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February 16, 2026

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SPP
SPP MOPC Passes Revised Large Load Policy
SPP stakeholders have approved a revised version of the grid operator’s fast-track study to integrate high-impact large loads during a special virtual meeting of the Markets and Operations Policy Committee.
Pattern Energy
WRAP Day-Ahead Market Task Force Moves Forward on Concept Paper
The WRAP DAM Task Force is finalizing a concept paper that outlines proposed principles for the program under the new day-ahead market landscape.
© RTO Insider 
Federal Volatility, MISO Tx Complaint Rattle Midcontinent Energy Summit
The tone of Infocast’s 2025 Midcontinent Energy Summit was noticeably apprehensive compared with last year, owing to political and regulatory uncertainty, load growth ambiguity, fluctuating tariffs and a pending complaint against MISO’s long-range transmission plan.
The White House
Chatterjee, Bush Expect Sharp Changes in Response to OBBBA
Former FERC Chair Neil Chatterjee and former Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush offered their thoughts on the impact of OBBBA on the energy sector during a webinar. 
IESO
Ontario to Expand Industrial Energy Efficiency Program

IESO will expand its industrial demand-side management program, increasing funding and allowing both larger and smaller participants than currently permitted.

Newkirk Electric Associates
DOE Orders Mich. Coal Plant to Remain Available Another 90 Days
The U.S. Department of Energy has ordered the J.H. Campbell Generating Plant to remain available another 90 days, saying its capacity is needed to maintain MISO grid reliability.
Google
USEA Panel: Power Sector Moving Slower than Big Tech
A group of industry insiders looking at ways to meet data centers’ electricity demand found a common thread within their varied opinions: The power sector and its regulators need to be a lot nimbler.
SPP
FERC Approves SPP’s Separate Winter, Summer PRMs
FERC has approved SPP’s tariff revision that establishes separate planning reserve margins for the summer and winter seasons, saying it will provide “more granularity” by recognizing the reliability differences between the two seasons.
Brattle Group
Budget Cuts Threaten Calif. VPP Program
Clean energy advocates are urging California lawmakers to restore funding to a fast-growing distributed energy program that has shown its ability to support the grid during a test run. 
Holtec International
Developer Looks to Build 4 SMRs in New Jersey
The company that plans to restart the Palisades nuclear facility in Michigan is pushing to build four 300-MW small modular reactors on the site of the decommissioned Oyster Creek Generating Station in New Jersey.

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