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US wind orders hit 2.8 GW in Q2 before tax credit cutoff
Wood Mackenzie keeps a 39 GW onshore outlook through 2030 and says more than half of the 2026–2028 pipeline is operating or under construction.
MISO 120-day load study draws state, Google objections at FERC
Eleven state utility commissions backed OMS's protest; MISO files a cost-allocation framework next month.
Data center power demand nears 20% a year; procurement is the risk
Transparent Energy's Dustin Scarpa says suppliers price load shape, credit, collateral and start-date certainty, not just scale, into a data center's power contract.
250-megawatt Massachusetts battery closes $850 million financing
Canary Media reports a 700-megawatt project is planned just outside Boston.
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House Democrats, SEEC Institute release 2027 energy and climate policy menu
The Sept. 15 agenda includes climate disclosure, data-center and clean-energy finance proposals; Latham says many recommendations would likely require legislation.
NextEra secures $5.7B for three federal energy hubs
The Texas and Pennsylvania hubs carry Japanese and U.S. Commerce backing and up to 10 GW of gas-fired generation, slated for completion in 2032.
PG&E pegs wildfire policy inaction at $4 billion interest cost
Fitch keeps PG&E at BBB- with a negative outlook as CEO Patti Poppe seeks a permanent liquidity source beyond California's Wildfire Fund
Trump opens 180-day wind turbine talks, forgoing new tariffs
A Section 232 proclamation spares turbines and components from fresh levies while leaving steel, copper and aluminum duties in place, Utility Dive reports.
Krolmap plans 225MW data center campus in Spain
Six buildings across 25 hectares in the La Legua industrial park; on-site generation would supply power, with capacity and tenants not yet published.
Commerce signs $389m in power-semiconductor R&D letters of intent
Helion is in line for up to $175 million and Commonwealth Fusion Systems up to $85 million for fusion power electronics, Data Center Dynamics reports.
Innio books 620MW gas engine order, contracted capacity hits 1.72GW
The repeat order comes months after a 1.1GW order, with a full maintenance agreement covering the first 500MW of ordered capacity.
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Google adds 1,070 MW to Voltus virtual power plant in PJM
The expansion takes the June agreement to 1,170 MW, with Voltus expecting a three- to four-year ramp and a contract running through 2040.
DOJ asks courts to revoke offshore wind permits, citing review of Biden approvals
The three motions target Revolution Wind, US Wind's Maryland project and Avangrid's New England Wind; a Senate permitting-bill sponsor calls it 'how you blow up a permitting deal.'
Google and Voltus expand PJM virtual power plant to 1GW from 100MW
The roughly three-year agreement pays participating homes and businesses for cutting demand at peak and builds on a June deal.
Google and Voltus target one gigawatt of virtual power plant capacity in PJM
The companies described the plan Thursday as a way to free space on an energy-strapped grid for data centers.
OVHcloud wins Lille approval to pipe Roubaix data center heat into district heating network
The European Metropolis of Lille voted unanimously to connect the campus to R Énergies' 105MW thermal network, ten years after study began.
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Trump administration sides with groups seeking to strip New England Wind approvals
Canary Media reports the 2-gigawatt Massachusetts project is the latest target as federal pressure widens to approvals already granted.
BLM geothermal sale nets $4.8M; two Nevada parcels overlap NextEra solar site
Ormat was the largest bidder at Tuesday's auction, and United Minerals and Mining bought the two parcels inside NextEra's proposed Sawtooth footprint.
Tata Power plans 2.8GW of Indian data-center capacity
The pipeline includes 430MW of distribution load, 1,236MW of transmission-linked opportunities and 1,150MW of green capacity under engagement.
Solar PPA prices rise 5% in Q3 as Section 232 tariffs near
LevelTen says the tariffs could add $3/MWh to $7/MWh once they take effect later this year; wind prices were flat overall.
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Central Georgia EMC plans 50-MW home battery fleet as data centers seek grid access
Base Power will install and maintain the residential batteries in its first utility partnership outside Texas.
ABB's US orders rise 82% on utility and data-center grid demand
Group orders reached a record $12 billion, while net income fell 2% partly on hedging charges tied to the Rotork acquisition.
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Google agreed in June to fund a 100-MW Voltus virtual power plant in PJM
Voltus carries Google's capacity obligation under a three-year contract that pays PJM customers to participate.
Amazon and AEP agree to explore 960MW of X-energy reactors in Indiana
Amazon would fund the project and buy the first power from 12 Xe-100 units rated at 80MW each.
AEP, Amazon and X-energy explore 960-MW Indiana nuclear project
Amazon would buy the power under a contract covering the facility's cost and operations if it is built; no price, term or schedule was disclosed.
Illinois passed a battery storage incentive program as data center demand rises
Canary Media reports Illinois has built renewables toward its 2050 clean-energy mandate but has lagged on storage.
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FERC proposes dropping air dispersion modeling from gas project reviews
The draft policy statement passed 4-1, with Commissioner Judy Chang saying it would weaken assessment of local air impacts.
Actis adds 244MW of Polish battery storage from DRI
Kozienice is acquired and construction-ready; Trzebinia is signed and completes once operational.
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AEP to buy up to 1.6 GW of Mainspring units and plans $4B Wyoming fuel cell project
The eight-year Mainspring agreement carries a stated ceiling of up to $4 billion, while the 702-MW Cheyenne project pairs Bloom Energy fuel cells with a 20-year Google power purchase agreement.
Greece drafts rules requiring data centers to source 60% of power from renewables
The same draft would impose a €200,000 per megawatt bank guarantee on grid connection requests and create a €2.3 billion island decarbonization fund.
Siemens invests in Skeleton Technologies, signs exclusive data center power pact
Skeleton says its supercapacitors absorb grid load swings in under a millisecond; the investment amount and exclusivity terms are not given.
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PJM to study SoftBank's 10-GW Ohio data center complex under state agreement approach
The filing covers 9.6 GW of added load and 10.2 GW of SB Energy gas-fired generation through 2032, with AEP Ohio to build three 765-kV lines.
Planned U.S. natural gas capacity comparable to solar and wind on capacity-factor basis: EDF
Clean energy still accounts for the largest share of planned U.S. power sector development, but nearly 5% of a planned 281.7 GW of clean energy deployment was canceled in 2025, EDF says.
IURC approves AES Indiana's $1.3bn solar and storage project for Google data center
Google will cover all project costs, exceeding the 80% minimum Indiana's 2025 large-load data center law sets.
Google signs 20-year power purchase agreement with American Electric Power for 702MW Wyoming fuel cell plant
AEP owns 92% of Cheyenne Fuel Cell and funds advised by Basalt Infrastructure Partners own 8%; the power price is not disclosed.
LS Electric secures $138.5m Bloom order for Pennsylvania data center switchgear
Deliveries of 38kV switchgear and distribution transformers are expected from April to July next year, per Data Center Dynamics.
Akamai signs 13MW Singapore rooftop solar vPPA with EDP Asia-Pacific
All 27 sites are already operating and can generate up to 17,000MWh a year.
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Interior Department wants to reevaluate approval for operating Revolution Wind
The review follows the administration's halt of construction at offshore wind farms and canceled leases for future projects, Canary Media reported.
FERC approves Duke Energy Carolinas large-load rules with 15-year revenue terms
New or transferred large loads must pay a committed revenue contribution equal to 75% of the megawatt value in the load schedule for 15 years.
Solar industry spends to flip control of Georgia's utility commission, Canary Media reports
Georgia's utility commission determines how much residents' energy bills rise, and it is among the few where party control could flip in November.