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Texas RE
AI’s Rapid Growth Increases Risks to U.S. Grid
A speaker at a recent Texas RE webinar discussed the potential risks posed by the growth of artificial intelligence.
Wood Mackenzie
SEIA, WoodMac Chart Whiplash in U.S. Solar Industry
Nearly 40% fewer U.S. solar power projects reached completion in the fourth quarter than in the third quarter as developers pivoted to start new projects in time to qualify for tax credits.
Duke Energy
Duke Files Settlements in Carolinas on Proposed Utility Combination
Duke Energy entered a pair of settlements in North and South Carolina on its proposal to combine Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress, which needs approval from both states’ regulators.
Venture Global LNG
EIA Expects No Impact on Domestic Natural Gas Prices from Iran Conflict
The war in Iran is not expected to lead to higher domestic natural gas prices in part because higher oil prices tied to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz mean more oil production and related gas supply from the Permian Basin, the EIA said.
Tesla
Utilize the Grid Better to Save $100B+, New Coalition Urges
A new industry coalition calling itself Utilize has begun a campaign to make electricity less expensive and quicker to connect by unlocking underused grid capacity.
Motor City Electric Utilities
MISO’s 3rd Expedited Queue: 8 GW of Gas and Batteries
MISO announced a third, 8-GW cycle of generation projects to enter its fast-tracked interconnection process, its largest cluster yet.
InfraPartners, Emerald AI
Emerald AI, InfraPartners Team up to Deploy Flexible Data Centers
InfraPartners and Emerald AI's new partnership aims to embed flexibility from the start in data centers, which can make the facilities work much more smoothly with the power grid.
PJM
PJM Plans to Release Reliability Backstop Design in April
PJM has updated its thinking on the design of its reliability backstop procurement to meet rising data center load, gravitating toward a model in which the RTO would determine the amount of capacity to be purchased and act as the administrator and counterparty to the resulting agreements.
© RTO Insider
Questions Raised over Ratepayer Protection Pledge
Figures in the energy industry are casting doubt on the White House’s proposal to shield ratepayers from the costs of interconnecting large loads, saying it ignores the jurisdictional responsibility between regulatory authorities.
Microsoft
Searchlight Report Calls for Infrastructure Fund for Data Center Development
A new report argues for an infrastructure fund to entice data center developers to commit to modernizing the grid as they invest in upgrades required by their new demand.

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