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Energy Storage Is Strengthening Reliability. These 5 States Are Leading the Charge.

Americans don’t think about grid reliability. They flip the light switch, open the refrigerator, turn up the AC, and expect the power to be there. But as electricity demand surges...

Affordability concerns are holding utilities back from investing in reliability and resilience, report finds

Utilities face rising operational risks and growing electricity demand, with affordability pressures limiting grid investment, according to research by Zpryme.

Reliability in action: Littleton’s Hendrix ACS success story

In this episode of the Factor This podcast, representatives from Marmon Utility and the Littleton Electric Light & Water Departments explore how electric service providers can...

Data centers can vanish from the grid in seconds; reliability rules need to catch up

The loss of more than 3 GW of data center demand in Virginia shows why policy must address operational behavior, not just costs, writes AIxEnergy.io founder Brandon Owens.

PJM’s reliability could start failing by 2030 if data center growth continues: report

In a worst-case scenario, the modeled loss of load expectation is “over 100 times worse than PJM’s planning criterion,” indicating an expectation of “more than 13 days with loss of...

With peak of hurricane season nearing, PSE&G highlights reliability results

Public Service Electric & Gas, New Jersey’s oldest and largest utility, reported new key systemwide reliability results on Aug. 28 as the utility continues initiatives to moder...

States seek extra power to avoid outages as nighttime supply tightens, officials say

The federal government typically has access to about 14 to 15 gigawatts ‌of electricity from coal and hydropower plants that it can allocate to ‌States ⁠during a shortfall

Unplanned power plant outages fall sharply during 2025/26 winter storms: FERC-NERC report

Improved preparations and interregional power transfers played key roles in avoiding planned blackouts during bitter cold in early 2026, according to the agency and grid watchdog.

Reliability standards for AI data centers, crypto miners move closer to adoption

The proposed rules must still be approved by NERC’s board and federal regulators. As written, they would apply to computational loads of 50 MW or more, connected at voltage levels...

PSE&G highlights reliability gains, infrastructure investments at Livingston substation

PSE&G is pointing to billions of dollars in infrastructure investments and improving reliability metrics as evidence of its efforts to strengthen New Jersey’s electric and gas...

The world is becoming more electrified

Electricity demand grows strongly and becomes increasingly important for economic growth and energy security globally, particularly in countries and regions that depend on fossil f...

POWER ON PAPER IS NOT POWER AT THE MINE: MOVING FROM AVAILABLE ELECTRICITY TO RELIABLE DELIVERY—Part Two

Part One argued that installed electricity capacity is not the same as dependable, deliverable power. Part Two examines what must work between a generator and an eligible buyer bef...

America’s Power Grid Is Under Pressure. Here’s What Business Owners Need to Know.

Learn why power reliability is becoming a real competitive advantage for businesses.

Winter storms Fern, Gianna tested the US power grid. 2027 could bring a bigger reliability challenge.

Generators performed better and winterization paid off, but a multi-day cold event exposed fuel and supply chain strains that rising demand will only intensify.

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Yes with the push to decarbonise and switch to electric I see the need to end what call the sillyness of the Current situation, no doubt there will be some Resistance to change it...

Harnessing the electricity supercycle to build US energy stability

Sustained disruption could provide the push needed to rebuild our energy systems faster, laying the groundwork for lasting stability, writes contributor Frédéric Godemel of Schneid...

Iraq’s Electricity Permacrisis Deepens

Iraq’s summer power shortfall is widening as soaring demand is compounded by gas shortages, weak finances and chronic grid losses. Supply fe...

America is hurtling toward a power grid crisis

This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections A crisis is brewing for the U.S. electricity grid – one that could make your electric bill skyrocket and thwart efforts to address c...

The Rising Cost of Electricity in the United States

Washington, DC had the largest increase in electricity prices from 2020 to 2025, while North Dakota saw the biggest decline.

The Reliability Premium: What's Driving Energy M&A in 2026

Two ideas to keep ratepayers from funding unreliable energy

State utilities law in North Carolina requires “adequate, reliable and economical utility service to all of the citizens and residents of the State.” That means guaranteeing plenty...

America is hurtling toward a power grid crisis

Electricity demand is skyrocketing, utility bills are spiking – but it could take years to build the new transmission li...

Reliability vs. Affordability: Regulators hear opposing visions for West Virginia’s energy future

CHARLESTON – A packed hearing Monday before the West Virginia Public Service Commission saw two different arguments presented regarding proposed rules dealing with coal-fire power...

Large loads face reliability requirements under MISO proposal

MISO defines “large loads” as those above 50 GW and “computational loads” as large loads that include at least 25 MW of demand from information technology equipment. The separate c...