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March 11, 2026

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Stakeholder Forum: Clearing Power Sector Roadblocks with Permitting Reform and Policy Certainty
Though progress on legislative action has stalled, permitting reform remains a vital step forward — one where policymakers can make a meaningful difference. As Congress reconvenes, this critical issue is back on the table, says Todd Snitchler.
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CPUC OKs Large Increase to PG&E Energization Cost Cap
The California Public Utilities Commission approved a decision to significantly increase to Pacific Gas & Electric’s cost cap for customer energization projects in 2025 and 2026.
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PacifiCorp Moves Forward with Oregon Renewable RFP
Oregon regulators have approved PacifiCorp's request for proposals for renewable resources, saying the utility must accept bids for resources with conditional firm transmission. 
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Pathways Bill Will Make It to Newsom’s Desk, Author Says
After months of negotiations, the author of the California legislation needed to transform CAISO’s market into an independent regional energy market for the West is confident the state legislature will have a bill to vote on before the session wraps up
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New Data Show Queues Shrank in 2024 as Reforms Implemented
Two new data sets show the industry has started to cut back on record high interconnection queue levels from last year as reforms have started to take hold.
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CPUC Fine-tunes Approach to Utility Climate Adaptation Program

The California Public Utilities Commission is looking for ways to improve a utility-oriented climate adaptation program designed to help protect the most vulnerable people and lands in the Golden State.

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Solar and Battery Cheaper than Gas, Jefferies Finds
Investment bank Jefferies’ latest analysis finds the levelized cost of paired solar-plus-battery storage is cheaper than that of gas, saying slow turbine deliveries and inflationary equipment pricing makes the renewable alternative an “attractive” opportunity as data centers drive demand.
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N.J. Plan Would Put RGGI Funds into Storage, Infrastructure
New Jersey's latest draft investment plan for its Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative funds would broaden the state's portfolio to include electrifying multifamily housing and accelerating investment in wind and solar infrastructure.
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26.5 GW of Mostly Gas Gen Compete for MISO’s Sped-up Grid Treatment
MISO announced that its first interconnection queue express lane application window turned up 47 projects at a little more than 26.5 GW of proposed new capacity, with natural gas generation accounting for about 20 GW.
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Green America Launches Campaign to Clean up Data Centers
Green America launched a campaign to hold big tech to its clean energy promises as the shift to building data centers has led to higher emissions from the sector in the 2020s.

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