Puget Sound Energy and Avista told the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission they have taken steps to build clean energy resources quickly to qualify for expiring federal tax credits, while voicing concern that limited transmission capacity and the state’s greenhouse gas targets pose challenges.

The Department of the Interior announced an agreement with TotalEnergies for the company to give up offshore wind leases.

The Trump administration announced billions of dollars in investments from a deal it struck with Japan, which will help build natural gas plants to serve hyperscale data centers, including at a defunct uranium production site owned by DOE in Ohio.

The White House meeting and associated industry pledge were perhaps good theater, but would have been much more valuable a year or two ago, writes columnist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.

The agreement announced March 18 is valued at $5 billion before closing adjustments, or approximately $1,142/kW of capacity.

The Western Transmission Expansion Coalition’s 10-year outlook has spurred talks about increased coordination between jurisdictions to upgrade or build 12,600 miles of transmission in the West and fueled calls for states to create a task force to streamline permitting and other issues.

Arizona Public Service notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission it plans to seek operating license renewals for all three units at Palo Verde Generating Station, potentially extending operations through the mid-2060s.

Watchdog organization Energy and Policy Institute compiled a report showing investor-owned utility profit margins are on the rise, with 13-15% of customers’ bills bankrolling profits.

In a potential hurdle to Blackstone Infrastructure's acquisition of TXNM Energy, state regulators have ordered Blackstone to provide legal justification of its purchase of 8 million shares of TXNM Stock without the regulators' consent.

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.