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February 2, 2026

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TVA
Trump Nominates Four to TVA Board of Directors
The nine-member TVA board is down to three members due to the Senate’s failure to act on President Biden’s three nominations in 2024 and Trump’s firing of three sitting members in the spring of 2025. 
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‘Islanded’ BAs Face Tough Choices in Western Market Future, Experts Say
Although one of the aims of day-ahead markets in the West is to fix a fragmented transmission landscape, some islanded entities will have a tough time navigating seams issues likely to arise as markets take shape, analysts at Aurora Energy Research said during a webinar.
PNM
PNM Signs Agreement to Join CAISO’s EDAM

Public Service Company of New Mexico made it official: The utility signed an implementation agreement to begin participating in CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market in fall 2027.

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Oregon PUC Approves IOUs’ Wildfire Plans, Issues Recommendations
The Oregon Public Utility Commission approved wildfire mitigation plans proposed by the state’s three investor-owned utilities and supported staff recommendations the commission said the utilities should implement.
Constellation Energy
Constellation Moves Reactor Restart Target Forward to 2027
Constellation Energy said the former Three Mile Island could come back online as the Crane Clean Energy Center a year earlier than initially expected.
Duke Energy
Duke Energy Carolinas Authorized to Maximize Generation Amid Heat Wave
DOE issued an emergency order authorizing Duke Energy Carolinas to operate certain generation facilities at maximum output to meet heat-related demand.
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Tri-State Tells Colorado PUC Joining SPP RTO in Public Interest
Tri-State asked the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to find it would be in the public interest for the power supplier to join SPP, saying integrating with the RTO would bring significant benefits.
Climate Central
NV Energy Seeks OK for $500M Wildfire Self-insurance Policy

With the risk of catastrophic wildfire growing in Nevada and across the West, NV Energy is seeking approval for a $500 million wildfire liability self-insurance policy.

NRG
NRG Energy Seeks FERC Approval for LS Power Deal

NRG Energy told FERC its purchase of generation and the CPower subsidiary from LS Power will not impact competition, despite some overlap in assets in New York and PJM.

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
D.C. Circuit Rejects Kimball Wind’s Bid for Substation Reimbursement

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Kimball Wind LLC’s petition to overturn a FERC decision rejecting the wind developer’s bid for $5.9 million in reimbursement from WAPA for contributing to a substation expansion in Nebraska.


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