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The Bonneville Power Administration’s draft decision “solidifying” its day-ahead market choice in favor of SPP’s Markets+ has reignited a yearslong debate over the agency’s direction.
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The Everett Marine Terminal will be needed to preserve the reliability of the Boston-area gas system beyond the 2030 expiration date of the facility’s current utility contracts, gas companies told regulators in recent filings.
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ERCOT staff say they are about to transfer work on the transitional batch study process to streamline the interconnection of large loads, as most of the rule is laid out in a Planning Guide revision request.
CAISO DMM
The Western Energy Imbalance Market’s Intermountain West region saw its hourly exports increase by an average of 780% — or 680 MW — in Q4 2025 versus the same period a year earlier.
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Speakers at a workshop hosted by Texas RE reminded attendees that compliance with NERC's Critical Infrastructure Protection standards is not enough to ensure security.
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Western Energy Markets
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada voted to approve NV Energy’s application to join CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market — a move that some stakeholders view as a pivotal moment for Western electricity markets.
Increased interest in data center development in New England has led to growing concern about potential negative effects on energy affordability and long-term resource adequacy.
SPP has become the first grid operator to manage markets in both the Eastern and Western interconnections with its formal expansion into the West.
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CSP/STG
NERC asked FERC to deny a request to mandate studies on the grid's vulnerability to electromagnetic pulses and solar storms, saying its current reliability standards are sufficient.
FERC approved a settlement between Georgia Power and SERC Reliability that will see the utility pay $175,000 for violating NERC's reliability standards.
Representatives of Florida Power & Light urged fellow SERC Reliability members to start using artificial intelligence tools, even in their own personal lives, warning that its use on the grid is spreading too rapidly to not understand how it works.
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Texas opened applications for $350 million in advanced nuclear grants through the Texas Advanced Nuclear Development Fund to support the state's nuclear energy industry.
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed the first set of bills of her tenure, including a number of energy provisions passed at the recent legislative session.
At the very moment grid operators are being asked to plan for unprecedented complexity, the public data infrastructure that underpins those decisions is becoming less reliable, writes columnist Dej Knuckey.
