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December 6, 2025

Public Policy

Senate ENR Committee
Senate Hearing Examines Return of Electricity Demand Growth
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the growing demand for power and how to address it.
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N.Y. Considers New Fossil Generation as Renewables Lag
As it updates its energy to reflect new challenges to decarbonization, New York is contemplating what until recently seemed improbable: new fossil-fired generation.
Constellation Energy
FERC Approves Constellation Purchase of Calpine with Conditions
FERC approved Constellation's purchase of Calpine, which will create an even bigger IPP with nearly 60 GW around the country, with the biggest share of that in PJM.
Invenergy
FERC Approves MISO Interconnection Queue Fast Lane
FERC approved a controversial MISO proposal to create a fast lane for certain reliability-related projects in the RTO’s interconnection queue — just two months after rebuffing an earlier version of the plan.
WRA
WRA Data Center Report Proposes Mandatory Clean Transition Tariffs
With data centers contributing to surging load growth, a new report suggests that more Western utilities should adopt clean transition tariffs or even make the tariffs mandatory for certain large customers.
The Brattle Group
CATF Report Argues for ‘No-regrets’ Approaches to Meet Demand Growth
A CATF report argues that planners need to use demand-side resources, grid-enhancing technologies and other quick-to-deploy resources as part of a "least-regrets" effort to meet growing demand.
APS
Large-scale Solar and Wind Hit with One-two Punch
Large-scale solar and wind projects are facing growing local resistance along with federal policy changes.
Grid Strategies
Report Calls U.S. Transmission Buildout Inadequate
A new study warns the United States is not building anywhere near enough high-voltage transmission to support the anticipated needs of the evolving economy.
IESO
Canadian Utilities Push Action on Net-zero Goals, Tax Credits
Canada’s utilities are encouraged by the country’s new government but say legislation to fast-track high-priority infrastructure projects doesn't address needs for permitting reform and more flexible clean energy targets and investment tax credits.
NYSERDA
NY Steps Back from OSW, Halts Offshore Tx Planning Process
The PSC shut down the process to build an underwater transmission network to bring electricity to shore from the hundreds of wind turbines the state hopes to see spinning off its coastline. 

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