Las Vegas Metropolitan Police
Police and FBI investigators are trying to determine the motivation of a man who died during an apparent attempt to damage an electric substation in Nevada.
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PJM and stakeholders laid out their initial thoughts on the structure of the in-development reliability backstop procurement as the RTO looks to meet a September target set out by the White House and all 13 member states’ governors.
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Oregon released a draft road map to provide state lawmakers with recommendations on how to proceed with offshore wind endeavors, while acknowledging the uncertainty the industry faces.
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Opinion writer Shahid Mahdi worries about the cybersecurity risks of co-location, and asks if a co-located data center is hit with ransomware, does the nuclear plant have to trip offline?
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Solar and wind resources could generate up to 85% of California’s electricity by 2045, according to a report being drafted by the energy commission.
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Two PJM proposals would revise its tariff to extend the collar on capacity prices for two more years and implement an expedited interconnection track for large projects to bring new capacity online quickly.
FERC approved Blackstone Infrastructure’s proposed $11.5 billion acquisition of TXNM Energy, rejecting concerns the deal could lead to adverse impacts on competition and rates.
ERCOT staff have promised more clarity on the link between the initial batch study process for large loads and the subsequent studies and existing planning structure during an upcoming workshop.
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FERC accepted five new reliability standards setting requirements for model validation and data sharing for inverter-based resources.
Standards Committee members asked for details on the committee's future after NERC's Board of Trustees approved sweeping changes to the standards development process.
The cybersecurity firm Dragos identified three new attack groups in its Year in Review report, while also sharing more concerns about a December cyberattack against Poland's electric grid.
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Dominion Energy updated analysts on its efforts to complete a major offshore wind project and to meet rising demand from data centers on its fourth-quarter earnings call.
The EIA released a report that said a record 86 GW of utility-scale capacity is projected to be added to the grid in 2026, which if true, would far outpace the 53 GW of capacity added in 2025.
A bill in the Colorado legislature seeks to reduce the environmental impact of federal orders delaying the retirement of coal-fired power plants.
