Alison Williams of Power for Tomorrow argues that vertically integrated utilities are shielding customers from price spikes while supporting economic growth.

Drought is a systemic threat to the electric grid, writes columnist Dej Knuckey. Like other weather extremes, it undermines supply, drives up costs, and exposes weaknesses in infrastructure planning.

ERCOT is absorbing a wave of large, price‑sensitive load, especially data centers, faster than the market rules were built to 'productize,' writes Alexandre Alonso Carpintero in an opinion piece.

Despite the Trump administration and all 13 PJM governors proposing a host of new initiatives, the RTO falling short of its reliability requirement does not constitute a crisis, writes columnist Steve Huntoon.

ISO-NE is reforming its approach to acquiring sufficient capacity, which has shaken things up considerably, writes columnist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.

A commitment to “growth pays for growth” and properly structuring tariffs and energy supply agreements can ensure data centers pay all their costs, writes Nick Myers of the Arizona Corporation Commission.

Regulators attempt to balance the interests of the different stakeholders with the overall goal of promoting the general good. This has become increasingly difficult as regulators must cope with new interests, says energy consultant Kenneth W. Costello.

Flexibility will be a core attribute of the various scenarios and solutions being discussed to meet the snowballing estimates of U.S. electric power demand, says columnist K Kaufmann.

Columnist Steve Huntoon predicts that the independent federal agencies like FERC will survive the Supreme Court’s revisiting of Humphrey’s Executor v. United States.

In 2026, utility-scale energy storage projects in the U.S. will face headwinds that could slow the pace of a technology that is fast becoming a global grid staple, warns columnist Dej Knuckey.