Duke's two Brunswick #nuclear units in North Carolina return to service after #HurricaneFlorence | plts.co/JayY30lX8ee

Storm Tracker: More than 860,000 customers still in dark in #HurricaneMichael's wake | plts.co/ZQ4B30mcpeb

#Solar energy -- increasingly paired with battery storage -- is likely to be the "next big thing" in ERCOT | #batteries #electricvehicles #Texas | plts.co/J0q430mkICt

Blockchain is just one part of a new digital trading infrastructure, with artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotic process automation all set to play a role. Read our special report to get the latest #insights here: plts.co/Dheb30mqueD #SPGPlattsInsight

An Eversource Energy executive said that New England winter energy price increases are being caused by natural gas and power system constraints | #powergeneration #powergrid | Jared Anderson story: plts.co/De2g30mtNuN

News stories, features, infographics, factboxes, podcasts and videos. For a roundup of SPGlobalPlatts coverage of 2018 US #midterms, go to: plts.co/GnWf30mtwmG

MISO is monitoring the approach of extremely cold air to parts of the mid-continent region next week. We are working closely with our members and neighboring operators to prepare and protect the reliability of the grid.

PG&E approaches edge of what is expected to be long, difficult bankruptcy | plts.co/4sci30nuhZ7

Court filings lay out key reasons for PG&E's bankruptcy and need to cut portfolio | plts.co/eAIX30nwfWJ

Increasing women's participation in the workforce could add $5.87 Trillion to the value of global markets. SPGlobalPlatts women leaders support #ChangePays S&P Global #leadership #diversity #inclusion

Winter storms have battered the US, driving up power demand and prices. SPGlobalPlatts senior pricing specialists Kelli Ainsworth, Kassia Micek & Jeff Zhou look at everything from power and #natgas prices to demand and water supply. Listen here (14:30): plts.co/sG9T30nIA5G

Developer 7X Energy to build 250-MW #solar facility in West #Texas | #renewables | plts.co/PbHo50lSc4D

. PJM Interconnection CEO Andy Ott goes in depth w/ Jared Anderson + Kieran Kemmerer of SPGlobalPlatts on energy and capacity market design changes | #powermarkets #powergeneration | Listen here (25:29): plts.co/wCG030nMTuc

Power, #natgas trade groups say #FCC proposal threatens #powergrid reliability, heightens outage risks | plts.co/BesB50m8LcX

#EVs to reach cost parity with internal combustion #cars in 3-4 years: Bernstein | #electricvehicles #autos | plts.co/mMHB50mb52Y

Possible US tariffs could hike battery storage system costs 15-18%: analysts|plts.co/t5Ox50uyxH4

Join the S&P Global Platts power pricing and analytics teams next Thursday, August 22 for a summer lookback webinar. Link to registration: plattsinfo.spglobal.com/Summer-Power-W…

We do not have any public safety power shut offs planned at this time. Wildfire risk in our service territory is low, but we are prepared in the event of an emergency. Learn about our safety plans at smud.org/WildfireSafety.

#PSPS: Additional proactive shutoffs for safety will begin later this afternoon and into early evening in portions of these counties (see table). This phase of the safety shutoff also includes some parts of Mendocino and Calaveras not turned off this morning.

US #Power: Electricity load growth is expected to be flat the next couple of years, leaving #renewables & #natgas competing over market share, Anne Swedberg of SPGlobalPlatts told a press briefing today.