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Utility-scale battery storage capacity in the U.S. reached nearly 52 gigawatts by mid-2026, with the industry now focusing on software upgrades to optimize existing assets amid interconnection delays and evolving grid requirements.
Incoming Democratic governors are making energy affordability their top priority, framing clean energy as an economic and national security solution.
The 2024 midterm elections delivered a sharp rebuke to data center expansion, with voters approving local restrictions and electing candidates who campaigned on moratoriums. The political shift, driven by concerns over rising electricity bills and grid impacts, is triggering new regulatory risks and cost pressures for developers.
In a final debate, Governor Kathy Hochul defended her clean energy strategy while challenger Bruce Blakeman blamed renewables for high costs and pledged to revive fracking, as data shows residential electricity bills rose 10 percent from 2024 to 2025.
Duke Energy's proposed clean transition tariff for large customers in the Carolinas has been omitted from its final rate plan.
Governor Abigail Spanberger's new energy plan models four utility pathways to net-zero carbon by 2050.
Startup Rune is deploying modular data centers that plug directly into utility-scale solar and wind farms.
The Texas Public Utility Commission has adopted final interconnection rules for large loads.
Alabama Power reported $860 million in profit for the first half of 2026, a 14% increase.