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January 7, 2026

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The Imperial Irrigation District
FERC Defends Order 1920’s Tx Planning Changes Against Appeals
FERC defended Order 1920 against appeals in a brief filed Jan. 5, saying the transmission planning and cost allocation rule is firmly within its authority and builds on previous pathbreaking rulemakings like Orders 888 and 1000.
Constellation Energy
NRC Approves First Digital Conversion of Nuclear Plant Safety Controls

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said its approval of the digital upgrade at Constellation Energy’s Limerick Clean Energy Center paves the way for instrumentation and control modernization across the U.S. commercial fleet.

Orano
DOE Awards $2.7B to Help Reshore Uranium Enrichment
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $900 million each to three companies to help expand the nation’s uranium enrichment capabilities.
Ørsted
Offshore Wind Developers Fight to get Back in the Water
Three of the four developers building wind farms in U.S. waters are challenging the Trump administration’s Dec. 22 order suspending all such construction.
Diamond Generating LLC
Why 2026 will be the Year of Flexibility
Flexibility will be a core attribute of the various scenarios and solutions being discussed to meet the snowballing estimates of U.S. electric power demand, says columnist K Kaufmann.
Shutterstock
Will Batteries Remain a Clean Energy Bright Spot in 2026?
In 2026, utility-scale energy storage projects in the U.S. will face headwinds that could slow the pace of a technology that is fast becoming a global grid staple, warns columnist Dej Knuckey.
Dominion Energy
Trump Scoring Victories as he Goes Tilting at Wind Turbines
The Trump administration has ordered all offshore wind generation construction halted and has stalled some onshore wind projects.
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NV Energy’s Early IRP Filing Reflects Load, Resource Challenges in 2026
As NV Energy prepares to file its next integrated resource plan ahead of schedule in April, the company says it will take longer than previously planned to reduce its reliance on short-term market purchases.
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Solar Power Continues to Make Gains, but Slowdown Expected in 2026
The degree of risk and uncertainty springing from indifferent or outright obstructive new federal policies in 2025 has trimmed planned solar deployment.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Hydropower Faces Prospects for Growth, Contraction in 2026
The demand for energy storage capacity is driving a flurry of proposals for new pumped storage hydropower while proposals for new conventional facilities are limited to small-scale projects.

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