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February 23, 2026

Transmission

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Republicans Opening Offer on Permitting is Missing Electric Tx
House Republicans are moving the first energy permitting bill through Congress, but it lacks any provisions around electric transmission.
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FERC Issues Show-cause Order on ComEd Formula Rate Protocols
FERC ordered show-cause proceedings for Commonwealth Edison’s formula rate protocols, saying that they may not provide adequate transparency.
Michels Corporation
ITC Defends ROFR Use for Major Tx Buildout

Two ITC staffers insist that MISO’s 2016 market efficiency project is proof that rights of first refusal laws benefit the grid and ratepayers.

Entergy Texas and Google
FERC Rejects Last-ditch Effort to Save Tx Project
MISO can officially abandon the only competitive transmission project it has ever assigned to its South region, FERC ruled last week.
Xcel Energy
PSCo, Idaho Power Comply with Show-cause Order

FERC has approved two Western utilities’ revisions to their transmission formula rate protocols in their response to a show cause proceeding begun last year.

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FERC Weighs in on Jurisdictional Questions over Puerto Rico Project
FERC last week granted a petition from a company looking to build an undersea transmission line to Puerto Rico.
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Panel Debates Impact of Renewables, Electrification on Reliability
A USEA media briefing addressed the “crisis ahead for electric utilities" as policymakers seek to decarbonize the grid while electrifying the economy.
Transwest Express
FERC OKs CAISO-TransWest Move Toward PTO Status
FERC OK'd an agreement between CAISO and the TransWest Express transmission project that lets TransWest continue seeking transmission-owner status in CAISO.
ITC Holdings
FERC Affirms ITC Midwest’s Capital Structure Rehearing
FERC has decided for a second time to leave ITC Midwest’s 16-year-old capital structure untouched over protests it results in unaffordable customer rates.
U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
WRI Webinar: Permitting Laws for Clean Energy Need Improvement
Speakers at a WRI webinar said any updates to permitting necessary to meet long-term clean energy goals need to leave key environmental protections in place.

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