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December 5, 2025

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Parties Warn FERC that Jurisdictional Fight Could Slow Data Center Connection Effort
Many comments on the Department of Energy’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to FERC on large load interconnections warned against going too far into jurisdictional issues.
NREL
Suggestions Offered for DOE’s ‘Speed to Power’ Initiative
Effort seeks to expedite development of the gigawatt-scale generation, transmission and grid infrastructure needed to support large-scale data centers and AI development.
NRG Energy
NRG Secures 3rd Loan from Texas Energy Fund
The Texas Public Utility Commission signed a sixth loan agreement through the Texas Energy Fund’s in-ERCOT loan program, up to $370 million for a new 455-MW gas-fired plant in the Houston area.
Google
A Cooperative Path for Large-Load Interconnection: Why States and FERC Must Work Together
The U.S. is facing an unprecedented wave of demand growth. Competition between states and FERC is not the answer. Cooperation is, says Nick Myers of the Arizona Corporation Commission.
© RTO Insider 
Collaboration Key to Energy Affordability, Say U.S. and Canadian Officials
Energy affordability and regional collaboration dominated talks at the New England-Canada Business Council's annual Executive Energy Conference.
ATC and ITC Midwest
House Natural Resources Committee Advances Permitting Bills
The House Natural Resources Committee advanced a package of permitting bills, headlined by the SPEED Act that seeks to speed up permit processing and limit litigation.
Cal State Monterey Bay
CPUC Approves PG&E Cancellation of University Electrification Project
The California PUC approved a request to cancel Pacific Gas and Electric’s contract with California State University, Monterey Bay to convert hundreds of the university’s residential units from gas and electric service to all-electric service.
EIA
FERC Winter Outlook Warns of ‘Tight’ Conditions
FERC staff warned that severe weather events "could create tight supply conditions" in some areas during the coming winter months.
Xcel Energy
FERC Ends Nonpublic Investigations into Winter Storm Uri
FERC has closed its enforcement investigations into possible unlawful activity related to 2021’s Winter Storm Uri, just a few months before the statute of limitations on the issue is to expire.
FirstEnergy
PUCO Fines FirstEnergy $250M After Investigation into HB 6 Scandal
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved $250 million in fines for FirstEnergy, which comes after a federal investigation in 2020 found the utility had bribed lawmakers to secure a bailout for its nuclear plants.

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