Week ending October 02, 2026

Along with Whitehouse, the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act is sponsored by Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.

It builds on the provisions included in the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 and the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act of 2025, both of which stalled out in Congress.

Plaintiffs in cases already filed have sought damages to be determined at trial — potentially increasing the cost of the government’s actions.

An EPA spokesperson told Utility Dive in an email that the agency is “reviewing the decision and considering options for appeal” following a Sept. 18 ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island that found the EPA illegally terminated the program.

The New York Power Authority on Monday revealed it will own 51% of a 240-MW solar project in St. Lawrence County, with EDF Power Solutions North America as a minority owner overseeing construction.

It is NYPA’s largest solar deal since being tasked with developing and owning renewables projects by the 2023-24 Enacted State Budget.

In its decision, FERC provided a “clear path” to resolving certain issues and moving the procurement process forward, according to Shields.

“PJM is reviewing the order and intends to work quickly to address the commission’s remaining concerns,” he said. “We remain focused on advancing solutions that maintain reliability, appropriately allocate costs to the customers driving those costs, and protect consumers as the region navigates significant demand growth.”

Ameren told regulators that it sees substantial load increases coming from data centers.

It noted in its plan that Missouri state law and the company’s internal plans include provisions to ensure these large loads cover the costs of the infrastructure needed to serve them.  

The investment will help the company provide customers with more reliable, affordable electricity by deploying advanced transmission technology to strengthen grid performance and unlock additional transmission capacity.

“Installing this new technology is intended to help us deliver more reliable, affordable electricity to customers by reducing congestion, improving system readiness for large loads, and potentially avoiding capital costs for other transmission upgrades,” said John Hudson, chief external affairs officer for Entergy.

The 2 GW of generation capacity supplied by AB Energy USA is composed of ECOMAX® modules, powering five on-site data centers across Texas and Oklahoma continuously, reliably, and sustainably.

These modular power systems with INNIO Jenbacher gas engines can also integrate absorption chillers that use residual heat from the engines to produce chilled water, supporting the critical cooling needs of data centers.

A new million-barrel-per-day oilsands pipeline to the West Coast is the first to be deemed a project of national interest — a key step if the proposal is to advance.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the designation in the oilsands hub of Fort McMurray, Alta., on Thursday.

The United States Department of Energy (DoE) is offering up $215 million in funding to help domestic firms develop the world’s first reliable quantum computer.

The race to unlock quantum computing has heated up as the next-gen technology has arisen as a potential solution to the Pandora's box of energy demand that the AI boom has opened.