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December 6, 2025

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GE Vernova Moves to Expand Grid Equipment Segment

GE Vernova is moving to expand the reach of its fastest-growing business segment, Electrification, by acquiring full ownership of grid equipment supplier Prolec GE.

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Pipeline Expansion Highlights Key Questions About Gas in New England
A relatively small project aiming to increase gas pipeline capacity into New England is raising larger underlying questions about how the region will balance gas reliability and affordability with longer-term efforts to transition away from natural gas.
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NOPR Would Get Pipelines to Offer More Information for Grid Operators
FERC issued an NOPR directing several changes to gas pipelines' business practices aimed at increasing information sharing with grid operators, especially during extreme weather.
RMI
Sharper Load Growth in Utility Integrated Resource Plans
As of September 2025, the IRPs are projecting demand will be 24% higher in 2035 than in 2023, RMI reported.
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and Brattle Group
LBNL Study Examines Drivers Behind Higher Power Prices in Some States
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released a paper recently examining why some states have seen retail power prices rise faster than inflation.
OPPD
Nebraska AG Sues Largest Utility to Block Coal Retirement

Nebraska’s attorney general is suing the state’s largest electric utility in an attempt to block partial retirement of an aging coal- and gas-fired power plant.

BloombergNEF
Renewable Construction Slump Starts in 2028, Forecast Shows

Construction of new wind, solar and energy storage facilities will decrease significantly over the next five years, a BloombergNEF analyst said in an presentation to the California Energy Commission.

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FERC Ends Rule Pausing Pipeline Construction Pending Rehearing
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.
MidAmerican Energy
MISO Moves to Increase Quarterly Project Count in Queue Express Lane
MISO wants to increase the number of generation projects it may study under its interconnection queue express lane from 10 to 15 per quarter.
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Overheard at the 2025 Ontario Energy Conference
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.

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