Talen Energy
FERC told PJM to change its rules to allow for co-located load at generators, with new transmission services and other tweaks.
PJM
PJM’s 2027/28 Base Residual Auction procured 134,479 MW in unforced capacity at the $333.44/MW-day maximum price, falling 6,623 MW short of the reliability requirement and setting a clearing price record.
TransAlta
Citing an energy “emergency” in the Northwest this winter, DOE ordered TransAlta to continue operating Washington’s last coal-fired generating plant for three months beyond its scheduled retirement at the end of this year.
CISA
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency updated its critical infrastructure cybersecurity goals to address emerging cybersecurity risks.
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House Republicans amended the SPEED Act on its way to a floor vote, in order to allow the Trump administration to keep repealing Biden-era permits for offshore wind, which led renewable energy groups to drop support for the bill.
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Hydro-Québec
ISO-NE presented the final stakeholder-requested sensitivities for its 2024 Economic Study, discussing the potential effects of adding 3.9 GW of hydropower to the Hydro-Québec system.
The Western Energy Markets Governing Body approved a set of revisions to CAISO's gas-fired energy generation resource management program after two years of work with stakeholders.
ICF International has released a new paper discussing where data centers could be sited.
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A new white paper from The Brattle Group and cybersecurity firm Dragos is sounding the alarm about the potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities posed by battery energy storage system infrastructure.
FERC provided additional clarity on its directive that NERC submit informational filings on the implementation of its most recent cold weather standard.
A presenter from ReliabilityFirst said the regional entity expects a normal level of risk this winter, indicating a low chance of energy shortfalls.
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The newest iteration of New York’s energy roadmap maintains a zero-emission grid as a target but acknowledges an uncertain path to that goal, and likely a longer reliance on fossil fuels.
Sixteen states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration in an effort to recover billions of dollars in funding for EV charging infrastructure.
Data center developers’ imperative of speed to market not only stresses the power grid but also is felt on the ground as the giant facilities — often paired with onsite generation — spring up in neighborhoods overburdened by pollution.
