Hydropower generation in the Northwest and Rockies is expected to increase 17% from 2025 levels despite snow drought conditions, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said.

MISO expects to manage a 163-GW demand peak by 2035, and potentially 230 GW by 2046 in a high-demand environment, according to the RTO’s first crack at comprehensive long-term load forecasting.

A cybersecurity expert warned listeners at an MRO-sponsored webinar that powerful quantum computers could soon make dominant security technologies obsolete.

The Bonneville Power Administration said it continues to face steep energy deficits under “firm” water conditions over the next 10 years — but the outlook is slightly better than what the agency foresaw a year ago.

FERC accepted SPP’s tariff revision that establishes procedures governing interregional transmission coordination in the Western Interconnection between the grid operator and its neighboring planning regions following its RTO Expansion.

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PJM’s Market Implementation Committee endorsed an issue charge to explore how dual-fuel gas generators should reflect the downtime needed to switch fuels in their requirement to offer into the energy market.

The PJM Operating Committee endorsed manual revisions that included the elimination of a requirement that actual meter test results should be provided to the RTO.