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December 6, 2025

Public Policy

Rystad Energy, IGU
Report: Gas Powerful Tool for Energy Assurance
A report from the International Gas Union argued that the U.S. and other nations can do more to ensure natural gas is properly used as a resource for grid stability.
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Permitting Hearing Shows Tricky Politics of Getting a Bill Passed
A House Natural Resources Committee hearing on permitting legislation highlighted how split the parties are, even on an issue where key parts of both their coalitions support action.
MISO
MISO, Stakeholders Appeal to FERC to Leave Long-range Tx Plan Intact
MISO and several stakeholders came to the defense of the RTO’s $21.8 billion, 24-project long-range transmission plan portfolio for the Midwest as five Republican states seek to repeal the projects’ approval.
Michelle Bloodworth
Stakeholder Forum: What Does a Reliable Grid Cost?
More and more, energy policy analysis seems to be based on finding a preferred answer rather than a realistic answer, says America's Power CEO Michelle Bloodworth.
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NWPCC Updates Power Plan Model in Light of Trump
The Northwest Power and Conservation Council provided additional details on how its ninth power plan will consider new federal policies that could impact the buildout of new resources and transmission.
Office of Sen. Josh Becker
Calif. Pathways Legislation Poised for Passage After Being Shifted into New Bill
California lawmakers have shifted the legislation designed to transition governance of CAISO’s markets to an independent “regional organization” into a different bill — AB 825.
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Permitting Legislation Effort Picks up Steam, but Passage Remains Difficult
Permitting reform legislation is starting to move through Congress, with a key House committee holding a hearing and supporters lobbying legislators, though actually passing a bill is tough in any political climate.
EMC Engineering Services
D.C. Circuit Upholds FERC PURPA Decision Without Chevron Deference
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an earlier decision that sided with FERC on a PURPA case without using Chevron deference, agreeing with the commission's statutory interpretation.
Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy to Offload 13 Michigan Hydro Dams to Investment Firm for $1 Each
After years of looking for a buyer, Consumers Energy announced it struck a $13 deal to sell its fleet of 13 hydroelectric dams in Michigan to a Bethesda, Md., private equity firm.
Transource
Third Circuit Reaffirms Ruling in Favor of Transource 9A Project
The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission violated the Constitution in denying Transource Energy permits necessary to construct the Independence Energy Connection transmission project.

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