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December 6, 2025

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USEA Panel: Power Sector Moving Slower than Big Tech
A group of industry insiders looking at ways to meet data centers’ electricity demand found a common thread within their varied opinions: The power sector and its regulators need to be a lot nimbler.
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Calif. Officials Probe Utilities on Wildfire Safety Measures
California officials asked SCE to show humility in its approach to the January wildfires in Los Angeles and probed PG&E about its safety culture after the utility’s 2019 bankruptcy during an interagency briefing hosted by the California Public Utilities Commission .
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State Tx Entity, Regional Markets Feature in Ore. Energy Strategy
The Oregon Department of Energy’s new draft energy strategy points to the importance of new transmission development and expanding electricity markets for meeting the state's energy goals.
SMUD
Calif. Utilities Move Cautiously on Dynamic Pricing
Two of California’s publicly owned utilities told state regulators they’re not ready to make the leap to rates that change hourly or more often.
MISO
FERC Rules Costs of Mich. Coal Plant Extension Can be Split Among 11 States
FERC said MISO should spread the costs of keeping a Michigan coal plant running past its retirement date over the RTO’s entire Midwest region.
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BPA Preparing to Deliver Power Under New Multiyear Contracts
BPA will begin to issue long-term contract offers under its Provider of Choice policy after finalizing the set of policies and decisions that will guide the 20-year contracts. 
Duke Energy
Duke Energy Says Combining Carolina Utilities Would Save Billions
Duke Energy has asked state and federal regulators to combine its two electric utilities that serve the Carolinas in a move it said would result in billions of dollars of customer savings.
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MISO States Split on FERC Complaint to Unwind $22B Long-range Tx Plan
Members of the Organization of MISO States are divided on whether the organization should register comments in a FERC complaint that could fundamentally change the way MISO can plan its long-view transmission.
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New York PSC Denies NYPA’s Clean Path Transmission Priority Status
The New York Public Service Commission denied the New York Power Authority’s petition to grant the Clean Path New York transmission project priority status.
Grid Strategies
New Report: Consumers Could Pay $3B More Annually if DOE Stay-open Orders Persist
A Grid Strategies report concludes that if the Department of Energy continues to supersede retirement decisions for fossil-fueled power plants, it could cost consumers an extra $3 billion annually in a little more than three years.

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