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December 19, 2025

Public Policy

Flo Charging Stations
States Sue Trump Administration to Recover EV Charger Funding
Sixteen states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration in an effort to recover billions of dollars in funding for EV charging infrastructure.
xAI
NAACP Event Examines Data Center Impact on Environmental Justice
Data center developers’ imperative of speed to market not only stresses the power grid but also is felt on the ground as the giant facilities — often paired with onsite generation — spring up in neighborhoods overburdened by pollution.
Rainbow Energy Center
Trade Group Submits 2nd Complaint Against MISO Capacity Auction Repricing
A trade group representing multiple MISO power producers has lodged a complaint against retroactive pricing revisions in MISO’s 2025/26 capacity auction, joining Pelican Power in calling the repricing unlawful.
AdminMonitor
Texas PUC Approves 2 Energy Fund Completion Bonuses
Texas regulators have approved two more applications under the Texas Energy Fund’s completion-bonus program, making the generation resources eligible for more than $100 million in grants.
ERCOT
ERCOT Board Approves $9.4B 765-kV Project
ERCOT’s Board of Directors has approved staff’s proposed 765-kV Eastern Backbone project and its $9.4 billion capital cost price tag, making it the most expensive project in the grid operator’s history.
Idaho National Laboratory
Colorado PUC Hears Pros, Cons of Reconductoring
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission heard about the pros and cons of reconductoring during an informational meeting.
Solar Energy Industries Association
Report Shows Cost Savings from New Solar, Storage in New England
A new report estimates that solar and battery storage growth in New England between 2025 and 2030 could reduce wholesale energy costs across the region by about $684 million annually by 2030.
MISO
MISO Members: Large Loads are Certain, Require Rules Against Cross-subsidization
MISO members don’t doubt that large loads will turn up at the beginning of the next decade and are occupied with how the industry can make sure ratepayers don’t subsidize supersized customers.
© RTO Insider 
Energy Policy Debates Take Center Stage at gridCONNEXT Conference
Attendees at the gridCONNEXT conference, including the acting under secretary of energy and U.S. representatives, debated federal energy policy.
Vineyard Wind
Judge Tosses Trump’s Halt on Wind Projects

A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s executive order halting onshore and offshore wind power leasing and permitting was unlawful, finding that it violated the Administrative Procedure Act.


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