Aug. 13, 2025
| This week’s load management news and insights for utility leaders
Duke is not the only utility emphasizing efficiency and demand response as the country sets new records for energy usage and peak demand.
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Amid surging data center development, PJM stakeholders will explore options for adding large loads to the grid without threatening reliability. PJM aims to file a proposal at FERC by the end of the year.
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Deep Dive
In the frenzy to meet rising energy demand, utilities and others often overlook the value of power system innovations, industry participants say.
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Energy trading complexities are intensifying for utilities and IPPs as renewable integration drives market volatility. Explore Ørsted’s journey to a successful ETRM implementation supporting renewable energy growth in
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After years of stagnant demand growth, rising electricity consumption is showing up on the U.S. power grid.
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About 20% of the potential demand has signed contracts or is considered “high-confidence load,” CEO Allen Nye said.
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The Seaside, Sundial and Constable battery projects bring the Oregon utility’s large-scale storage capacity from 17 MW to 492 MW.
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Experts said the decision could reduce non-spin reserves on the state’s electric grid and push some players out of state.
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What We’re Reading
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