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February 19, 2026

Conference Coverage

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FERC Chair, Panelists Make Forecasts at OMS Meeting
FERC Chairman Norman Bay headlined the Organization of MISO States (OMS) annual meeting, where panelists discussed the grid of the future, the growing role of natural gas and the continuing uncertainty over state and federal regulators’ jurisdictions.
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Overheard at the GCPA Fall Conference
Industry insiders last week gathered in Austin for the GCPA 31st annual Fall Conference, which featured discussions on Mexico's energy market and more.
Coal States Pondering ‘Carbon-Considered’ Future
Even the most coal-dependent states are pondering ways to reduce their carbon footprints, panelists said at the Energy Bar Association’s (EBA) Mid-Year Energy Forum.
EBA Panel Debates Net Metering, Distributed vs. Utility-Scale Solar
How to characterize net metering for rooftop solar power was the subject of a debate at the Energy Bar Association’s (EBA) Mid-Year Energy Forum last week.
Transparency, ROFR Remain Challenges for Order 1000, Speakers Say
FERC Order 1000 is providing savings to ratepayers, but a lack of transparency in RTOs’ competitive solicitations is undermining confidence, speakers told the Energy Bar Association Mid-Year Energy Forum last week.
EBA Speakers Recall Overcoming Racial, Gender Bias; Decry 2016 Election Rhetoric
The EBA opened its conference last week with 4 regulators discussing overcoming bias as women and minorities, and decried 2016 election rhetoric.
EBA Speakers Ponder a Western RTO
Western energy execs discussed the growth of the EIM, a Western RTO, “Caliphopia” and how the Western Interconnection is likely to change.
Overheard at the NYISO Distributed Energy Resource Workshop
Here's some of what we heard from New York stakeholders at the NYISO Distributed Energy Resource Workshop last week.
Utility Planners Confront the Complexity of DER
Optimizing distributed energy resources and reducing greenhouse gas emissions cost effectively will require improved forecasting and the elimination of regulatory silos, speakers told Infocast’s California Distributed Energy Summit last week.
NYISO DER Workshop Ponders the Grid of the Future
NYISO held its Distributed Energy Resource workshop last week to open public discussion on how it will respond to New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision initiative.

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