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March 5, 2026

State & Regional

An End to the Universal Service Model?
The increasing number of billion-dollar wildfires, floods and hurricanes has some suggesting an end to the universal service model.
Texas PUC Briefs: June 13, 2019
The Texas PUC approved a 345-kV transmission project that cuts through an active petroleum field in West Texas’ Permian Basin.
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: June 11, 2019
A tag team of ERCOT executives reviewed the grid operator’s summer preparations at the Board of Directors’ last meeting before the season begins.
Pa. Dem Leader Pushes Cap-and-Invest Energy Plan
Pennsylvania Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa wants other lawmakers to sign onto his plan to cap energy sector emissions.
Wyoming Wind Power Revs up, but is it too much?
Multiple developers are building or seeking to build massive wind projects in Wyoming, but they lack interstate transmission options to export it.
Retiring CPUC President Still Has Lots to Say
As he prepares to retire, California PUC President Michael Picker reflected on the commission's history and his time there.
FERC Delays Mich. Tx Decision for State Input
FERC suspended a ruling on Consumers Energy’s complaint over a pending transmission project in Michigan until the PSC weighs in.
Calif. Wildfire Panel Urges End to Strict Liability
California's Commission on Catastrophic Wildfire Cost and Recovery recommended overturning the state’s liability standard for utility-sparked fires.
Residents Protest Biomass at Mass. DOER Hearing
More than 100 people protested a Massachusetts DOER proposal to alter the state’s renewable portfolio standard to include biomass plants.
Western Regulators Worry About Pull of Politics
Commissioners from a dozen Western states gathered in Wyoming to share their concerns and discuss the challenges of their jobs.

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