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March 12, 2026

State & Regional

California Agencies, Utilities Prep for Climate Change
California utilities and state agencies are cooperating on developing plans to manage the effects of global climate change on the electricity grid.
Great Plains, Westar File Revised Merger Plan
Great Plains Energy has pulled back from its attempted acquisition of Westar Energy, recasting the move as a “merger of equals.”
Analysis Group
FERC Again Rejects Emissions Controls for NY Demand Curve
FERC rejected a request to include the cost of emissions controls in the peaking plant design for the NYISO New York Control Area capacity demand curve.
Potomac Economics
RGGI States Agree to Increased Emission Reductions
The nine states comprising RGGI have agreed to accelerate reductions in emissions by lowering the annual allowances by 30% over 10 years.
California CCAs Spur Worry of Regulatory Crisis
Few parties in California are happy with the way the state’s community choice aggregator (CCA) program is turning out, legislators learned.
Spectra Energy
FERC Rejects Requests for Stay of Atlantic Bridge
FERC denied requests by two Massachusetts municipalities for a stay of its January approval of the Atlantic Bridge Project.
California Awarding $45 Million for Microgrids
California is offering $45 million in grants for the development of microgrids to stimulate development of new distributed energy resources.
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
NARUC Head Seeks Open NEPOOL; Water-Energy Focus
NARUC President John W. “Jack” Betkoski III called for more transparency at the NEPOOL and said he plans to focus his tenure on the “water-energy nexus.”
Commenters Seek Broader Response on Millstone
Connecticut regulators got an earful at a public comment session on the future of Dominion Energy’s Millstone nuclear plant.
© RTO Insider
Clean Line Ponders Options After Grain Belt Rejection
Clean Line Energy said it is considering legal appeals following the Missouri Public Service Commission’s third rejection of its Grain Belt Express.

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