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Utility Dive provides news and analysis for energy and utility executives. We cover topics like smart grid tech, clean energy, regulation, generation, demand response, solar, storage, transmission distribution, and more.

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utilitydive.com > news > appeals-court-vacates-doe-emergency-order-michigan-power-plant > 830189

Court rejects DOE ‘emergency’ order delaying coal plant retirement as overstep

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (548+ words) “The Department’s reading of ‘emergency’ invites frequent federal interventions that are unsupported by the statute and threaten the stability of the energy market,” the ruling said. A federal appeals court on Friday vacated the U.S. Department of Energy’s emergency…...

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utilitydive.com > news > west-virginia-regulators-reject-delay-marl-proceedings-nextera > 829906

West Virginia regulators reject delay in review of NextEra’s MARL project

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (193+ words) The MidAtlantic Resiliency Link was selected by PJM Interconnection in 2023 as part of its regional expansion plan, but there are questions about the need for the project and its route. PSC staff requested to delay the procedural schedule to allow…...

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utilitydive.com > news > nextera-doe-loan-duane-arnold-nuclear-restart > 829773

NextEra secures $1.9B DOE loan for Duane Arnold nuclear restart

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (500+ words) The U.S. Department of Energy under the Trump administration has financed three plant restarts and made other conditional commitments to bring nuclear power online. The U.S. Department of Energy has closed on a $1.9 billion loan to NextEra Energy to support the restart…...

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utilitydive.com > news > stakeholders-square-off-over-proposed-doe-appliance-program-changes > 829155

Stakeholders square off over proposed DOE appliance program changes

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (578+ words) Manufacturers say the changes would create a more predictable process to set appliance standards but should not “apply retroactively to standards already finalized.” The Trump administration’s proposed changes to how appliance energy efficiency standards are updated has drawn arguments around…...

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utilitydive.com > news > california-sues-trump-admin-offshore-wind-extortion-racket > 829176

California sues Trump administration over offshore wind ‘extortion racket’

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (414+ words) The state alleges the Trump administration “abuses its authority” by diminishing the value of offshore wind energy leases before it makes an “unrefusable offer” to developers. California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Energy Commission filed a lawsuit Friday…...

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utilitydive.com > news > trump-declares-emergency-moves-to-block-some-foreign-made-equipment-from-g > 828959

Trump declares emergency, moves to block some foreign-made equipment from grid

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (533+ words) Grid equipment manufacturers say more clarity will be needed, particularly around rules for software and digital products where the country of origin may be difficult to determine. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order preparing to block utilities…...

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utilitydive.com > news > drones-are-the-next-big-security-challenge-for-critical-infrastructure > 827036

Drones are the next big security challenge for critical infrastructure

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (666+ words) The same capabilities that make drones operationally valuable for utilities also make them effective tools for threat actors, writes SkySafe Chief Revenue Officer Melissa Swisher. Melissa Swisher is chief revenue officer at SkySafe, a provider of airspace intelligence. In recent…...

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utilitydive.com > news > trumps-energy-policy-could-cost-us-540-gw-of-renewables-says-nrdc > 828826

Trump’s energy policy could cost US 540 GW of renewables, says NRDC

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (444+ words) “We lose more than half of everything that we expected to be able to build with the combination of market forces and proactive policy,” said Amanda Levin, NRDC’s director of policy analysis. An August report from Global Energy Monitor counts…...

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utilitydive.com > news > pacificorp-suspend-california-energy-efficiency-programs > 828721

PacifiCorp to suspend California energy efficiency programs under proposed settlement

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (643+ words) The programs have “historically not provided cost-effectiveness benefits to ratepayers and, indeed, show a decline in performance in recent years,” said the state public advocates office. PacifiCorp has agreed to suspend all of its ratepayer-funded energy efficiency programs in California…...

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utilitydive.com > news > how-misaligned-utility-forecasts-drive-higher-bills-and-the-new-york-legi > 827025

Bills rise when utilities use conflicting forecasts to drive gas and electric investment

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (713+ words) Integrated planning can lower costs to ratepayers by reducing duplicative spending, and New York could lead the way, write experts at Current Energy Group and Advanced Energy United. Brad Cebulko is a partner at Current Energy Group and Sarah Steinberg…...