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December 30, 2025

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FERC Issues 1st Proposal out of Transmission Proceeding
FERC proposed changing transmission planning and cost allocation processes to help build out the grid in response to electrification and renewables.
Maryland Public Service Commission
Maryland PSC Approves Updates to Utility EV Charging Programs
Maryland regulators approved changes to the state’s EV charging pilot, increasing incentives for chargers installed at underserved locations.
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ISO-NE Defends Order 2222 Filing
ISO-NE's Order 2222 compliance filing has been criticized by environmental groups and renewable advocates who say it fails to meet the goals laid out by FERC.
CS Energy
Rhode Island Advocates Hold out Hope for Stalled Clean Energy Policies
Rhode Island’s climate council hosted a listening session on the electric sector to help inform a GHG emissions reduction plan update due in December.
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FERC Tells PacifiCorp to Refund Premiums
FERC ordered PacifiCorp to refund premiums it received for sales above WECC's soft price cap of $1,000/MWh during the severe Western heat wave of August 2020.
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FERC Fines NY Hydro Operator $600K for Safety Violations
FERC on Thursday ordered the operator of a dam in upstate New York to pay a $600,000 civil penalty for failing to make needed repairs over six years.
JU
New York TOs Again Defend Local Tx Project Rights
New York TOs again rejected challenges to their new public policy category of local transmission development for purposes of cost sharing and recovery.
Washington Dept. of Commerce
Washington Looks to Boost Prospects for Winning Hydrogen Hub
Washington officials are working to bolster the state’s case to land one of the nation’s federally funded hydrogen hubs.
Entergy
Federal Aid Likely Too Late to Save Palisades, Diablo Canyon Nukes
The Department of Energy’s lifeline to struggling nuclear generators appears unlikely to save the next three units scheduled to retire.
NYC.GOV
New York Utilities Report Slow Start to EV Fast Charging
New York’s IOUs reported a slow rollout of EV fast-charging stations under the state’s $701 million incentive program to build 50,000 stations by 2025.

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