FERC approved PJM's updated transmission cost assignments on May 15, covering 358 new reliability projects effective June 14, 2026, with a 30-day compliance filing required on cost allocation methodology.
France's nuclear fleet reduces output every summer as river cooling limits are exceeded. For multinationals with European operations, the seasonal price spike is now predictable enough to plan around.
NERC puts 13 of 23 North American grid regions at elevated or high risk. When mutual aid fails because neighboring regions are stressed simultaneously, continuity plans built for single-region events break down.
Water is increasingly shaping where companies invest, how facilities operate, and whether growth plans hold. What was once treated as a regional or environmental issue is now emerging as a national economic variable with direct implications for reliability, cost, and long-term resilience.
Fusion is moving from lab work to infrastructure planning. A new UK consortium aims to turn momentum into a bankable commercial power project.
InstaVolt is using battery storage to cut grid pressure and support faster EV charging. The move could help operators grow while connections lag.
UHERO's 2026 Housing Factbook documents declining condo prices, surging insurance premiums, and new FEMA flood map changes arriving in June that will raise carrying costs further.
FEMA approved $1.2 billion across seven southeastern states for COVID-19 pandemic reimbursements and disaster recovery work tied to Hurricane Helene.
The leading edge of corporate energy procurement in 2026 is not a sustainability conversation. It is an infrastructure conversation.
A convergence of policy changes, carbon pricing, corporate decarbonization pressure, and rapid growth in corporate PPAs is reshaping how companies operating in Japan evaluate electricity procurement.
Zelestra’s 6.5 MWdc Ginosa plant is now online in Puglia. The project links clean power with continued farming, a long-term PPA and student training.
A Utah-Japan pilot will test tungsten recovery from old mine tailings. The project could support cleaner critical mineral supply chains.
New peer-reviewed research finds thermal and electrical demand response can cut energy system costs up to 40% in constrained grids, with low adoption rates still delivering real savings.
Duke Energy applied for DOE loans on May 11 to lower financing costs on its $103 billion five-year capital plan serving six states with fast-growing energy demand.
A single number often drives multimillion-dollar infrastructure decisions—cost per watt, cost per port, cost per megawatt. But across solar, EV charging, and data centers, that number is frequently built on inconsistent assumptions, making comparisons look precise when they are not.
What do industrial operations leaders heading into contract renewals in 2026 need to know?
Policy divergence between the U.S., Europe, and Asia Pacific is forcing multinationals to manage energy procurement as a collection of regional decisions rather than a coherent global strategy.
SANY is scaling local production as global equipment rules tighten. Its 2025 report links electrification, digital oversight and compliance.
Vulcan’s Frankfurt lithium plant moves Europe’s battery supply plans closer to production. NORAM will supply electrolysis technology for refining.
Louisiana SCR 68 creates a blockchain task force with no seats for utility regulators or grid planners, a structural gap other states have moved to close through energy oversight requirements.