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March 7, 2026

Public Policy

Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
Indiana Commission Opens Affordability Inquiry into Utilities
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission opened an investigative inquiry into the state’s major utilities in response to increasingly steep residential electric and gas bills.
Aurora Energy Research
APS Would See Greater Savings in EDAM, Analysis Finds
Arizona Public Service would save $110 million/year by joining CAISO's Extended Day-Ahead Market rather than SPP's Markets+, a new analysis found.
DOE
DOE Loans $26.5B to Southern Co. for Infrastructure Upgrades
Southern Co. will receive $26.5 billion in loans to support generation and transmission upgrades.
FERC
FERC Declines to Suggest Interregional Transmission Requirements
FERC declined to suggest any minimum interregional transfer capability requirements in a report to Congress.
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La. Energy Leads Say Determined Approach Lands Data Center Contracts
Louisiana utility players described their pull-out-all-the-stops, gas-propelled campaign to attract data centers as another hyperscaler announced plans for a new artificial intelligence-training facility in the state.
Washington State Department of Transportation
House Hearing Examines Ways to Cut Wildfire Risk on Federal Lands
Permitting delays can exacerbate risks for electric transmission lines to spark wildfires, experts told the U.S. House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
Shutterstock
Oregon’s Offshore Wind Road Map Acknowledges Uncertainty
Oregon released a draft road map to provide state lawmakers with recommendations on how to proceed with offshore wind endeavors, while acknowledging the uncertainty the industry faces.
Colonial Pipeline
The Co-location Quandary: The Cybersecurity Risk to Nuclear
Opinion writer Shahid Mahdi worries about the cybersecurity risks of co-location, and asks if a co-located data center is hit with ransomware, does the nuclear plant have to trip offline?
AdminMonitor
ERCOT Promises More Details on Batch Study Process
ERCOT staff have promised more clarity on the link between the initial batch study process for large loads and the subsequent studies and existing planning structure during an upcoming workshop.
Dominion Energy
Dominion Reports $3B in 2025 Earnings, Progress on CVOW Despite Delay
Dominion Energy updated analysts on its efforts to complete a major offshore wind project and to meet rising demand from data centers on its fourth-quarter earnings call.

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