At a time when MISO’s long-term planning is under fire, the Organization of MISO States’ annual meeting featured speakers who vouched for the power of planning.

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.

FERC Commissioners Judy Chang and Lindsay See endorsed a letter by Chair David Rosner on the sharing of best practices around load forecasting in light of growing demand driven by data centers.

The Ontario Energy Board's new CEO insisted it will retain its independence in adjudications even as it embraces the province’s directive to consider economic development in its policymaking.

IESO is adopting more “proactive” planning processes in response to a projected load increase of 75%.

The Ontario government’s ambitious energy plan could prove costly to ratepayers if load growth stalls or new nuclear plants produce cost overruns, said A.J. Goulding, president of London Economics International.

Representatives of major gas pipeline companies said they are optimistic that political shifts at the federal and state levels will create opportunities for gas infrastructure expansion in New England.

The PJM Members Committee overwhelmingly voted to appoint Robert Ethier and Le Xie to fill two vacant positions on the RTO’s Board of Managers.

Energy experts and officials stressed the importance of proactive transmission planning, interconnection reform and increased demand-side flexibility at Raab Associates’ New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable.