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February 14, 2026

FERC & Federal

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent regulatory agency that oversees the transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil in interstate commerce, as well as regulating hydroelectric dams and natural gas facilities. 
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NARUC Focuses on Large Loads’ Impact on Reliability and Affordability
NARUC’s Winter Policy Summit focused on the main issue facing the power industry — how to reliably and affordably interconnect new large load customers.
NIPSCO
NIPSCO Insists on MISO Midwest Allocation for Indiana Coal Plant Costs
NIPSCO insisted to FERC that a MISO Midwest-wide cost allocation for the continued operation of an Indiana coal plant is the quickest solution.
PJM
White House and PJM Governors Call for Backstop Capacity Auction
The White House and PJM's governors called for a special backstop capacity auction to procure $15 billion worth of new dispatchable generation, which is to be paid for by data centers.
BOEM
Judge Allows Construction to Resume on Empire Wind
Equinor won a temporary injunction against the Trump administration’s stop-work order on U.S. offshore wind projects, allowing it to resume work on Empire Wind.
EIA
EIA Predicts Sustained Power Growth in 2026 and 2027
The U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts the highest power demand growth in a quarter century in 2026 and 2027, due largely to the proliferation of data centers.
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
DOE Official Faces Questions on PJM Resource Adequacy at House Hearing
Democrats pressed a senior DOE official on recent decisions affecting PJM, including the agency's orders to keep coal plants running, while another agency shut down offshore wind projects nearing completion.
PJM
D.C. Circuit Vacates FERC Order Requiring PJM to Rerun 2024/25 Capacity Auction
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated FERC’s decision to order PJM to rerun its 2024/25 capacity auction without a tweak to the parameters for the DPL South zone.
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GOP Senator Introduces Bill to Let Large Loads Set up Consumer Regulated Utilities
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) introduced a bill that would exempt large loads served on islanded systems from federal economic regulations for the electric industry.
House Energy and Commerce Committee
House Hearing Examines Nuclear Energy’s Chances for Growth
At an oversight hearing on new nuclear capacity, the two parties touted recent bipartisan legislation as helping move things forward, but Democrats said Trump administration cuts and moves to curb the NRC's independence creates crosswinds.
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Clean Energy Groups Sue Feds Over Solar, Wind Restrictions
The renewable energy industry and its advocates have initiated two more lawsuits against the Trump administration over its continuing campaign against wind and solar energy development.

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