MISO announced that its first interconnection queue express lane application window turned up 47 projects at a little more than 26.5 GW.

A new attack on regional transmission planning threatens to unravel a decade of progress toward a better electric grid.

MISO and SPP appear undaunted in their pursuit of a beneficial interregional project after FERC rejected exemptions to their study rules.

The Southwestern Electric Power Company is seeking approval from the Arkansas Public Service Commission for a $30.46 per month residential base rate increase to account for new power generation facili...

Today, Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG) and Grid Strategies released the report “Large-Scale Transmission Deployment Saves Consumers Money.”

So far in 2025, utilities have requested $29 billion in rate hikes — and the Trump megabill threatens to increase costs further.

Following the disastrous outage from Hurricane Ida in 2021, Entergy New Orleans has invested in grid hardening, but is it doing enough to prevent the next outage?

This spring, Louisiana experienced two catastrophic, but preventable, grid failures: One in Shreveport in April, and another in New Orleans in May....

SREA appeared before Entergy’s state regulators to urge them to think twice before considering joining SEEM.

Click here to download a model ordinance template for wind energy. Heatmap News reports that development of new wind and solar power plants is now...

ATLANTA (July 3, 2025) - In a joint Post-Hearing Brief submitted today, the Advanced Power Alliance (APA) and the Southern Renewable Energy...

Stakeholders at the Southeast Regional Transmission Planning (SERTP) meeting on June 26 in Chattanooga were presented with the 10- year forecasts...

Headquartered in Little Rock, the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) has published the results of its long-awaited Future Energy and Resource Needs Study...

North Little Rock-based Scenic Hill Solar, in partnership with the City of De Queen, De Queen School District, and Sevier County, completed three state-of-the-art solar power plants in the southwest.....

In July 2022, the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) directed Georgia Power to procure 2,100 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy resources...

When it comes to building the energy grid of the future, Kentucky has a golden opportunity - and a clear choice. Will utilities embrace competition...

The investor-owned utility — which provides electricity to nearly 300,000 customers across 24 Louisiana parishes — has notified regulators on the Louisiana Public Service Commission that it has begun ...

We all want electricity service we can count on, with as low a bill as possible. That’s why new power lines to solve bottlenecks on our electric grid are so…

June 2025 Update Highlights Both Progress and Pressure Points in Building a Fairer, Faster, and More Resilient Grid Midcontinent Independent System...

If your electricity bill has been bothering you lately, you’re not alone. Across the region, and indeed across the country, residential electric...

Now that more than a week has lapsed since the massive May 25 load shed event in Southeast Louisiana, details have emerged regarding the scale of...

Researchers at the University of Arkansas tackle the myth that solar will displace Arkansas farmland.

On May 16, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) proposal to provide a...

One expert estimated that speculative interconnection requests were five to 10 times more than the number of actual data centers, but the scale of the problem remains elusive.

On May 7, 2025, the Southern Renewable Energy Association (SREA) filed a motion for leave to answer at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...

Already under fire for its use of 35 methane turbines without permits or pollution controls, the artificial intelligence company is considering adding dozens more generators just 11 miles away.

The region's utilities have missed out on billions in potential savings, including during Winter Storm Elliott, according to two reports.

Georgia Power’s 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) presents a pivotal opportunity to strengthen Georgia’s economic competitiveness, energy...

The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), one of North America's largest regional transmission organizations, has struggled for...

Direct testimony on behalf of the Southern Renewable Energy Association (SREA) in the Georgia Power Company (GPC) 2025 Integrated Resource Plan...

A $1 billion, 300,000-square foot data center is in the works for Little Rock, representing the largest economic development capital investment in the city's history, officials said Tuesday.

As data centers spring up in Kentucky utilities are rushing to provide massive amounts of power — likely from polluting energy sources.

Watchdog groups and tech giants want more clean energy. But some fear the utility is pursuing a big fossil-gas expansion plan outside of public scrutiny…

Despite pushback from the Trump administration, several new wind farms are planned for sites in rural Louisiana.

Without a comparative advantage, cheaper energy imports often help domestic jobs.

The Arkansas Senate passed a bill on Thursday to regulate wind farms in half the state -- everywhere the elevation is at least 300 feet above sea level.

Data centers suck a huge amount of electricity, forcing Georgia Power to go on a building spree not seen in its 120-plus year industry.

Lightsource bp's Prairie Ronde Solar Farm in St. Landry Parish Louisiana enters commercial operations

Guest column: A stronger grid is imperative for Louisiana and our national defense. Here's why.

Rising energy costs are a problem in the U.S. Ending Inflation Reduction Act tax credits and ramping up fossil fuels would make it even worse.

Public Service Commission March hearings on Georgia Power electric plan for data centers. Key consumer utility bills stall in legislature

The bill to change the process for oversight of electric utility construction failed in its floor vote in the Arkansas Senate on Wednesday.

Large industrial businesses that employ thousands of Arkansans are stepping up the pressure to kill a bill that frees electric and gas utilities to make infrastructure investments prior to regulatory ...

SB307 removes several protections against rate increases, makes it easier for utilities to pass costs to customers, and neuters regulators' ability to do much about it.

Building dirty power plants to serve the AI boom could spell climate disaster. Luckily there are ways to meet surging demand that are cleaner, faster, and…

63 GW of utility-scale generation capacity will be brought online this year, and 81% of that capacity will be solar and battery storage, said the Energy Information Administration.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.— Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced the following appointments: Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Andrew Berner, Jonesboro, to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. Term ...