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February 5, 2026

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UPDATED: ‘Pathways’ Bill Passes California Senate on 36-0 Vote

A California bill to implement the West Wide Governance Pathways Initiative’s Step 2 proposal passed the state Senate in a unanimous vote.

New Orleans City Council
NOLA City Council Puts Entergy, MISO in Hot Seat over Outages

Called to the podium by the New Orleans City Council, MISO and Entergy leadership agreed a perfect storm of factors merged to cause the Memorial Day weekend power outages.

Constellation Energy
Constellation, Meta Sign 20-year Nuclear PPA

Meta signed a 20-year power purchase agreement for the output of Constellation Energy’s 1,121-MW Clinton nuclear plant in Central Illinois, the companies announced.

Google
N.J. Advances Nuclear, Data Center Legislation

New Jersey legislators have backed a package of clean energy bills to promote small modular nuclear reactors and to better deal with data center issues.

SPP
Panel Approves SPP Markets+ Phase 2 Governance Transition

The panel of SPP board members overseeing the development of Markets+ has approved the governance transition plan for the construction phase of the day-ahead market. 

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Growing Clean Energy Sector in Texas May Avoid Damaging Legislation

ERCOT's blossoming clean energy sector has been threatened by bills that would dampen its growth and future investment, but many of those laws appear to have fallen by the wayside in the Texas legislature's closing days.

Bonneville Power Administration
BPA Predicts Energy Deficits Over Next 10 Years

The Bonneville Power Administration predicts even steeper energy deficits among its network of dams under firm conditions compared to predictions from 2024.

Convergent Energy and Power
N.J. BPU Backs New Grid Modernization Rules
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has approved new grid modernization rules the agency says will make the process of launching new distributed sources easier and faster.
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MISO: New Orleans Area Outages Owed to Scant Gen, Congestion, Heat

MISO has shed light on the reasons behind the May 25 load-shed event in southeast Louisiana, describing a system taxed by early summer heat and rife with congestion and unavailable generation.

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Amended ‘Pathways’ Bill Boosts — and Complicates — Calif. Protections
The latest version of California’s “Pathways” bill strips out a previous amendment that would have given state regulators authority to order utilities to withdraw from the RO under certain circumstances.

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