Sean Reilly

Regulators approved changes meant to ease costs for refineries, while critics warn the overhaul could undermine emissions goals and drain climate funding.

North Carolina lawmakers are forging ahead with a bill to shield utility customers from electricity rate increases tied to data centers.

The South Carolina Public Service Commission gave final approval to a proposed 2,180-MW natural gas-fired power plant to be built near Charleston.

The Maryland PSC has implemented a 2025 state law that ordered utilities to create tariffs for data centers and other large load customers.

The South Carolina PSC rebuffed Duke Energy’s first attempt to raise rates through a fast-track mechanism enacted by state lawmakers in 2025.

Maryland's protests Talen's proposed rate increases to keep the Wagner and Brandon Shores plants running because of data center power needs.

Maryland state officials are asking FERC to scrap financial incentives for utilities and other transmission system operators to join an RTO.

Communities for a Better Environment says the California Air Resources Board failed to fully study changes meant to ease pressure on oil refineries and other industries.

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Duke Energy faced skepticism at the Florida PSC meeting over whether its application for a large load tariff complies with a recently enacted state law aimed at ensuring that new data centers shoulder the full cost of meeting their power needs.