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February 21, 2026

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MISO
MISO 2025 Transmission Planning Cycle Rises to $13B
MISO’s 2025 Transmission Expansion Plan has amassed another $2 billion in investment since early spring, bringing its total to $13 billion.
BPA
Trump Directs Feds to Withdraw from Deal on Snake River Dams

President Trump issued a memo directing the federal government to withdraw from a deal with four tribes and two states that considered the future operation of four dams on the Lower Snake River and eventually could have led to their breach.

CAISO
CAISO Proposes Alternative Approach for Calculating RA Resources During Peak Times

CAISO is proposing a new method for verifying how much energy thermal resources can provide during peak conditions on California’s grid for resource adequacy purposes.

Darden Clean Energy Project
CEC Approves Massive Solar-plus-storage Project

California regulators approved Intersect Power’s Darden Clean Energy Project, which is expected to be the largest battery energy storage system in the world when completed.

Con Edison
N.Y. OKs 642 MW of Urgent Infrastructure Upgrades

New York authorized its first tranche of projects under a 2024 order that sought to address urgent existing and anticipated electric infrastructure needs as the state pushes to decarbonize transportation and buildings. 

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MISO Says Public Communication Needs Work After NOLA Load Shed

MISO conceded to its Board of Directors that it should have done more to convey the danger it perceived ahead of the late spring load-shedding event in Greater New Orleans.

Seattle City Light
Former Seattle City Light CEO Nominated for WEM Governing Body

Former Seattle City Light CEO Debra Smith has been nominated to join the Western Energy Markets (WEM) Governing Body, with a three-year term to begin July 1. 

Shutterstock
ISO-NE Internal Market Monitor Weighs in on Capacity Market Changes

The Internal Market Monitor weighed in on ISO-NE's proposed capacity market overhaul, expressing support for increased flexibility around resource retirement notifications and recommending the elimination of the pivotal supplier test.

Shutterstock
ERCOT TAC Approves Tabled Curtailable Load NPRR

ERCOT stakeholders approved a protocol change that would register loads that can be curtailed under certain system conditions.

Minnkota Power Cooperative
EPA Proposes Repealing Limits on Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Emissions

EPA proposed repealing rules passed by previous administrations that impose carbon limits on existing and new power plants and the 2024 updates to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard.


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