Colorado regulators signed off on Xcel Energy’s $1.3B plan to wire the state for the future, but it comes with a massive projected price tag for ratepayers. (DBJ) Xcel will roll out 180 projects ...

The Interior Department advanced a solar project for the first time since July. (PV Mag) The Bureau of Land Management approved key amendments (like road rerouting) for the $2.3B, 1.4 GW Libra solar + ...

On December 8, 2025, the New York City Department of Buildings (“DOB”) issued Buildings Bulletin 2025-014, providing long-awaited clarification on how battery energy storage systems (“BESS”), ...

President Trump’s war on wind power, articulated on his first day in office, has hit an administrative reversal in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Judge Patti Saris earlier ...

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With grid reserve margins approaching 0% in key regions like PJM’s footprint, the "sweet spots" for rapid development are no longer where the power lines are—they’re where natural gas infrastructure ...

SPEED Act update: House Republicans have saved their flagship permitting bill from a conservative revolt. (E&E News) For context: A group of offshore wind critics led by Freedom Caucus Chair Rep. Andy ...

The UAE is rapidly emerging as a global AI and datacenter hub, with the sector projected to contribute $96 billion to the economy by 2030. But behind every AI workload, cloud service, and smart city ...

Utility emergency response is undergoing a transformation. What once felt like seasonal challenges has evolved into a year-round reality. Severe weather is striking more often, infrastructure is aging ...

For any energy storage technology, accurately modeling the state of charge (SoC)—the amount of energy stored at any given time—is essential to understanding its value. This is especially true for ...

EnergyHub has released a "Turing test" for the power grid, challenging VPPs to prove they can mimic gas peakers indistinguishably. (Utility Dive) Inspired by AI's Turing test, the so-called “Huels ...

2025 is officially the biggest year ever for American batteries, with deployments already crushing last year’s total despite political headwinds. (Utility Dive) The US installed 12.9 GW of storage in ...