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March 24, 2026

U.S. Department of the Interior

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N.J. Considering Use of RGGI Funds to Curb Rate Hikes
New Jersey is studying whether to use funds from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to keep down electricity rates and restructure the way utilities are compensated in an effort to reduce the pressure on electricity prices.
Meta
EPRI Boosts Data Center Load Growth Projection by 60%
“Powering Intelligence 2026” estimates data centers could consume as much as 17% of U.S. electricity by 2030.
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
Indiana Commission Opens Affordability Inquiry into Utilities
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission opened an investigative inquiry into the state’s major utilities in response to increasingly steep residential electric and gas bills.
Aurora Energy Research
APS Would See Greater Savings in EDAM, Analysis Finds
Arizona Public Service would save $110 million/year by joining CAISO's Extended Day-Ahead Market rather than SPP's Markets+, a new analysis found.
Bonneville Power Administration
Nonprofits Tell 9th Circuit BPA’s Day-Ahead Market Decision Poses ‘Imminent’ Harm
The consequences of the Bonneville Power Administration’s decision to join SPP’s Markets+ could hit the Northwest sooner rather than later even though the agency has yet to formally join the market, a group of nonprofits suing it over the choice told the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
DOE
DOE Loans $26.5B to Southern Co. for Infrastructure Upgrades
Southern Co. will receive $26.5 billion in loans to support generation and transmission upgrades.
Fluence
Stakeholders Urge Changes to ISO-NE Surplus Interconnection Rules
Clean energy groups are calling for changes to ISO-NE’s surplus interconnection service rules to use capacity headroom and help some resources avoid lengthy cluster study processes.
FERC
FERC Declines to Suggest Interregional Transmission Requirements
FERC declined to suggest any minimum interregional transfer capability requirements in a report to Congress.
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La. Energy Leads Say Determined Approach Lands Data Center Contracts
Louisiana utility players described their pull-out-all-the-stops, gas-propelled campaign to attract data centers as another hyperscaler announced plans for a new artificial intelligence-training facility in the state.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
LaCerte: FERC Focused on Winning AI Race
FERC Commissioner David LaCerte was back before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, just four months after being sworn in, for a hearing on his nomination for a full five-year term.

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