Data centers are a hot topic for Arizona state officials, as the Arizona Corporation Commission has scheduled a workshop on the subject and the governor’s office has released a task force report with six data-center-related recommendations.

Increased interest in data center development in New England has led to growing concern about potential negative effects on energy affordability and long-term resource adequacy.

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed the first set of bills of her tenure, including a number of energy provisions passed at the recent legislative session.

Louisiana utility players described their pull-out-all-the-stops, gas-propelled campaign to attract data centers as another hyperscaler announced plans for a new artificial intelligence-training facility in the state.

MISO’s inaugural long-term load forecasting survey among its membership uncovered the possibility of 82 GW of data center load additions by 2044.

MISO unveiled its $8.8 billion 2026 Transmission Expansion Plan, once again made pricier by load growth.

The challenges and opportunities of meeting demand from new large loads like data centers took center stage at the National Association of State Energy Officials’ recent Energy Policy Conference.

The Electricity Customers Alliance released a paper offering some potential ideas FERC could take up to ensure affordability in a era of major load growth.

FERC addressed the ongoing resource adequacy challenges at PJM during its regular meeting, calling for the RTO to get reforms in front of it so they can be approved.

The average U.S. consumer would have spent $6,000 more on utility bills over the past decade without national efficiency standards for appliances, according to a report from the Appliance Standards Awareness Project.