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A crew with the Public Service Electric and Gas Company work on power lines in Ridgefield, N.J. Credit: EMAZ/VIEWpress

New Jersey Orders Probe, Demands Transparency From PJM

By Rambo Talabong

A foreman for the solar company Sunrun installs a 215-pound lithium-ion battery at a home in Granada Hills, Calif., on Jan. 4, 2020. Credit: Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Virtual Power Plants Showed Up for Their Biggest Test Yet. Here Are the Results

By Dan Gearino

The Hugh L. Spurlock Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant within PJM’s territory, is seen on June 12 in Maysville, Ky. Credit: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

Why Prices Are Soaring in the Country’s Largest Grid Region, Explained in 5 Charts

By Dan Gearino, Rambo Talabong

Air conditioning units hang out the windows of a housing project during a summer heat wave in the Bronx borough of New York on July 11, 2024. Credit: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

New York Can’t Meet Its Ambitious Climate Targets. Maybe the Plan Was Doomed From the Start

By Lauren Dalban

580 EV battery packs are deployed in B2U’s SEPV Cuyama energy storage project in Santa Barbara County, Calif. The system charges from on-site solar and from the grid. Credit: Courtesy of B2U Storage Solutions

Hundreds of Old EV Batteries Have New Jobs in Texas: Stabilizing the Grid

By Arcelia Martin

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks at the 2025 Iowa GOP Lincoln Dinner on July 17 in Des Moines, Iowa. Credit: KC McGinnis/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Nine Governors Write to Regional Grid Operator PJM, Expressing Frustration Over Governance and Interconnection Delays

By Charles Paullin

A view of the PJM Interconnection control room in Valley Forge, Pa. Credit: PJM Interconnection

PJM Capacity Price Hits Cap as Clean Energy Projects Remain Stalled

By Rambo Talabong

Utility workers repair a power line on Feb. 10, 2022, in Ridgefield N.J. Credit: EMAZ/VIEWpress via Getty Images

Are You a Customer of PJM? Its Capacity Auction Will Affect Your Electricity Prices in 2026

By Rambo Talabong

The Town of Red Springs owns and operates it electric utility, which has fallen into disrepair. Credit: Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News

In North Carolina, Exploding Bulbs and Fridges on the Fritz Reveal a Town’s Fraying Electric System

By Lisa Sorg

Mark Ellis, a former Sempra Corp. executive who has made an unusual shift and become a consumer advocate, poses on a bluff overlooking Scripps Pier at U.C. San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, which is near his home. Credit: David Poller/Inside Climate News

A Former California Utility Exec Explains Why Your Electricity Bills Are So High

By Dan Gearino

A view of transmission lines in Melville, N.Y. Credit: Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via Getty Images

Northeastern States Unveil New Grid Planning Strategy in Attempt to Regain Control Over Energy Future

By Aman Azhar

A view of the coal-fired Brandon Shores Power Plant in Baltimore. Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Consumer Watchdog Accuses Regional Grid Operator of Overcharging Marylanders for Power

By Aman Azhar

Regional grid operators are responsible for the reliability of the transmission networks. Many operators hold auctions to pay power producers and energy efficiency aggregators, like American Efficient, to balance the supply and demand of electricity. Credit: George Rose/Getty Images

Is FERC’s Future at Stake in its Titanic Clash with American Efficient?

By Lisa Sorg

A view of the entrance to a ranch near Dubois, Wyo. Credit: Louise Johns/The Washington Post via Getty Images

‘An Unlikely Coalition’ Failed to Expand Rooftop Solar in Wyoming. Lawmakers Plan to Try Again

By Jake Bolster

The Kayenta solar farm is seen on June 23, 2024 in Kayenta, Ariz. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Companies Tell Congressional Committee That Renewable Energy Is Needed to Keep Up With Demand

By Katie Surma

PJM Interconnection claims that these power projects are needed to help meet growing energy demand and keep the grid reliable. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Federal Regulator’s Approval for Gas Plant ‘Queue-Jumping’ Sparks Outrage

By Aman Azhar

Workers walk past a turbine inside the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant in Lusby, Md. Credit: Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Maryland Environmental Leaders Slam Legislative Push for Gas-Powered Plants, Split Over Nuclear Energy

By Aman Azhar

A natural gas well pad is seen on a farm in West Bethlehem Township, Pa. on Sept. 6, 2024. Environmental advocates in the state fear that spiking data center demand will be powered by natural gas. Credit: Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images

Data Centers Drive Higher Forecasts for Electric Demand in Pennsylvania, Sparking Climate Worries

By Jon Hurdle

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