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November 17, 2025
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Transmission Delays Mean Higher Costs for Customers, Study Finds
Grid Strategies
A new report WIRES commissioned from Grid Strategies quantifies the costs consumers face from delayed transmission projects based on analysis of eight major portfolios from four different markets around the country.
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New England pipeline Inflow capacity
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ISO-NE Introduces Approach to Modeling Gas Constraints
ISO-NE outlined its planned approach for accounting for resources’ gas supply limitations in its new capacity accreditation framework at a NEPOOL Markets Committee meeting.
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MISO Agrees with All 4 IMM State of the Market Recs
MISO said all four recommendations in the Independent Market Monitor’s 2024 State of the Market Report are likely viable.
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Pennsylvania Withdraws from RGGI as Part of Budget Compromise

Pennsylvania has withdrawn from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative as part of an overdue budget compromise signed by Gov. Josh Shapiro.

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NARUC Executive Director Tony Clark (left) leads a panel discussion on the GEAR Task Force on Nov. 11 at NARUC's annual meeting in Seattle.
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NARUC Report Seeks to Make Headway on Gas-electric Challenges
A new report from the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners offers state regulators an extensive set of recommendations intended to address risks stemming from the ever evolving interdependence of the natural gas and electric sectors in the U.S.
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Aerial view of the Bonneville Dam
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BPA Looks to Fill 155 Positions After Hiring Freeze
The Bonneville Power Administration has resumed hiring after workforce reductions and a federal hiring freeze earlier in 2025.
Brattle Study Finds Similar PRMs Under Alternative Western RA Footprint
A new Brattle Group study examined the impact on planning reserve margins of an alternative Western resource adequacy program that includes expected participants in CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market.
Former FERC Commissioners Ask Supreme Court to Preserve Agency Independence
Eleven former FERC commissioners filed a brief with the Supreme Court arguing it should uphold Humphrey’s Executor or carve out an exception for ratemaking agencies.
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NERC
NERC Manager Shares Outlook on Long-term Assessments
NERC's Manager of Reliability Assessments said the ERO is working to make its Long-Term Reliability Assessments more useful to stakeholders.
MISO States Call NERC’s Planned RA Standard Inappropriate
The Organization of MISO States is warning NERC that its possible new resource adequacy standard would tread on states’ planning authority.
Modernization Task Force Leaders Update NERC Members on Progress
NERC's Member Representatives Committee heard progress reports from the groups developing updates to its standards development process and strategic plan.
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New York Suspends All-electric New Construction Law
Attorneys for the state of New York agreed in a federal court filing to delay the implementation of the All-Electric Buildings Act.
IEA World Energy Outlook 2025 Quantifies Rising Global Power Demand
IEA released its 2025 World Energy Outlook, which shows the growing importance of electricity as residents start to adopt air conditioning and data centers and other large loads drive demand growth in rich countries.
Top Mass. House Members Seeking Major Rollback of Climate Laws
Top Massachusetts House members are pushing an expansive energy bill that would scale back several major climate initiatives and programs.
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PJM MRC/MC Preview: Nov. 20, 2025
PJM’s Markets and Reliability Committee will be asked to endorse revisions to the RTO's tariff, Reliability Assurance Agreement and Operating Agreement.
Tribes Urge FERC to Reject Wright’s Hydropower NOPR
Tribes asked FERC to reject a proposal from Energy Secretary Chris Wright to reverse a 2024 rule change that required consultation with them over hydropower projects proposed on their lands.
MISO to Include Southeastern Texas in South Long-range Tx Planning
MISO announced it will honor a request from Texas regulators and include southeastern Texas in its first long-range transmission study for MISO South.
IMM Advises Better Constraint Management After MISO Tx Emergency
MISO’s Independent Market Monitor said a MISO South September transmission emergency shows the RTO needs a better handle on constraint management within its markets.
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MISO Reexamining Monthlong Outage Limit for Capacity Resources
MISO signaled an openness to alter its 31-day planned outage rule for units that signed up to be capacity resources.
Battery projects in development or under construction in ERCOT as of April 29, 2025.
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How ERCOT’s RTC+B is a Game-changer for Market Operations

ERCOT is preparing to launch its Real-Time Co-Optimization + Batteries initiative, perhaps the most sweeping market redesign in its history, says Yes Energy's Portia Gilman.

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NERC's trustees approved the ERO's business plans and budgets at their August meeting.
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FERC Accepts 2026 ERO Budgets, Approves Waiver
FERC approved the ERO's business plans and budgets, along with a waiver to NERC's rules around use of penalty funds.
2 Regions Under Elevated Risk in Upcoming WECC Winter Assessment
WECC expects two regions to be under elevated risk as the West heads into the winter, with staff saying a prolonged weather event could impact operating reserves.
NERC Files IBR Standards with FERC
NERC has filed five reliability standards to FERC, comprising the second of three sets of standards for inverter-based resources ordered by the commission.
Utilities in SERC, RF to Pay $185K in Penalties
FERC approved settlements with three utilities in the footprints of SERC Reliability and ReliabilityFirst, totaling $185,000 in penalties.
The settlement agreement alleged that Entergy's failure to respond to an alert at the Sabine substation led to transmission line outages that affected 26 industrial customers.
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FERC Approves $1.25M SERC-Entergy Settlement
SERC Reliability claimed Entergy staff ignored multiple high-priority warnings, one of which led to a loss of load for several customers, in determining the $1.25 million penalty.
A BGE substation in Maryland. Neo-Nazi leader Brandon Russell was convicted in February of plotting to damage BGE equipment.
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SERC’s Moran Warns of Growing Climate Security Risks
A speaker at SERC Reliability's fall summit said adversaries may take advantage of severe weather to launch physical and cyberattacks against the grid.
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Utility crews working to restore basic services following the Eaton fire in Altadena
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How Rising Wildfire Risks Are Rewiring the Future of Power Systems
Grid operators and utilities have a double exposure to the increasingly fire-prone environment: grid assets can cause fires and be damaged by them, says columnist Dej Knuckey.
Permits for Trump-Favored Gas Pipeline Approved by N.Y. and N.J.
After multiple denials, the Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline obtained environmental permits from New York and New Jersey in an apparent victory for the Trump administration.
N.J. Backs Clean Energy Democrat for Governor
New Jersey voters resoundingly backed Democrat Mikie Sherrill in the state’s gubernatorial race, sweeping into power a clean energy advocate who says she will immediately freeze utility rates.
Democrats Win the Races for Virginia Governor, Georgia PSC Seats
Democrats won elections in Virginia and Georgia that have implications for energy policy: offshore wind and data centers in Virginia and affordability in both.
Ørsted's Eco Edison service operations vessel and the Bokalift 1 heavy lift vessel are shown at work on the Revolution Wind project off the New England coast Aug. 20.
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Ørsted Says U.S. Offshore Wind Projects on Track but Costly
Ørsted reported a net loss for the third quarter, attributed to the continuing financial challenges for its U.S. offshore wind portfolio, but it also said those projects are progressing well toward completion.
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Split Panel on the D.C. Circuit Upholds DOE’s Furnace Efficiency Rule
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Department of Energy’s efficiency standard for natural gas furnaces and water heaters against appeals from gas trade associations.