5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (8+ words) Ameren begins testing dynamic line rating technology Utility Dive...

11+ mon, 6+ day ago   (343+ words) Trade and environmental advocacy groups said adopting a virtual power plant deployment plan could have saved Californians $750 million a year. The governor vetoed it, citing financial strains. Newsom last month signed into law a broad package of energy legislation that…...

8+ mon, 3+ day ago   (481+ words) The agreements invest in future deliveries of advanced nuclear technology while also procuring power from existing plants and uprates. Meta is increasing its bet on nuclear generation to power data centers, announcing Friday that it has struck deals with Oklo,…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (580+ words) BPA’s Travis Kavulla outlined governance-related criteria that need to be met for the federal power marketer to join the Extended Day-Ahead Market run by California’s grid operator. BPA participates in the CAISO-run Western EIM, which offers real-time balancing between electric…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (549+ words) The deal could yield system resilience, transmission and clean energy investment opportunities as well as new large load customers, Portland General Electric officials said. Portland General Electric is in a $1.9 billion deal with a partner to buy PacifiCorp’s utility operations…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (447+ words) Ford says more than 800 electric utilities have approved GPP’s GenerLink meter collar device, which provides backup power for outlets and hardwired appliances. More than 800 utilities have approved the GenerLink collar for use on their meters, Saeger said. The list includes…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (535+ words) Google has worked to make its own data centers flexible, but reasons it is often faster and more cost effective to pay other customers to shift their electricity usage, an executive told Utility Dive. The Google-Voltus deal, which the companies…...

8+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (949+ words) Supply chains are “actually degrading” while competition for engineering, construction and procurement services from hyperscalers is driving up costs for utilities, Frenzel said. The growth of data centers can help reduce residential electricity rates, but power equipment supply chains remain…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (454+ words) The pending $12 billion transaction would roughly double NRG Energy’s generating fleet during a power market “supercycle.” The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Friday approved NRG Energy’s plan to buy 12.9 GW in gas-fired power plants, and a demand response company from…...

10+ mon, 2+ day ago   (461+ words) The company says battery attachment rate is 70% for new customers in the third quarter of 2025, up 10 percentage points from last year. Sunrun already has 3.7 GWh of dispatchable battery capacity online and aims to have 10 GWh active by the end of…...