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How Many Will Survive? New Report Predicts Most Solar and Nearly Half of U.S. Wind Projects Won’t Make it

Enverus Intelligence Research (EIR), a subsidiary of Enverus, an energy-focused SaaS company, has released a new report assessing the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) following its signing into law. In the report, EIR experts evaluate where resilient renewable capacity is most concentrated in the U.S. queue and which solar and onshore wind developers are the most exposed.

Visit https://www.power-eng.com/renewables/how-many-will-survive-new-report-predicts-most-solar-and-nearly-half-of-u-s-wind-projects-wont-make-it/ to view the full article online.

For U.S. National Security, It’s Data Centers or Bust

The winner of the artificial intelligence (AI) race will depend on how quickly the U.S. can power up data centers, said utility executives, energy analysts and AI experts throughout the 2025 summer conference season. “Are we going to win the AI race? You have to because it’s a national security concern," said Maria Korsnick, president and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute.

Visit https://www.tdworld.com/distributed-energy-resources/demand-side-management/article/55304624/for-us-national-security-its-data-centers-or-bust to view the full article online.

The Race to Build Solar and Wind Before Trump’s Tax Credit Deadline

As negotiations over President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” came down to the wire, renewable energy developers were holding their breath. Until the eleventh hour, it looked like Congress was ready to make good on Trump’s promise of “terminating” key subsidies for wind and solar virtually overnight. In the end, the industry breathed a small sigh of relief after the Senate reached a compromise that would, at least in principle, give new projects a slim window to go ahead.

Visit https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/energy-business/policy-and-regulation/the-race-to-build-solar-and-wind-before-trumps-tax-credit-deadline/ to view the full article online.

Coal-Fired Power Plants are Well-Stocked this Year

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects U.S. coal-fired power plants will remain relatively well-stocked through the end of next year in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook. The EIA estimates power plants in the United States had 124 million short tons of coal on-site at the end of June for them to consume that coal at about 1.3 million short tons per day, meaning they had about 93 days’ worth of fuel on-site.

Visit https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=65787 to view the full article online.

There are Now 127 Different SMR Designs, Finds NEA Report

The latest edition of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency's Small Modular Reactor Dashboard reports growing interest around the world with 51 SMR designs involved in pre-licensing or licensing processes and 85 active discussions between SMR developers and site owners. The Dashboard identifies 127 SMR designs, which is up from 98 in its previous edition.

Visit https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/there-are-now-127-different-smr-designs-finds-nea-report to view the full article online.

Investor-Owned Utilities Lead Nation in Infrastructure Spending Amid Soaring Electricity Demand

Investor-owned electric companies in the U.S. are investing more than any other capital-intensive sector, including transportation and retail, as they work to modernize the grid and meet rising electricity needs, according to the 2024 Financial Review released by the Edison Electric Institute (EEI).

Visit https://www.tdworld.com/utility-business/news/55305439/investor-owned-utilities-lead-nation-in-infrastructure-spending-amid-soaring-electricity-demand to view the full article online.

New Report Showcases the Evolution of Utility Resilience Planning

Having to deal with everything from extreme weather events to cyber threats to physical security risks has compelled utilities to create brand-new resilience strategies that need to be as robust as they are all-encompassing. But what does it mean to put these strategies into practice? How are stakeholders quantifying the value of doing so, and what’s at stake for organizations that don’t take action?

Visit https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/power-grid/outage-management/new-report-showcases-the-evolution-of-utility-resilience-planning/ to view the full article online.

Trump’s AI Action Plan Calls for Dispatchable Resources and Grid Upgrades

The plan is in line with previous actions by the Trump administration to delay the shuttering of coal plants, but it also acknowledges the need for enhanced efficiency and transmission. The plan says the United States must prevent the “premature decommissioning” of critical power generation resources and “explore innovative ways to harness existing capacity, such as leveraging extant backup power sources to bolster grid reliability during peak demand.”

Visit https://www.utilitydive.com/news/trumps-ai-action-plan-dispatchable-resources-grid-upgrades/754208/ to view the full article online.

Demand Response Programs Improving, but Customers Remain Wary: Report

Though smart thermostat adoption has doubled in eight years to reach 16% of households with Internet access, only about 20% of those households participate in a DR program, the report said. Fifty-four percent of non-participating customers have not heard of or do not think their utility offers DR, the report said.

Visit https://www.utilitydive.com/news/demand-response-dr-utility-programs-resideo/754205/ to view the full article online.

Member Announcements

Four Colorado Utilities Partner to Explore Transmission Solutions

Four of Colorado’s leading public power and distribution cooperative utilities—Colorado Springs Utilities (Springs Utilities), CORE Electric Cooperative (CORE), Platte River Power Authorityand United Power—are joining forces to explore an innovative transmission solution that will better serve their member-customers. This collaboration aims to reduce electric transmission congestion, enhance system reliability, and expand access to renewable energy sources, all while supporting the State of Colorado’s ambitious carbon reduction goals.

Visit https://www.unitedpower.com/four-colorado-utilities-partner-explore-transmission-solutions to view the full article online.

Basin Electric's LOS-To-Tande Transmission Project Begins

Construction began in early June on the foundations for a new 345-kilovolt transmission line that will span 162 miles across northwest North Dakota. Once completed, the Leland Olds Station-to-Tande transmission line will connect the Leland Olds Station near Stanton to the Tande substation near Tioga.

Visit https://www.basinelectric.com/News-Center/news-briefs/Basin-Electrics-LOS-to-Tande-transmission-project-begins to view the full article online.

Salt River Project Diverts 500 Tons of Utility Poles from Landfills

Salt River Project (SRP) announced it has recycled more than 500 tons of previously unrecyclable wooden utility poles, successfully diverting them from Arizona landfills. The poles, which are used to support overhead power lines, are treated with preservatives to increase their durability. This makes them difficult to process through traditional recycling methods.

Visit https://media.srpnet.com/salt-river-project-diverts-500-tons-of-utility-poles-from-landfills/ to view the full article online.

APS Customers Make History With Record Peak Energy Use Three Years in a Row

The back-to-back-to-back records come as no surprise to APS’s resource management team, which forecasts energy needs years in advance and secures reliable resources to keep customers safe and comfortable during extreme heat and to meet rising demand. Multiple factors are contributing to the need to expand Arizona’s power supply, including increasing temperatures, more people moving to the state, and a booming economy.

Visit https://www.aps.com/en/About/Our-Company/Newsroom/Articles/APS_Customers_Make_History_With_Record_Peak_Energy_Use_Three_Years_In_A_Row to view the full article online.

Xcel Energy Announces Portfolio of New Power Projects to Meet Growing Demand in Texas and New Mexico

Xcel Energy has announced new generation resource additions as part of an overall portfolio to meet the rapidly rising energy needs of its Texas and New Mexico service area. The portfolio includes extensions of 521 megawatts of existing generation as well as the addition of 17 new power projects that will add 5,168 megawatts of new nameplate capacity to the region’s generation fleet by 2030.

Visit https://newsroom.xcelenergy.com/news/xcel-energy-announces-portfolio-of-new-power-projects-to-meet-growing-demand-in-texas-and-new-mexico to view the full article online.

CPS Energy and Modern Hydrogen Launch Clean Hydrogen Project

CPS Energy announced an agreement with Modern Hydrogen on a new project to explore the potential for increasing grid resiliency and enabling cleaner power generation from natural gas. This project aims to address the growing demand for power resulting from population growth and increasing electricity loads. CPS Energy will pilot Modern Hydrogen’s technology to convert natural gas into clean hydrogen as an ongoing gas-decarbonization service.

Visit https://newsroom.cpsenergy.com/cps-energy-clean-hydrogen-project/ to view the full article online.

SRP & Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management Sign Five-Year Commitment for Continued Forest Restoration

SRP and the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM) extended their commitment to partner on strategic forest thinning projects through 2030. The Memorandum of Understanding sets the foundation for the utility and state agency to cooperatively plan, fund, and implement forest thinning projects.

Visit https://media.srpnet.com/srp--arizona-department-of-forestry-and-fire-management-sign-five-year-commitment-for-continued-forest-restoration/ to view the full article online.

Fitch Ratings Raises Tri-State’s Outlook, Affirms Investment-Grade Ratings 

“The collaborative work of our Board of Directors and member system directors, trustees and staff, will position Tri-State to deliver reliable and affordable power and energy services to our membership for many decades to come,” said Duane Highley, Tri-State's CEO. “We appreciate Fitch’s recognition of the results driven by the hard work of our members to secure their shared energy future.”

Visit https://tristate.coop/fitch-ratings-raises-tri-states-outlook-affirms-investment-grade-ratings to view the full article online.

White Paper

Breakthrough Battery Lets Physicists Reverse Entanglement—And Rewrite Quantum Law

Scientists have finally uncovered a quantum counterpart to Carnot’s famed second law, showing that entanglement—once thought stubbornly irreversible—can be shuffled back and forth without loss if you plug in a clever “entanglement battery.”

Visit https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250706230318.htm to view the full article online.

Lasers Capture the Invisible Dance of Wind and Waves

A laser-equipped research platform has, for the first time, photographed airflow just millimeters above ocean waves, revealing two simultaneous wind–wave energy-transfer tricks—slow short waves steal power from the breeze, while long giants sculpt the air in reverse. These crisp observations promise to overhaul climate and weather models by clarifying how heat, momentum, and greenhouse gases slip between sea and sky.

Visit https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250709091656.htm to view the full article online.

Scientists Discover Salt that Makes Batteries Last 10x Longer

A team at KAUST has revealed that the short lifespan of aqueous batteries is primarily due to "free water" molecules triggering harmful chemical reactions at the anode. By adding affordable sulfate salts like zinc sulfate, they significantly reduced this issue—boosting battery life over tenfold. The sulfate acts as a “water glue,” stabilizing the water structure and halting the energy-wasting reactions. Not only is this solution simple and cost-effective, but early results suggest it may be a universal fix for various types of metal-anode aqueous batteries.

Visit https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250726234421.htm to view the full article online.

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