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PSEG Planning for EV, Data Center Growth
New Jersey last year put an additional 62,426 new EVs on the road, a 68% increase over 2022, which has prompted some advocates to suggest the state is in reach of its goal of having 330,000 EVs in the state by 2025.
AEP
AEP Planning for 15 GW of Data Center Load
AEP executives say they're embracing large loads and have firm commitments for more than 15 GW of load coming from just data centers by 2030.
Advanced Energy United
NV Energy Should Do More to Tap VPP Potential, Report Says
NV Energy's virtual power plant market potential could grow from an estimated 134 MW this year to 1,230 MW in 2035, according to a new analysis.
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CenterPoint CEO Promises PUC Utility Will ‘Improve’
CenterPoint Energy executives appeared before Texas regulators to apologize for the company’s slow restoration following Hurricane Beryl’s landfall and promised to do better next time.
NextEra Energy
NextEra Reports Continued Growth in Renewables
Data center agreements with Google totaling 860 MW brought the NextEra Energy Resources backlog to 22.6 GW, even as it placed more than 1.6 GW into service in the second quarter. 
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CenterPoint Under Fire for Beryl Response
Beleaguered Texas utility CenterPoint Energy has come under fire from the state’s political leadership, lawmakers, regulators and citizens over its slow restoration efforts following a Category 1 hurricane.
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FERC Approves Icahn Deal for AEP Board Seat
FERC approved granting voting rights to a member of American Electric Power’s board of directors who was appointed by investment firm Icahn Group.
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The Rocky Road to Performance-based Regulation in Connecticut
The ongoing feud between Connecticut utilities and their regulators has spilled over into the state's efforts to implement performance-based regulation for its electric utilities.
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Talen Energy Deal with Data Center Leads to Cost Shifting Debate at FERC
Talen Energy’s deal to carve out capacity from its Susquehanna Nuclear Plant to serve a growing data center on its site drew protests at FERC from other parties who argued the deal and others like it could shift costs and threaten reliability. 
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Texas Utilities: Beryl’s Damage Unlike that of Cat 1s
Transmission providers say Hurricane Beryl’s high winds deep inland in a heavily-wooded region led to significant customer outages that will last more than a week after the storm’s landfall.

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