Five Trends Shaping the Future of Demand Response in 2025

Credit to Author: Molly Jerrard| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:38:03 +0000

The energy grid is confronting unprecedented challenges, including surging demand, aging infrastructure, and the increasing frequency of extreme weather events. A deep freeze across the East Coast recently generated an […]

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Talen, PJM Reach Agreement to Keep 2 GW of Coal, Oil Generation Online for Reliability in Maryland

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:55:59 +0000

Talen Energy has reached an agreement with PJM Interconnection, the Maryland Public Service Commission, Maryland electric utilities, consumer representatives, and the Sierra Club to extend operations at its 1.3-GW coal-fired […]

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Brandon Shores Power Plant: Talen's 1.3-GW coal-fired plant near Baltimore, Maryland, includes Unit 1 (completed in 1984) and Unit 2 (1991). The company planned to retire the facility by mid-2025 due to regulatory and economic challenges. Courtesy: Talen

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PJM, Facing Capacity Shortage as Early as 2026/2027 Delivery Year, Agrees to Lower Auction Price Cap

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:45:39 +0000

PJM Interconnection and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro have settled a lawsuit over PJM’s capacity market pricing, agreeing to lower the grid operator’s auction price cap from over $500/MW-day to $325/MW-day. […]

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Coal-Fired Delaware Plant Will Close Two Years Early

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:45:03 +0000

Officials with PJM Interconnection said a coal-fired power unit in Delaware can be closed two years ahead of schedule. The grid operator this month announced the Indian River Unit 4, […]

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DOE Advances Three Potential NIETCs—High-Priority National Electric Transmission Corridors

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:00:14 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has advanced three potential National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs) into Phase 3 of its designation process, focusing on areas with critical transmission constraints […]

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An overview of the three Phase 3 NIETC designations—Lake Erie-Canada, Southwestern Grid Connector, and Tribal Energy Access—marking critical areas for grid expansion to improve reliability, resilience, and clean energy integration. Source: DOE, Dec. 16, 2024

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THE BIG PICTURE: How Much Power Will Data Centers Consume? (Infographic)

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:07:22 +0000

Driven by artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and the digital transformation, U.S. data centers consumed an estimated 150 TWh of electricity in 2023—equivalent to around 3% of the nation’s power […]

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Aurora Energy Research projects that Northern Virginia alone could see the addition of 11 GW to 16 GW of data center capacity by 2030. Meanwhile, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) estimates that the data center share of electricity load in Virginia could climb to 50% by 2030, with similar trends expected in other major U.S. states.

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Hotly Contested Dispute Over Co-Located Loads is Primed for FERC Action

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 17:50:38 +0000

Federal regulation of customer loads located next to existing power generating facilities, referred to as “co-located loads,” have become a significant area of interest for the electric industry. Large industrial […]

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