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March 9, 2026

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Constellation Energy
FERC Denies Rehearing Requests on Constellation-Calpine Merger
FERC upheld its approval of Constellation Energy’s purchase of Calpine while also addressing arguments from consumer and environmental groups.
BloombergNEF
Report Touts U.S. Sustainable Energy Despite Volatile Policies
The annual status report from the Business Council for Sustainable Energy finds sustainable energy met rising U.S. power demands in 2025 despite the far-reaching policy shifts roiling the sector.
Duke University
Duke University Study Quantifies Benefits of Data Center Flexibility
Demand flexibility among data centers could reduce the need for new gas-fired generation needed to supply their energy consumption while driving development of additional renewables and cutting electricity prices, according to a Duke University report.
Windy.com
Navigating Extreme Winter Storms: A System-of-systems Perspective
With Winter Storm Fern, we learned, once again, that our nation’s power grids rely on a significant fossil mix when the weather turns nasty, writes columnist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.
Shutterstock
NYISO Recounts Challenges During January
The NYISO Operating Committee discussed the challenges it faced while successfully navigating through several events in January, including a major winter storm.
Eversource Energy
Eversource Adds $2.3B to 5-Year Capital Investment Plan
Eversource Energy increased its five-year capital investment plan by $2.3 billion, an increase largely driven by investments in its gas and electric distribution systems.
Powerex
Imports ‘Key Vulnerability’ to California Energy Security, CEC Report Says
California’s reliance on a large amount of imported electricity and fossil fuels is a potential weakness in the state’s energy security portfolio, a California Energy Commission staff report finds.
© RTO Insider 
PJM MIC Briefs: Feb. 4, 2026
PJM’s Market Implementation Committee passed by acclamation a PJM issue charge seeking to more thoroughly define how storage resources participate in the energy and ancillary service markets.
© RTO Insider
PJM: Lower Load than Expected During Winter Storm
While PJM experienced some of its highest peak loads ever during the late January winter storm, it overestimated load, with relatively high load forecasting errors, RTO officials told the Operating Committee.
National Grid
Conflict Brewing over Gas Transition in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, a state with some of the most ambitious decarbonization policies in the country, fundamental disagreements between utilities and consumer advocates threaten to derail the transition from natural gas before it even gets off the ground.

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