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March 26, 2026

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Vistra to Buy Cogentrix’s Natural Gas Generator Fleet for $4B
Vistra is paying $4 billion to acquire a fleet of natural gas plants in PJM, ISO-NE and ERCOT.
Bonneville Power Administration
BPA Signs New Multiyear Contracts with over 130 Customers
The Bonneville Power Administration has executed new long-term wholesale electric power contracts with more than 130 public utility customers under the agency’s Provider of Choice initiative, according to an announcement.
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MISO Mulls Lifting Ban on Meeting Recordings
MISO is re-examining its longstanding policy that forbids stakeholders from recording meetings and is considering the possibility of some form of AI notetaking or transcription.
Diamond Generating LLC
Why 2026 will be the Year of Flexibility
Flexibility will be a core attribute of the various scenarios and solutions being discussed to meet the snowballing estimates of U.S. electric power demand, says columnist K Kaufmann.
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PJM Pushing Forward on Efforts to Meet Rising Data Center Load
PJM enters 2026 amid several efforts to ward off a reliability gap attributed to accelerating data center load, sluggish development of new capacity and resource deactivations.
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SPP will Widen Western Foothold in 2026
SPP has opened an office in Denver, giving it a physical presence in the Western Interconnection as it seeks to open two different markets in the West.
Yes Energy
Can Restructured Markets Meet the Challenge of Data Center Demand Growth?
FERC and the organized power markets it oversees are facing huge challenges in trying to meet rising demand reliably and affordably.
Hydro One
IESO Sees 2026 Demand Cooling from ‘Trade Tensions’
IESO's latest Reliability Outlook reduces its 2026 demand growth projection slightly, citing “international trade tensions.”
Northwoods Resort
FERC Pulls Mich. Dam License After 15 Years of Safety Shortcomings
FERC revoked the operating license for a troubled dam in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, citing a failure to address safety issues that could cost lives and the owner’s loss of land in bankruptcy proceedings.
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DOE Blocks Retirement of Another Coal-fired Plant

DOE has ordered a non-operational 427-MW coal-fired generator in Colorado to be repaired and remain available for 90 days.


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