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Emissions reduction

The country’s biggest grid operator has a new tool to track emissions

Utilities, states, and Big Tech firms want to know how dirty their grid power is. MISO and startup Singularity have rolled out a tool that can show them.

By Jeff St. John . 14 May 2025

Transmission

A shortcut to making the grid safer and more reliable: Beams of light

Prisma Photonics uses preexisting fiber-optic cables to detect disruptions across thousands of miles of high-voltage transmission lines.

By Jeff St. John . 7 May 2025

Transmission

How fast-tracking fossil gas could snarl the Midwest grid

MISO’s plan to let gas plants cut the interconnection line is unfair, costly, and counter to grid reliability goals, former federal regulators and advocates say.

By Jeff St. John . 6 May 2025

Clean energy

A new way to power data centers: pair clean energy and peaker plants

An RMI report finds that solar and wind energy could connect to rarely used gas plants to meet gigawatts of data center demand, and still share power with the grid.

By Jeff St. John . 18 March 2025

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Transmission

After groundbreaking bills on jobs and solar, Illinois tackles the grid

State lawmakers are pushing for more grid-enhancing tech, gigawatts of new energy storage, and the creation of a virtual power plant program.

By Kari Lydersen . 3 March 2025

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Transmission

How PJM can get the power that it needs — and fast

The grid operator’s plan to fast-track gas power plants won’t solve reliability woes, advocates say, but the quicker and cleaner options it’s exploring can.

By Jeff St. John . 18 February 2025

Transmission

Want larger transmission lines? Fix this regulatory gap, experts say.

Utilities are opting to build small transmission projects with less oversight instead of big ones, and consumers are paying the price, according to a recent report.

By Jeff St. John . 4 February 2025

Transmission

Illinois considers state incentives for transmission projects

Renewable energy credits, which have fueled the state’s solar boom, could now help finance new merchant transmission lines.

By Kari Lydersen . 22 January 2025

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Transmission

Plans to expand the grid are finally underway. Will Trump drop the ball?

The U.S. needs to rapidly scale up the grid to bolster both clean energy and economic growth. The new administration may stall progress despite bipartisan support.

By Jeff St. John . 9 January 2025

Transmission

Lots of demand, too little grid: The state of the US power sector

An underbuilt power grid is preventing the U.S. from meeting surging demand with new clean energy. These charts show why that’s the case.

By Jeff St. John . 2 January 2025

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Transmission

The country’s biggest grid operator has a new tool to track emissions

A shortcut to making the grid safer and more reliable: Beams of light

How fast-tracking fossil gas could snarl the Midwest grid

A new way to power data centers: pair clean energy and peaker plants

After groundbreaking bills on jobs and solar, Illinois tackles the grid

How PJM can get the power that it needs — and fast

Want larger transmission lines? Fix this regulatory gap, experts say.

Illinois considers state incentives for transmission projects

Plans to expand the grid are finally underway. Will Trump drop the ball?

Lots of demand, too little grid: The state of the US power sector