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December 16, 2025

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TransWest Express
Construction Begins on Utah Portion of TransWest Express Line

Construction began on the Utah terminal of the 732-mile TransWest Express transmission line, a project designed to carry Wyoming wind energy to the Southwest.

OPG
Ontario Greenlights OPG to Build Small Modular Reactor
Site preparation is underway in southern Ontario for what is expected to be the first small modular reactor to come online in North America, a 300-MW unit projected to cost $7.7 billion CAD.
PJM
PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: May 6, 2025
PJM presented additional details about the projects selected for expedited interconnection studies through the Reliability Resource Initiative to the Planning Committee.
NYPA
NYPA Hedges on NYC Peaker Plant Retirements
Federal policy changes and slow buildout of emissions-free generation may change the timetable for the retirement of New York Power Authority gas-fired peaker plants in New York City.
Shutterstock
Budget Bills Would End Energy Tax Credits Early, Claw Back Other Funding
Key House committees are marking up “One Big, Beautiful Billfor the fiscal 2025 budget that includes much of President Donald Trump’s legislative goals, including clawing back funds and phasing out tax credits for clean energy. 
© RTO Insider
SPP Board OKs 1-time Study for LREs’ Gen Needs
SPP’s Board of Directors approved a tariff change that creates a one-time study outside the grid operator’s normal planning process over the concerns on independent power producers.
ERCOT
Editor’s Choice: Spain Outage; Texas Legislature; and Other Timely Opinion
Energy analysts provided their opinions on the Spain blackout; bills in the Texas Legislature; and the potential ramifications of a trade war as it relates to large power transformers.
NRG Energy
NRG to Buy 13 GW of Generation Capacity from LS Power
NRG Energy will acquire 13 GW of gas-fired power plants and virtual power plant operator CPower from LS Power.
NYISO
NYISO to Include Empire Wind in Q2 STAR Base Case
NYISO is modeling the Empire Wind offshore wind project as in-service despite federal orders to cease construction, staff said in presenting updated assumptions for the second-quarter Short Term Assessment of Reliability.
Calpine
DOJ Seeks PJM Market Data for Review of Constellation-Calpine Merger
As part of its review for the Constellation-Calpine merger, DOJ asked PJM for a major trove of market data as it looks into the region where the two firms' operations overlap the most.

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