7+ hour, 59+ min ago   (456+ words) The National Press Club is not the very first source of useful engineering information when it comes to a better way of constructing Australia’s electricity networks, but here goes anyway. Kevin Rudd—erstwhile Prime Minister, lately the Ambassador to the…...

14+ hour, 16+ min ago   (653+ words) Oklo filed an emergency complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last Friday, alleging that PJM Interconnection unjustifiably removed one of its generation projects from the grid operator’s Cycle 01 interconnection queue. The filing asks FERC to direct PJM to reinstate…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (652+ words) Attorney General Raúl Torrez’s office hand-delivered a letter to the president and CEO of Public Service Company of New Mexico’s parent company on Wednesday, asking the state’s largest utility to explain its billing practices. In recent months, with sweltering temperatures…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (452+ words) The PJM action announced Sept. 8 follows a July 22 event during which nearly 4,000 MW of data center load unexpectedly disconnected from the grid in northern Virginia. As data centers disconnected from the PJM grid, they switched to run on their own…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (979+ words) Flex Summit 2026 is open for registration. Register now to lock in your rate and join us October 14-15, 2026 in Austin, TX. Plans are underway to break through three big bottlenecks to large transmission lines in a region known for “rugged individualism....

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (378+ words) The Arizona Corporation Commission voted 3-2 on Thursday to extend a high-voltage transmission line just outside Yuma. APS says the line will help with serving some immediate large load customers and future growth in the area. APS attorney Matthew Derstine says…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (114+ words) Washington Wire: Bulk Power Supply Chain, Oregon EPA Law the Electrical Distributor magazine NAED is advocating for you in Washington, D.C., on key policies that impact our supply chain. Read the full Washington Wire here. In this episode, NAED’s Ed Orlet…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (310+ words) Canada has extended its temporary federal fuel excise tax suspension through Jan. 31, 2027, keeping the tax at zero on leaded and unleaded aviation gasoline as well as other aviation fuels. Under a government announcement Thursday, the suspension saves 11 Canadian cents per…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (564+ words) As MDU seeks a massive residential increase, a deeper look at McKenzie Electric shows two very different systems powering a rapidly growing county. As Montana-Dakota Utilities (MDU) seeks approval for one of its largest recent electric rate increases in North…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (264+ words) The PJM action announced Sept. 8 followed a July 22 event during which nearly 4,000 MW of data center load unexpectedly disconnected from the grid in northern Virginia. As data centers disconnected from the PJM grid, they switched to run on their own…...