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April 25, 2025
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Stakeholders, NERC Respond to FERC Large Loads Investigation
Talen Energy's Susquehanna Steam Electric Station located in Salem Township, Pa.
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Stakeholders urged FERC to consider reliability and consumer costs when weighing approaches to co-located large loads.
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Texas PUC Commissioner Courtney Hjaltman shares her thoughts on the 765-kV proposal.
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Texas PUC Approves 765-kV Transmission Option for Permian Basin
In what is being labeled a “landmarkand “historic” decision by the industry, the Texas Public Utility Commission approved a plan April 24 that allows ERCOT to authorize the region’s first extra-high-voltage transmission lines and meet the petroleum-rich Permian Basin’s rapidly growing power needs. 
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Consumer Groups Invoke DOJ Stance in Stalled Complaint on ROFRs in MISO Planning
A collective of consumer groups has invoked a recent letter from the U.S. Department of Justice in an attempt to get FERC to act on its three-year-old complaint against MISO deferring to state right of first refusal laws in regional planning.
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GE Vernova's gas turbine assembly plant in Greenville, S.C.
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Gas Soars, Wind Slumps for GE Vernova
GE Vernova’s gas turbine sales pipeline grew 39% and its onshore wind orders dropped 42% in the first quarter of 2025 amid sweeping changes in the U.S. energy landscape.
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Texas RE Speaker Emphasizes Human Role in Security
Texas RE's manager of CIP compliance monitoring said humans remain the most important factor in a utility's cybersecurity approach.
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SPP CEO David Kelley explains the focus on affordability as SPC Chair John Cupparo listens
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SPP Stakeholders Open Discussion on Affordability
SPP staff have opened a discussion with stakeholders into affordability and the grid operator’s proposed region-wide approach to improve decision-making and keep affordability as a key focus.
Firm Fuel Proposal Continues to Confuse NYISO Stakeholders
NYISO returned to the Installed Capacity Working Group with more modifications to the tariff language and general structure of its firm fuel capacity accreditation proposal, but stakeholders still appear to be skeptical of it.
Oregon House Passes Bill to Shift Energy Costs onto Data Centers
The Oregon House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill that would require data center developers to shoulder a larger share of their own energy costs in an effort to mitigate risk to smaller consumers.
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NERC Responds to Industry Critique on IBR Standards
NERC defended its proposed standard on inverter-based resources from stakeholder criticism on several aspects, including its development process and exemptions for legacy technology.
Texas RE Endorses 6.4% Budget Increase for 2026
The Texas Reliability Entity’s Member Representatives Committee has unanimously approved the entity’s 2026 budget and business plan that is within 1% of previous projections, but at 6.4% increase over 2025.
Data Centers’ Reliability Impacts Examined at FERC Meeting
FERC heard details about recent reliability incidents caused by data centers tripping offline in Virginia and Texas and NERC's efforts to address them.
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N.J. BPU Backs Wind, Solar Adjustments Amid Dissent
New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities backed measures to keep on track one of its three remaining offshore wind projects and retool a large-scale solar incentive program.
All-electric Rebuild After L.A. Fires Could be Better than Dual-fuel, Report Finds
Los Angeles leaders should consider rebuilding the more than 20,000 structures destroyed by the January 2025 wildfires as all-electric rather than as dual-fuel despite the potential higher life cycle costs of all-electric buildings, a new report finds.
Maine PUC Seeking Feedback on Transmission, Generation Procurement
The Maine PUC is seeking feedback and indications of interest for a procurement of generation and transmission capacity to connect at least 1,200 MW of clean energy in Northern Maine to ISO-NE.
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Solar and gas-burning generation facilities owned by Florida Power and Light are shown in Parrish, Fla.
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NextEra Energy Continues to Rack up Renewables Deals
NextEra Energy posted solid first-quarter financials and said its renewables portfolio continued to grow even as President Trump began implementing pro-fossil fuel policies.
SPP MPEC Members Celebrate Markets+ Funding Order
FERC’s approval of SPP’s Markets+ funding agreement and its recovery mechanism came as backers of the Western centralized day-ahead market were meeting with the snow-capped Rockies as a backdrop.
ACORE Report Explains How to Get Advanced Transmission in Regional Plans
ACORE released a report arguing that transmission planners need to take advantage of advanced technologies and can do so as they implement FERC Order 1920.
MISO: New Software Effective, Faster than Previous Queue Study Process
MISO concluded that Pearl Street’s SUGAR automation software is an effective alternative to the power flow simulations it used to conduct to identify network upgrades for generation projects in the queue.
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FERC Approves SPP’s Funding Plans for Markets+
FERC approved SPP’s $150 million funding agreement for Markets+ and the funding mechanisms under which the RTO will finance the implementation phase of the market’s development.
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FERC Approves PJM-Pa. Agreement on Capacity Price Cap, Floor
FERC approved a PJM proposal to limit capacity prices to between $175 and $325/MW-day for the next two Base Residual Auctions, resolving a complaint from Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.
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A satellite image taken on Jan. 22 shows an arc of snow across the Gulf and Atlantic coasts in the Southeastern U.S.
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FERC, NERC Say Grid Winter Recommendations Working
FERC and NERC's report on the January winter storms indicated the gas and electric industries are improving their communication and coordination, staff said at the commission's April meeting.
NERC Standards Committee Approves IBR Posting
NERC's Standards Committee agreed to post several standards projects for industry comment, though members expressed concern about a plan to compress their timelines.
PG&E Wildfire Plan Relies on Proven Strategies, Newer Tech
A new three-year wildfire mitigation plan from Pacific Gas and Electric incorporates tried-and-true strategies such as undergrounding power lines, as well as some newer approaches such as pole-mounted sensors
Western Utilities Prep for Wildfire Season with New Initiatives, Tech
Utilities in the West are gearing up for another wildfire season, equipped with new technology and lessons learned from recent fires in Los Angeles they hope can assist in mitigation work.
NERC CEO Jim Robb addresses the Member Representatives Committee's informational session.
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Robb: NERC Working with DOE on Energy Orders
NERC's CEO told attendees at an MRC informational session that the ERO is in discussions with the Energy Department to assist with a recent executive order requiring nationwide reliability assessments.
A graph showing how the number of newly registered entities in Texas, especially generator owners, has grown each year since 2022
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Texas RE Offers Compliance Help for New Registrants
Presenters at a Texas RE webinar focused on helping newly registered entities with the most frequently seen violations among utilities in similar circumstances.
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Clean Path Transmission Plan Draws Support, Criticism
Stakeholders and advocates are sounding off for and against expedited review of the $5 billion-plus Clean Path transmission proposal that would feed power into New York City.
FERC Upholds Preliminary Permit for Pumped Hydro Concept
FERC in November 2024 granted a 48-month preliminary permit to York Energy Storage LLC for an 858-MW facility along the Susquehanna River near Lancaster and York that could produce 1.5 million MWh per year.
Louisiana PSC Scraps Statewide Energy Efficiency Program
The Louisiana Public Service Commission abruptly pulled the plug on its long-awaited, statewide energy efficiency program weeks after selecting a contractor to measure savings.
Feds Move to Halt Construction of Empire Wind 1
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum posted that he had directed BOEM to bring an immediate halt to all construction activities on the $7 billion project until it could undergo further review. 
The first turbine installed at the Revolution Wind project off the New England coast is shown in September.
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GAO Study Flags Impacts of Offshore Wind Development
A GAO study concludes offshore wind energy development carries both positive and negative potential impacts and flags gaps in federal oversight of its development.
Future energy use in the U.S., as projected by the Energy Information Administration based on factors present in December 2024.
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EIA Projects Demise of Coal, Rise of Renewables
The U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts sharp increases in renewable power generation and sharp decreases in coal-fired power in its 2025 Annual Energy Outlook.