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April 10, 2026

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New York Department of Public Service
N.Y. Reports Progress on Energy Storage Buildout
New York has far exceeded the interim target on its energy storage roadmap — 1.5 GW of capacity by the end of 2025 — but has more work ahead as it pursues 6 GW by 2030.
JIRSA Hedrick
Xcel Files Large Load Tariff Proposal in Colorado
Xcel Energy is seeking approval for a large load tariff in Colorado that includes an optional clean transition tariff to encourage the development of emerging carbon-free resources.
Yes Energy
Spill at Northwest Dams Risks Causing ‘Catastrophic Harm,’ Feds Tell 9th Circuit
Federal agencies urged the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to pause a lower court’s order that would increase spill levels at eight dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers, saying the order risks increasing rates and causing costly blackouts.
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ISO-NE, PJM Market Monitors Concerned about Vistra Acquisition of Cogentrix
Vistra’s acquisition of Cogentrix Public Utilities would increase market power and could undermine competition in ISO-NE and PJM, market monitors for the RTOs argued.
SPP
SPP Issues 1st Resource Advisory in West BA
SPP issued a resource advisory, a frequent occurrence during shoulder months, for its West balancing authority area less one week after successfully expanding into the Western Interconnection.
Bechtel
We Energies Defers Oak Creek Coal Units’ Retirement Through 2027
We Energies announced it will extend the operating lives of coal-fired Units 7 and 8 at its Oak Creek Power Plant through the end of 2027.
CAISO
CAISO Draft Tx Plan Includes $1.4B for Project Serving Silicon Valley Large Loads
CAISO’s draft 2025/26 transmission plan proposes more than $1 billion for an infrastructure project that would power new data centers and other large loads in Silicon Valley.
Calvert County
Wary Local Officials Scrutinize Maryland Data Center Proposals
A proposal by Amazon Web Services to build a major data center next to a nuclear plant in Maryland has sparked scrutiny from local officials and the state ratepayer representative over the potential impact.
Consumers Energy
States, Environmentalists Argue DOE is Usurping Authority via 202(c)
States and environmentalists told an appeals court that DOE is trying to usurp authority over planning for the bulk power system via its use of the Federal Power Act Section 202(c) to keep the Campbell coal plant and other generators open past planned retirement dates.
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PJM Estimates FERC Order to Require Over $1B in Transmission Rebilling
PJM estimates it may need to rebill over $1 billion in transmission charges under a FERC order requiring the RTO to eliminate the de minimis exception from the process it uses to determine transmission rates.

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