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December 6, 2025

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Invenergy
FERC Orders MISO to Describe Merchant HVDC Planning Considerations
FERC ruled that MISO must name a point in development and describe how it would consider merchant HVDC lines in its transmission planning.
Entergy
Stakeholders Ask MISO to Pause ’25 Queue to Get a Handle on 4-Year Backlog
Stakeholders asked MISO to consider putting a hold on processing generation project proposals entering the interconnection queue in 2025 in order to focus on the bottlenecks formed from the 2021 and 2022 queue classes.
TVA
Nonprofits Warn of Potential TVA Privatization Ahead of Board Hearings
Environmental and social justice organizations worry the Tennessee Valley Authority could be headed toward privatization with a slate of board candidates assembled by the Trump administration.
Ameren Missouri
Hawley Asks Ameren if Ratepayers are Covering Data Center Costs
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) requested that Ameren explain whether residential ratepayers are picking up the tab for grid upgrades necessary to accommodate data centers and other large industrial customers.
Shutterstock
NOPR Would Get Pipelines to Offer More Information for Grid Operators
FERC issued an NOPR directing several changes to gas pipelines' business practices aimed at increasing information sharing with grid operators, especially during extreme weather.
Shutterstock
AEP Closes on $1.6B Loan Guarantee for Transmission Projects
AEP Transmission plans to rebuild or upgrade 5,000 line-miles in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma and West Virginia.
Shutterstock
9-GW Power Gap Looms over Northwest, Co-op Warns
The Northwest faces a “pretty scary” situation, with a new study showing a potential 9-GW capacity shortfall by 2030, increased energy prices and building constraints, PNGC Power's CEO said.
Shutterstock
FERC Approves SPP’s New Provisional Load Process
FERC approved SPP’s tariff change to offer a provisional load interconnection process so the grid operator can study potential data centers and other large loads when there isn’t available power for the new facilities.
IESO
Battery Developers Seek Relief on IESO Ramp Limits
Storage developers in Ontario are pushing back on IESO’s 100-MW/minute ramp limit for batteries, saying it will reduce their revenues.
California Governor's Office
VPPs Suffer Setbacks in Calif. Legislative Session
The 2025 California legislative session ended in disappointment for virtual power plant proponents, as several VPP-related bills were vetoed and funding fell through for an existing program.

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