4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1208+ words) As utilities face aging infrastructure, rising reliability expectations and growing demands for capital, they are looking for ways to make better use of the data already being collected across their systems. At T&D World Live 2026 last week, representatives from…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1211+ words) For two decades, the energy industry experienced relatively flat electricity demand. That era has ended. Today, the utilities industry confronts a perfect storm. Energy-hungry infrastructure, like the data centers powering our digital lives, drives unprecedented demand growth. Simultaneously, the push…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (308+ words) Affordability has moved from a background worry to the defining issue in the electricity provider-consumer relationship. According to a report from the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC), the crisis is real, unequal and poorly understood, and the tools to address…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (117+ words) The National Council on Electricity Policy (NCEP) has released a framework to help state agencies coordinate planning for major new electricity users, including data centers and advanced manufacturing facilities. NCEP is an initiative facilitated by the NARUC Center for Partnerships…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (242+ words) Xcel Energy has broken ground on two major infrastructure projects in southwest Minnesota that are designed to support reliable, affordable electricity while helping advance the state’s transition to cleaner energy. The projects — the 185-mile Minnesota Energy Connection transmission line and…...