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April 11, 2026

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
BPA Releases Draft Decision Solidifying Markets+ Choice
BPA released its draft proposed decision to join SPP’s Markets+, saying that preparations have advanced to a point where it can “move forward with implementation and propose joining Markets+ in October 2028.”
Monitoring Analytics
Monitor Urges PJM to Make Data Centers Bear Grid Burden
PJM’s Independent Market Monitor warned the cost of wholesale power in the RTO will continue to rise with the rapid addition of data center load without enough capacity to serve it.
New Mexico PRC
N.M. Regulators Order Blackstone to Explain TXNM Stock Purchase
In a potential hurdle to Blackstone Infrastructure's acquisition of TXNM Energy, state regulators have ordered Blackstone to provide legal justification of its purchase of 8 million shares of TXNM Stock without the regulators' consent.
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Policy Roundup: DOJ Sues California on EVs; DOE Offers $1.9B for ATTs
The Trump administration is suing California over its mandates for electric vehicles and offering $1.9 billion for advanced transmission.
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Renewable Portfolio Standards Not Boosting Electric Rates, MIT Study Finds
A new MIT study posits that while retail electric rates are higher in states that have renewable portfolio standards, the standards are not to blame.
Microsoft
CAISO Developing Large Loads Technical Standards
Although large loads are not new to California or the West, CAISO is formulating technical standards that address their potential boom over the coming years.
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Industry Seeks Immediate Halt to Con Edison Storage Policy
New York energy storage and solar trade groups are seeking an immediate end to what they say is an effective freeze on interconnection of distributed storage facilities by the state’s largest investor-owned utility.
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EDAM Governance Questioned During NV Energy Hearing
As Nevada regulators consider NV Energy's request to join CAISO's Extended Day-Ahead Market, the debate over the independence of EDAM's governance is intensifying.
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Northwest Lawmakers Explore Building Transmission Without BPA’s Help
Oregon and Washington lawmakers are exploring ways to build new transmission independent of the Bonneville Power Administration.
Texas RE
AI’s Rapid Growth Increases Risks to U.S. Grid
A speaker at a recent Texas RE webinar discussed the potential risks posed by the growth of artificial intelligence.

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