PJM, with prompting from 13 governors, is trying another solution to resource adequacy: the “Reliability Backstop Auction.” While details still are being negotiated, this boils down to throwing money at new power plants, says Tom Rutigliano of the NRDC.

The annual status report from the Business Council for Sustainable Energy finds sustainable energy met rising U.S. power demands in 2025 despite the far-reaching policy shifts roiling the sector.

MISO said lackluster generating unit performance led to an emergency declaration during the late January winter storm.

The Department of Energy issued a fourth emergency order, keeping the J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan online through mid-May and likely beyond.

Data centers’ demand and speed-to-power prerogatives continue to dominate discussions in the electric industry, but some commonsense policy answers are starting to emerge, FERC Commissioners Judy Chang and David Rosner said.

Demand flexibility among data centers could reduce the need for new gas-fired generation needed to supply their energy consumption while driving development of additional renewables and cutting electricity prices, according to a Duke University report.

With Winter Storm Fern, we learned, once again, that our nation’s power grids rely on a significant fossil mix when the weather turns nasty, writes columnist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.

After 19 months, New York has abandoned its most recent attempt to procure offshore wind power, saying it would not be prudent to proceed amid federal policy uncertainty.

ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas said the grid operator's proposed batch process to study the 232 GW of large loads seeking interconnection will provide clarity and transparency to data center developers.

Former FERC Chair and Voltus executive Jon Wellinghoff discussed his career and its focus on consumers. He is a headlining speaker at the EMPOWER 2026 Conference in Boulder.