Sternberg, Naccari & White
The White House has nominated David LaCerte to FERC for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2026. The seat became open when Willie Phillips resigned.
Yes Energy
Industry experts say that while DOE's report points to a well known issue, it focuses only on keeping old plants online instead of needed new capacity.
IESO
IESO transmission planners are using “adaptive pathways” to account for uncertainty over future load growth.
NYSERDA
The PSC shut down the process to build an underwater transmission network to bring electricity to shore from the hundreds of wind turbines the state hopes to see spinning off its coastline.
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CAISO is asking the California Public Utilities Commission to consider issuing a new procurement order to meet the region’s electricity reliability needs from 2028-2032, citing significant forecasted load growth in those years.
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SPP has added OG&E's Emily Shuart to its staff as it bolstered its external affairs group in the face of massive industry changes.
The author behind the bill that would allow CAISO to relinquish market governance to an independent RO has delayed a hearing after several organizations withdrew support for the proposed legislation.
FERC is moving to rescind the West-wide wholesale electricity price cap mechanism it instituted in 2002 in response to widespread price manipulation during the Western energy crisis of 2000/01.
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MISO
MISO’s Independent Market Monitor has expressed lingering dissatisfaction with NERC’s Long-Term Reliability Assessment, even with potentially corrected values.
DOE's report tries to apply one reliability metric to different markets and finds significant new capacity will be needed in some markets to avoid reliability problems by 2030.
NERC released an industry survey on emerging security risks to the grid, along with material helping owners of inverter-based resources register with the ERO.
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Georgia Power
Georgia Power will add at least 6 GW of new generation capacity by 2031, and potentially as much as 8.5 GW, under its recently approved integrated resource plan.
The Virginia SCC ordered changes to Dominion's IRP filings, requiring scenarios that meet state clean energy goals and have an increased level of storage, efficiency and demand-side management.
New technology and energy facilities are planned for Pennsylvania at a cost of more than $90 billion, including multiple power plants and data centers, possibly co-located.
