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January 31, 2026

Public Policy

Duke Energy
FERC Approves Duke Proposal to Combine Carolinas Subsidiaries
FERC approved Duke's proposal to combine its two subsidiaries in the Carolinas, which have been in place since its merger with Progress Energy closed in 2012.
PowerLines
U.S. Utility Rate Increase Requests Topped $30B in 2025
A newly published review of utilities serving 81.1 million U.S. customers found a total of $30.5 billion in 2025 rate hike requests — a record high, and twice as much as was sought in 2024.
Xcel Energy
Grid Weathers Latest Winter Storm but Still Faces Gas Coordination Problems
The North American grid made it through the winter storm of Jan. 24-26 — dubbed “Fern” by The Weather Channel — relatively unscathed, but the cold weather gripping much of the U.S. and Canada continues, and cold snaps in the future will still stress the interconnected power and natural gas systems.
Entergy Louisiana
Stakeholders Say MISO’s Nonpublic Extreme Events Study Merits Closer Look
Some MISO stakeholders said an extreme events analysis from 2025’s transmission planning cycle potentially raises a red flag and deserves more attention.
Shutterstock
The Maryland 2026 Midterms Energy Trilemma Blues
Maryland's 2026 legislative session could show how states facing explosive demand growth can achieve their clean energy and affordability goals despite the Trump administration’s resistance to solar, wind and storage, according to Livewire columnist K Kaufmann.
Portland General Electric
Oregon PUC Probes PGE on Data Center Cost-sharing Proposals
The Oregon Public Utility Commission questioned Portland General Electric’s proposals concerning grid infrastructure cost allocation for data centers, voicing concern that the utility risked prioritizing data centers over other customers.
Walters Group
Regulators: MISO Stakeholders Should Decide Cost-sharing for DOE Coal Plant Orders
State regulators in MISO asked FERC to let power industry stakeholders determine how to allocate the costs for an Indiana coal plant forced to stay online by the Trump administration’s Department of Energy.
LS Power Grid
Nevada Regulators Approve SWIP-North Construction Permit
Nevada regulators approved a construction permit for the SWIP-North transmission line, keeping the project on track for a 2028 operation date.
Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec Halted NECEC Deliveries amid Reliability Concerns
As extreme winter weather descended on the Eastern U.S. and Canada, Hydro-Québec suspended power exports to New England on the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line because of reliability concerns in Québec.
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PJM MRC/MC Briefs: Jan. 22, 2026
PJM presented manual revisions to clarify how resources are defined as offline for the purpose of determining whether they are eligible for lost opportunity cost credits.

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