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ERCOT is making a first attempt at a planning process in which multiple requests will be considered simultaneously.
The electric grid can handle a certain amount of damage, but climate change is increasing extreme weather events in the state. Can utilities keep it running under extreme conditions without raising consumer costs?
The utility plans to beef up infrastructure that provides electricity to more than 4 million customers in northern Illinois.
As data centers and AI enterprises continue to use more electricity, federal government leaders, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and a group representing Ohio manufacturers all expressed uneasiness on the same day about how about the region's electric grid manager operates.
Trump and a group of northeastern governors are pressuring a major power grid operator to hold a new auction.
By Jarrett Renshaw, Tim McLaughlin and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The White House on Friday urged the largest U.S. electric grid to conduct an emergency power auction to protect against rolling blackouts as energy demand from data centers grows faster than the country can build new generation plants.