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February 4, 2026

State & Regional

Dominion Energy
Dominion Reports Continued Demand Growth, CVOW 60% Complete
Dominion Energy reported demand growth from data centers in its territory and that its CVOW offshore wind project was more than halfway complete on its second quarter earnings call.
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Demand Growth Accelerating in the Northeast, Eversource Says
The pace of load growth has picked up across Eversource Energy’s service territories in the Northeast, the company said during its second-quarter earnings call.
MISO
Vistra to Pay $38M to Settle Decade-old MISO Capacity Market Manipulation Case
Vistra has agreed to pay $38 million to wind down a long-running FERC inquiry into whether it manipulated prices in MISO’s 2015/16 capacity auction.
MISO
Five Republican States File FERC Complaint to Undercut $22B MISO Long-range Tx Plan
Five state public service commissions have banded together to request that FERC order a recasting of MISO’s long-range transmission projects, arguing the projects aren’t as beneficial as MISO has advertised.
Office of Gov. Gavin Newsom
Newsom Reiterates Support for Western Regional Market Push
California Gov. Gavin Newsom again appeared to voice support for the proposed bill that would allow CAISO to relinquish market governance to an independent regional organization, saying the legislation can reduce electricity costs and improve reliability.
Constellation Energy
N.Y. Makes Case for Extending Nuclear Subsidies to 2049
The Department of Public Service proposes the state extend its subsidy program for its commercial nuclear facilities from 2029 to 2049 to help ensure the operators of America’s two oldest reactors seeks to relicense them. 
Consumers Energy
DOE Extension of Michigan Coal Plant Cost $29M in 1st Month
The Michigan coal plant kept online by an emergency order from the U.S. Department of Energy cost $29 million to run in a little over a month.
PPL
PPL Briefs Analysts on Efforts to Serve Data Centers in Pa., Ky.
PPL expects the current surplus of generation in its Pennsylvania territory will be lost to demand growth from data centers in the next five years and said it has plans to help meet that growing demand with new generation. 
Hanson Inc.
Ameren Argues Exclusive Rights to MISO Illinois Competitive Tx Projects
Ameren Illinois argued to FERC that it should have dibs on sections of two competitive long-range transmission projects worth almost $2 billion from MISO’s second portfolio, claiming Illinois’ “first in the field” doctrine is tantamount to a right of first refusal law.
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DOE Lifts Run Hour Restrictions on Maryland Generator
The Department of Energy issued an emergency order to lift annual run-hour restrictions on the H.A. Wagner Generating Station Unit 4 located outside of Baltimore to address a shortage of generation in PJM.

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