NYISO released an updated draft of its Comprehensive Reliability Plan for 2025-2034 that calls for the acceleration of new generation development and preservation of “critical, dispatchable capability.”

Citing growing demand for power and gas, FERC removed regulations that paused pipeline construction pending appeals after developers said it led to too many delays and costs.

The Trump administration is gearing up — possibly — to terminate billions more in energy-related grants awarded under the Biden administration.

MISO wants to increase the number of generation projects it may study under its interconnection queue express lane from 10 to 15 per quarter.

FERC approved Tri-State Generation and Transmission’s request to update a program designed to allow its member utilities more flexibility in how they procure power.

The Ontario government’s efforts to align IESO and the Ontario Energy Board to make the province an energy “superpower” was the dominant theme at the 2025 Ontario Energy Conference.

Texas nuclear industry experts are lauding Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent appointment of a leader for the Texas Advanced Nuclear Office, which will be responsible for funding mechanisms and regulatory support for nuclear power.

The Ontario government’s ambitious energy plan could prove costly to ratepayers if load growth stalls or new nuclear plants produce cost overruns, said A.J. Goulding, president of London Economics International.

Capacity auction reforms, a new asset condition reviewer role, parallel transmission planning efforts, new reserve products, Pay-for-Performance changes and interconnection modifications are likely to be on the docket for ISO-NE in 2026.

FERC terminated a show-cause proceeding against SPP and accepted the RTO’s proposal to revise its collateral requirements for financial transmission rights by including an additional re-marking mechanism for seasonal products.