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December 5, 2025

Public Policy

Duke Energy
NCUC Examines the Challenges to Meeting Demand from Large Loads
The North Carolina Utilities Commission spent several days diving into the issues of meeting new demand from large loads like data centers.
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FERC Sides with San Francisco in PG&E Cost Allocation Dispute
FERC sided with San Francisco in the city’s dispute with PG&E over cost allocation provisions in a wholesale distribution contract, finding PG&E improperly required the city to bear the cost of system upgrades instead of allocating costs among all beneficiaries.
New Mexico PRC
PNM Accounting Request Revives EDAM vs. Markets+ Debate
State regulators approved an accounting order for Public Service Company of New Mexico’s participation in CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market, in a case that rekindled the debate over which day-ahead market PNM should choose. 
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NYISO Notes ‘Fluctuation’ of Outlooks for Grid Reliability
The NYISO Operating Committee voted to approve the ISO’s draft Comprehensive Reliability Plan, though environmental groups and the Market Monitoring Unit voiced concerns.
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.
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.
Astoria Generating Co.
NYISO Again Identifies Reliability Need for NYC
New York City could be short as much as 650 MW in capacity in the summer of 2026, according to NYISO’s Short Term Assessment of Reliability for the third quarter.
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and Brattle Group
LBNL Study Examines Drivers Behind Higher Power Prices in Some States
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released a paper recently examining why some states have seen retail power prices rise faster than inflation.

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