DOE orders emergency power measures across 17 states during July heat emergency
The Energy Department directed Southwest Power Pool to dispatch specified generation and authorize backup resources as extreme heat strained grid reliability.
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DOE Emergency Orders Expose Summer Strain on U.S. Power Grid
Emergency orders in July allowed regional grid operators to deploy specified and backup generation during hot-weather reliability stress as the Energy Department advanced a national transmission study and a $1.9 billion modernization opportunity.
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FERC orders six regional grid operators to justify rules for connecting data centers
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission opened proceedings requiring every regional grid operator under its jurisdiction to defend or revise tariffs for data centers, factories and other large electricity users.
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FERC orders western grid operators to submit joint coordination plan as electricity demand rises
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission directed California ISO and Southwest Power Pool to prepare a joint report on grid coordination, market boundaries and reliability challenges.
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DOE’s $17.5B conditional nuclear loans: grid impact and what’s still uncertain
DOE’s June 23 conditional $17.5B loan package aims to speed 10 AP1000 reactors by up to 3 years—if technical, legal and financial reviews clear.