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March 9, 2026

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IESO
Ontario PMU Expansion Raises Cost Concerns
IESO’s plan to require synchrophasor data from storage resources is prompting cost concerns.
ACI
Data Centers Don’t Cause Rate Increases but Would Still be Wise to Supply Own Power
Data centers have become the whipping boy of high electric bills; consumers believe they are paying higher rates because of these power-hungry server farms. However, it is not that simple, writes Kristen Walker of The American Consumer Institute.
AES Indiana
BlackRock and Others to Take AES Corp. Private for $33B
A consortium led by BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners and Swedish private equity firm EQT AB agreed to buy AES Corp. in a deal valued at about $33.4 billion including debt.
NYISO
NYISO Exceeded Peak Winter Load Forecast in Early February
NYISO exceeded its winter baseline peak load forecast on Feb. 7, its COO told the Management Committee.
ERCOT
ERCOT, Stakeholders Digging into DRRS Ancillary Service
ERCOT plans to use a third workshop to inform the discussion with stakeholders on the Dispatchable Reliability Reserve Service, which faces a June deadline to be brought before the Board of Directors.
NYISO
Stakeholders Ask for Boundaries on NYISO’s Reformed Reliability Process
The conversation during a five-hour meeting on changes to NYISO’s transmission planning processes became heated at times, as stakeholders challenged ISO officials on exactly how they will develop the possible scenarios they propose to determine reliability needs.
NorthWestern Energy
NorthWestern Can Sell Power from Former PSE Coal Plant, FERC Says
FERC approved NorthWestern’s acquisition of Puget Sound Energy’s shares in the coal-fired Colstrip power plant and authorized NorthWestern to sell electricity produced by the plant.
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Top CAISO, SPP Executives Talk Competition and Collaboration
Conversations remained cordial despite the ongoing competition between CAISO and SPP in the west as the RTOs’ top executives took the stage at Yes Energy’s annual EMPOWER conference.
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Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Boost Advanced Transmission Technologies
Two senators introduced the REWIRE Act, which aims to speed up permitting for advanced transmission projects on existing rights of way and generally encourage advanced transmission technologies.
Hitachi Vantara
AI Has to be Reliable Before We Trust it with our Grid
Columnist Dej Knuckey says there’s no doubt AI can be exponentially faster, smarter, and more innovative and efficient than the current workforce, but can it be reliable?

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