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April 22, 2025

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House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Parties Point to Each Other’s Policies as Drags on Meeting Demand Growth
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy looked into demand growth, which both parties recognized as an opportunity that could benefit policy changes, though plenty of daylight exists on how to address it.
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NJ Conference Confronts Electricity Demand Squeeze
Facing a 40% hike in electricity demand by 2030, New Jersey needs to rapidly craft a plan on how to boost generation and develop its transmission and distribution system, speakers at a conference on the state’s energy future said.
BLM
IBR Lessons Can Guide Data Center Challenges, WECC Report Finds
With data centers already causing “major disturbances” on the grid, the industry could learn lessons from the recent growth and implementation of IBRs, according to a new Elevate Energy Consulting study.
PG&E
Data Center Grid Integration Top Theme at CEC Workshop
As some data center operators plan to power their facilities with onsite generation, one researcher a California Energy Commission workshop suggested it might be better to get electricity from the grid instead.
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Will Trump Reorder Interconnection Queues for Natural Gas?
While the majority of IRA tax credits and incentives have gone to develop clean energy projects in Republican districts and states, House leadership leans heavily toward fossil fuel-producing states,
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NARUC Winter Summit Tackles Uncertainty Around Demand Growth
One of the major topics at NARUC's Winter Policy Summit was demand growth driven by data centers, which brings plenty of uncertainty with it.
PSEG
PSEG Sees Surge in Large Load Inquiries
Public Service Enterprise Group saw an “over-12-fold” increase in mature leads and inquiries from customers exploring “large load and data center projects” over the past year, CEO Ralph LaRossa said in the utility’s fourth-quarter earnings call. 
Atlantic Council
With Demand Growth Across US, Geothermal is Poised for its Moment
The future of geothermal energy was the focus of a panel discussion hosted by the Atlantic Council in D.C.
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‘Build, Build’: MISO, SPP Stance on Resource Additions Clear at GCPA Conference
MISO and SPP executives promised to open their queues’ floodgates at the Gulf Coast Power Association’s annual MISO-SPP conference.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
FERC Launches Rulemaking on Thorny Issues Involving Data Center Co-location
FERC voted unanimously to launch a review of data center co-location issues in PJM that will look into whether the RTO’s tariff needs to be revised to ensure grid reliability and fair costs to customers.

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