Utilities

Hydropower

Why is Duke Energy retreating from a major pumped-hydro expansion?

North Carolina’s largest utility was poised to double the capacity of its Bad Creek facility. Now, it’s backing off, casting doubt on state emissions targets.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 15 January 2026
Utilities

Ohio utility corruption defendants to SCOTUS: Bribes are free speech

If the court rules in favor of a former lawmaker and a lobbyist convicted in Ohio’s HB 6 scandal, it would have huge implications for the utility sector and beyond.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 8 January 2026
Utilities

How energy affordability took center stage in 2025

From Trump’s Day One energy emergency to Democrats’ Election Day sweep, rising power prices have been this year’s hottest energy conversation.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 2 January 2026
Data centers

In 2025, data centers forced an energy reckoning

It was a year of tough questions about how to stop the AI boom from spiking household electricity bills and derailing the clean energy transition.

By Ysabelle Kempe . 29 December 2025
Fossil fuels

The legal battle bogging down Massachusetts’ plan to ditch gas

In 2023, state regulators released a landmark order paving the way for a clean energy transition. Utilities aren’t quite ready to embrace the change.

By Sarah Shemkus . 23 December 2025
Distributed energy resources

A path to fast, cheap home solar and batteries: Go through the meter

New digital meter socket adapters from Tesla and others make home solar, battery, and EV charging installs a snap. But only if utilities let homes use them.

By Jeff St. John . 22 December 2025
Utilities

Georgia’s lame-duck utility commission OKs massive, pricey gas buildout

Critics fear Georgia Power’s $16.3 billion investment in fossil-gas plants and batteries will jack up customers’ bills if data centers don’t show up as forecasted.

By Jeff St. John . 19 December 2025
Data centers

PJM’s capacity costs hit record as grid falls short on supply

Data center construction and clogged-up generation queues are driving costs — and political backlash — in the country’s biggest power market.

By Jeff St. John . 18 December 2025
Clean energy

Indiana says it’s retiring two coal plants, but is it making other plans?

The Trump administration has already ordered a Michigan coal plant to run past its retirement date. Two polluting, inefficient plants in Indiana may be next.

By Kari Lydersen . 15 December 2025
Offshore wind

FirstEnergy bribery scheme sank Lake Erie offshore wind, lawsuit says

The corruption that led to Ohio’s infamous HB 6 also torpedoed what would have been the Great Lakes’ first wind farm, the suit alleges. FirstEnergy is pushing back.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 11 December 2025