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February 12, 2026

Energy Market

Alex Garcia, Earthjustice
Enviros Warn NIPSCO Against Rebuilding Coal Unit on DOE Emergency Order
Earthjustice has warned Northern Indiana Public Service Co. against making costly repairs to its R.M. Schahfer Generating Station to keep it running through spring in accordance with a federal emergency order.
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MISO Announces Microsoft AI Partnership for Planning, Operations
MISO announced it will partner with Microsoft’s AI technologies to operate its markets and plan its system.
Yes Energy
Can Restructured Markets Meet the Challenge of Data Center Demand Growth?
FERC and the organized power markets it oversees are facing huge challenges in trying to meet rising demand reliably and affordably.
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RTC Deployed, ERCOT Takes on New Challenges in 2026
Having finally added real-time co-optimization to the market like every other U.S. grid operator with an effort that began in 2019, ERCOT can turn its attention to other pressing issues.
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EDAM Implementation Remains CAISO’s Focus in 2026
The Extended Day-Ahead Market took center stage at CAISO in 2025 as the ISO tabled other long-term initiatives to ensure the market’s timely launch in May 2026, with PacifiCorp as its first participant.
Entergy
MISO Vows Greater Generation Totals for Big Tech in 2026
MISO has indicated that new generation to serve data centers and other large loads will be mission critical over 2026 and said it will take pains to interconnect units.
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CAISO Readies EDAM Tariff Changes as New Market Nears Opening
CAISO is proposing a set of tariff changes for submission to FERC early in 2026 to help ease participants into the ISO’s new Extended Day-Ahead Market.
Highview Power
IESO Drops Termination Option for Long Lead-time RFP

Responding to opposition from suppliers, IESO said it will not include a termination option in its procurement for long lead-time resources.

Talen Energy
FERC Directs PJM to Issue Rules for Co-locating Generation and Load
FERC told PJM to change its rules to allow for co-located load at generators, with new transmission services and other tweaks.
CAISO
WEM Board OKs Gas Management Changes to Provide ‘Equitable Access’ to Markets
The Western Energy Markets Governing Body approved a set of revisions to CAISO's gas-fired energy generation resource management program after two years of work with stakeholders.

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