The Town of Carrboro and Duke Energy met in court last Thursday over Duke’s attempt to have the climate deception lawsuit thrown out. NC WARN is honored to be assisting in this powerful case alongside the Center for Biological Diversity. Read more here: suedukeenergy.org/resources/news/

The costs of interconnecting data centers to electricity transmission grids get paid by ratepayers - i.e., by you - 95% of the time, raising household electricity costs by billions, a new study finds. Big tech companies can afford to pay for their own interconnections. Regulators should make them.

🧵 The NH initiative to neutralize the Office of the Consumer Advocate is of a piece with the successful campaign in CT to hound that state’s Chair of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, Marissa Gillett, out of office. it represents a coordinated strategy to… legiscan.com/NH/text/HB61...

If you are looking to understand wholesale energy markets like PJM and how they impact large load interconnections - this book might help! Faculty can request a digital evaluation copy here - www.wiley.com/en-us/Modern...

enjoyed listening to this pod -https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-to-colocate-data-centers-with-generation/id1593204897?i=1000726475787

🔌💡 How are we going to meet rising electricity demand while maintaining reliability and keeping costs reasonable? The good news is that there are a lot of great answers to that question. New gas is undeniably not one of them. gridlab.org/why-the-u-s-...

Thx @joeleisen.bsky.social "As a professor of energy law I am constantly searching for a book that addresses both the complex engineering and technical intricacies ... and the evolving state and federal laws. . can serve as a valuable resource for engineers, lawyers and policymakers."

Some really interesting thinking on where we need to go next on interconnection, from Travis Kavulla (NRG) and Eric Blank (CO PUC). www.utilitydive.com/news/custome... Summarizes a longer brief they just published: www.eba-net.org/wp-content/u...

Virtual power plants (VPPs) would help Michigan homeowners keep their utility bills down – and provide support for the state’s grid, which is one of the least reliable in the country. Learn how in this video -->

Together, these 15 Columbus, Ohio, families will save $1.1 million on their electric bills in the coming years. Want to cut electricity bills? Unleash local solar! vist.ly/44req

Is Google's quest to power its data centers with Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) a bad idea? SACE's Stephen Smith discusses why unproven nuclear tech, like the proposed SMRs at TVA, is a risky financial bet. nuclearcosts.org/rush-to-buil...

A proposal to watch. The NJ Congressional Rep. Mikie Sherrill is running for governor of her state, and promises to freeze all utility rate hikes on Day One of her governorship. archive.is/oAB3M

"Saving customers money is not consistent with Duke Energy's business model,”[Jim] Warren said. “In fact, Duke's business model is to put as many customer dollars into the rate system because that's how they make their money." www.wral.com/business/duk...

This is great news www.nclc.org/in-illinois-... The optimal policy design under this type of means-tested program is to benchmark to the median energy burden, and have it ratchet downward over time. 3% is not as flexible as that, but is pretty close.

New BESS report for MISO region - cleanpower.org/wp-content/u...

Looks like the BBB is about pass. We reran the numbers on the final Senate version. The final language will drastically reduce electricity deployment, cut hundreds of thousands of jobs, and raise household energy costs hundreds of dollars per year. energyinnovation.org/report/updat...

SPP is giving me the CHILLS - spp.org/spp-document...

NC SB 266 (previously SB 261) will allow Duke to raise OUR power bills each year to pay upfront for the costs of its expensive nuclear projects. 📢 Enough is enough. Call Gov. Stein at (919) 814-2000 and demand a VETO of SB 266!

NC SB 266 would shield Duke from risk – after the corporation failed 19 times building reactors www.ncwarn.org/2025/06/will...

Exciting to see The New York Times report on RTO governance:

Look at this gorgeous chart from @gridstatus.io on the energy transition in California. Those that said solar would not be able to replace gas were wrong. The drop in gas from 2023 to 2024 is real, but it also includes a change in the way @californiaiso.bsky.social tracks gas generation. 🔌💡

California has 15,763 MW of energy storage today—and 84% of it is utility-scale.We could use more residential storage!

Senate Bill 261 would expand Duke’s ability to charge customers upfront for plants that may never be built, and sacrifice critical time we don’t have in the climate fight. Read NC WARN’s letter to Governor Stein here: www.ncwarn.org/2025/05/duke...

NC WARN was proud to attend the 2025 SCEN Convening, a two-day event to bring together grassroots leaders and organizations from across the Southeast to collaborate on climate + energy justice. #SCEN2025

MISO Capacity Auction results for the upcoming planning year are out - cdn.misoenergy.org/2025%20PRA%2...

A new study finds that wind, solar, & battery projects are creating enormous tax revenue for small Texas towns that don't have many other sources.