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March 10, 2026

Special Reports & Commentary

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Industry, Regulators Grapple with AI Demand at NARUC Policy Summit
Growing power demand from data centers dominated conversations at the NARUC Summer Policy Summit, where industry members and Trump administration officials advocated for the rapid addition of fossil fuel resources and infrastructure to meet load growth.
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Trump Officials Talk Regulatory Rollbacks at NARUC Meeting
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin proudly told NARUC attendees the agency’s proposed rescission of the 2009 endangerment finding would be the “largest deregulatory action in the history of the country.”
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Stakeholder Forum: PJM Is Flailing, but There’s a Solution
Everyone knows we need more electricity, and it’s painfully clear PJM is not capable of responding to increased demand, say energy consultants Brad Viator and Alison Williams.
PJM
Around the Corner: Insufficient Data Center Load Forecasting Likely a Big Part of PJM’s Problem
Mid-Atlantic grid operator PJM has had a rough couple of weeks, says columnist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.
TVA
Stakeholder Forum: Rubber Stamp? Has the NRC Lost Its Independence?
The pace of undermining the statutory authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to serve as the cornerstone of nuclear safety is accelerating, says Stephen A. Smith.
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New MISO Stakeholder Code of Conduct Forbids Rude or Callous Language
MISO debuted a code of conduct for its stakeholder meetings that forbids rude or callous language, deliberate meeting disruptions or disregarding committee chairs’ instructions.
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Chang Highlights Interrelated Challenges Facing Industry at WIRES
FERC Commissioner Judy Chang, in a speech at WIRES' summer meeting, laid out how the major issues facing the power industry are related and how important it is to the future of competition that they are addressed correctly in the long term.
Sage
Around the Corner: You Might Not Know the Drill; New Geothermal Technology is On the Doorstep
Until now, a carbon-free, load-following electric supply resource has been elusive, but that all may be about to change as a result of a resource that sits literally right below our feet, says columnist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.
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MARC Confronts Public Perception, Affordability, ‘Post-DEI’ and Nuclear Options
The 2025 Mid-America Regulatory Conference tackled themes on meaningful public engagement, nuclear options, bill affordability and DEI programs falling out of favor.
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Future of Transmission Planning and Policy in Focus at Infocast Summit
The current state of transmission policy was examined at an Infocast conference that went into the possibility for a permitting bill and looked at the implementation of recent FERC orders.

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