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Sherrill Declares Utility Cost Emergency, Orders Rapid Solar, Storage and VPP Push

The directives task state regulators with immediate bill relief followed by rapid clean‑energy procurements on fixed timelines.

Illinois Enacts Clean Grid Law Setting 3 GW Storage Target, Virtual Power Plants

DOE Orders Colorado’s Craig Coal Unit to Stay Open Through March 2026

Healey Extends Shutoff Ban and Presses Trump as HHS Targets Month-End LIHEAP Release

Massachusetts House Shelves Energy Bill That Would Loosen 2030 Climate Framework

New York Approves Water-Quality Permit for NESE Gas Pipeline After Three Rejections

Illinois Passes Clean-Energy Package With 3 GW Storage and Solar Goals, Awaits Pritzker’s Signature

Michigan Regulators Hear Data‑Center Backlash as Energy Plan Comment Deadline Nears

Governors Press PJM for Rapid Reforms as Shapiro Raises Exit Option

DOE to Return Over $13 Billion in Unspent Clean‑Energy Funds to Treasury

Sierra Club Gives U.S. Utilities an F on Clean Energy, Citing Surge in New Gas Plans

Eversource Seeks 13% Winter Gas Hike as Healey Urges DPU to Push Back

Newsom Signs Climate–Energy Package Extending Cap-and-Invest to 2045

San Jose and PG&E Seal Deal to Boost Grid Capacity for Data Centers

New York Advances Plan for First Major Nuclear Plant in Over 15 Years