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March 26, 2026

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CISA, Peers Provide OT Connectivity Principles
CISA and several international peer organizations published a list of principles to guide operational technology cybersecurity measures.
JERA
ISO-NE Details Inputs for Capacity Auction Reform Impact Analysis
ISO-NE outlined its methodology for analyzing potential effects of its capacity auction reform project, detailing inputs for the near- and longer-term base cases and potential factors to be considered in sensitivity analyses.
Idaho Power
FERC Staff Recommends Relicensing of Idaho Power’s Hells Canyon Dams

FERC staff recommended the commission relicense three Idaho Power-owned dams that have been operating under annual licenses since 2005, finding the company’s proposed measures adequately mitigate the environmental impact of the dams.

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BPA Prepares Pilot Program to Reduce Balancing Reserves
The Bonneville Power Administration is starting a new pilot program to decrease balancing reserve capacity requirements by connecting new generation facilities to the grid.
NERC
IESO Reliability Compliance Plan Focuses on CIP, Modeling, IBRs
IESO is targeting six areas of NERC’s Reliability Standards in its 2026 compliance program, largely continuing a focus on issues it has prioritized since 2023.
ICF EnergyInsite
Data Centers Can Drive Down Rates, Boost Local Economies
A commitment to “growth pays for growth” and properly structuring tariffs and energy supply agreements can ensure data centers pay all their costs, writes Nick Myers of the Arizona Corporation Commission.
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.
NERC
NERC Report Discusses Crypto Ride-through in Texas
A new report from NERC discusses findings from a review of load-loss incidents involving cryptocurrency mining facilities in Texas.

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