A New Class of Stakeholders on the Grid
As electricity demand is projected to rise significantly by 2040, the physical and logistical challenges in expanding and modernizing the grid.
Xcel Energy Breaks Ground on Minnesota Transmission, Generation Projects
The Minnesota Energy Connection and Lyon County Generating Station aim to enhance renewable energy delivery and provide dependable power during peak demand, creating economic benefits and jobs in the region.
States Get New Framework for Planning Around Large Load Growth
This new NCEP framework offers practical strategies for states to balance reliability, affordability, and economic growth by fostering early agency collaboration, centralized data sharing, and tailored policies for large electricity consumers.
IEEE Presidents’ Scholarship Honors Teen Innovators
About 16 percent of the global population—more than 1 billion people—live with some form of disability, according to the World Health Organization. Many of the disabilities affect independence and mobility. Three high school students working on inventions to help people…
How power utilities can build resilient mission-critical OT networks
Exploring how OT networks underpin power grid reliability, and how modern IP/MPLS and optical WAN technologies help utilities overcome legacy infrastructure, cybersecurity, and latency challenges.
The Iberian Outage: A Unique and Perplexing Event
The final report on the April 28, 2025 Iberian Outage has dropped, and the answer to what caused this blackout is — it’s complicated.
Utility Business Notes: Duke Executives Quantify Data Center Capex Upside
Also: Sempra CEO says Oncor’s outlook has improved in recent months despite tighter Texas scrutiny of data centers. And Algonquin is preparing to move its HQ to Chicago.
From AI Copilots to Agent Swarms
The impact of AI on software development has been both profound and ever-evolving. Last year, I wrote about AMD’s plans to use AI not just for generating new lines of code, but also for other steps in the software development…
Ola Electric moves beyond mobility with comprehensive energy storage launch in India
Celebrations marking India’s 80th year of independence have extended to the energy storage sector, with a South Asian mobility heavyweight stepping comprehensively into the market. Ola Electric’s new Shakti platform marks a new opportunity and the company has said that…