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December 6, 2025

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Federal Energy Policy News Roundup: House Bills and DOE Returns $13B
Democrats introduced a FERC-heavy bill to control electricity costs, House Energy & Commerce Committee Republicans tout bills passed out of committee, DOE returns $13 billion and some details from the Dallas Fed survey.
MISO
MISO Cuts Renewable Estimates in Tx Planning Scenarios
MISO has slashed earlier renewable energy estimates and boosted natural gas contributions in its transmission planning futures in a rethink brought on by the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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IESO Ups Capacity Target for Long Lead-Time Resources

IESO has increased the capacity target for its planned solicitation for long lead-time resources, even as it acknowledges questions about the need for the procurement.

Yes Energy
Stakeholder Forum: Surplus Interconnection Can Maximize Capacity in ISO-NE
In New England, rules governing how new resources connect to the regional grid limit full use of the system’s potential. Precious “surplus” capacity can and should be leveraged to interconnect new, low-cost clean energy technologies to deliver more reliable, affordable power, says Alex Lawton.
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Speculative Data Centers Highlight Need for Effective Forecasting, Experts Say
Utilities face significant forecasting risks from large loads, prompting the industry to develop various strategies to eliminate speculative projects, experts said during a Western Interstate Energy Board webinar.
Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Uses Ark. Energy Emergency Laws to Justify Gas Plant Plans

Entergy Arkansas says a recently enacted Arkansas law strengthens the case for its plan to build a new gas-fired plant, a proposal that has drawn criticism from the state’s attorney general and regulatory staff.

Meta
Meta Files with FERC to Create Its Own Power Marketer: Atem Energy
Following in the footsteps of other major tech firms, Facebook's owner, Meta, has asked FERC to set up a power marketing subsidiary called Atem Energy that will help it manage its growing demand for electricity.
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New England Energy Experts Talk Renewable Development Under Trump
Energy experts and officials stressed the importance of proactive transmission planning, interconnection reform and increased demand-side flexibility at Raab Associates’ New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable.
Yes Energy
Hudson River Towns on the Frontline of the BESS Battle
Debates over battery energy storage systems are playing out in towns and cities across New York as the state pursues its goal of 6 GW of energy storage by 2030.
Potomac Economics
NYISO Monitor Report Highlights Generator Outages During Heat Wave
As NYISO continues its Capacity Market Structure Review, the Market Monitoring Unit used its second-quarter State of the Market report to highlight potential issues with how the ISO forecasts resource availability.

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