At a recent FERC meeting, NERC warned of a growing "five-alarm fire" in the nation's energy grid, primarily due to the rise of data centers and slowing infrastructure buildouts.  Last week the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) sounded the alarm about the mounting stress on the nation’s electric grid. At a recent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) forum, NERC’s President & CEO emphasized that mounting challenges — including shrinking reserve margins, extreme weather, complex…

The US Department of Energy has released a roadmap to expand fusion generation in the US, with a timetable to make fusion a part of the national energy portfolio by the mid-2030s.  Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its Fusion Science and Technology (FS&T) Roadmap, a national strategy to accelerate the development and commercialization of fusion energy on a faster, more responsible timeline. The Roadmap defines DOE’s Build–Innovate–Grow strategy to align public…

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is co-leading a lawsuit against the EPA for canceling $7 billion in energy grants.  Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, as well as Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, co-led a lawsuit ​filed last week in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on behalf of grant recipients from Maryland and 23 other jurisdictions, seeking to recover damages for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) breach of previously executed grant agreements under…

A report by the Energy Storage Coalition shows that the PJM region needs a colossal 23GW of energy storage by 2040.  The U.S. Energy Storage Coalition, which brings together battery manufacturers, project developers, owners, and operators, recently published a report outlining the need for more energy storage technology in order to stabilize the PJM region over the next few decades. The document warns that the PJM region — which serves roughly 65 million customers and…