in Ohio Edison...

AEP ANNOUNCES PRICING OF COMMON STOCK OFFERING WITH A FORWARD COMPONENT

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) today announced the pricing of a registered underwritten offering of 20,472,442 shares of its com...

REA targets 2.5m power connections by 2030

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This Emergency Action Plan (EAP) is designed for a large-scale (820 MW, 3000 acres, 6 plots) solar plant, where immediat...

 This Emergency Action Plan (EAP) is designed for a large-scale (820 MW, 3000 acres, 6 plots) solar plant, where immediate isolation and communication are critical due to potential...

Reuters: Proveedores eléctricos dudan de la capacidad de pago del gobierno venezolano

Ejecutivos de gigantes como Siemens Energy y GE Vernova expresaron su escepticismo tras reuniones en Caracas. The post Reuters: Proveedores eléctricos dudan de la capacidad de pago...

AlphaGen submits generation uprate and expansion projects to PJM

Alpha Generation LLC (AlphaGen) said May 7 that it has submitted about 2,700 megawatts (MW) of generation upgrade and expansion projects at its existing facilities. This is in resp...