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December 17, 2025

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CAISO
CAISO Ponders DER Market Participation in New Paper
A new CAISO paper lays out a series of challenges around how to improve participation of demand response and distributed energy resources in the ISO's day-ahead and real-time markets.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative
FERC Approves SPP Process for Incremental Capacity
FERC approved an SPP tariff revision designed to accelerate the addition of new generation by quickly adding shovel-ready incremental capacity at existing generating sites.
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Power Industry Asks Congress to Authorize Cyber Defense Programs
Electricity sector participants urged Congress to support cyber security programs as the House E&C Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy heard testimony on the efforts of nation-states and other actors to hack the bulk power system.
Ontario Power Generation
Ontario Greenlights Overhaul of Pickering Nuclear Station
Ontario approved a $26.8 billion CAD plan to overhaul four aging nuclear reactors that supply approximately 11% of the province’s electricity needs.
UN Climate Change - Kiara Worth
Clean Energy Must Start Post-Trump Planning Now
Livewire columnist K Kaufmann argues that clean energy supporters should focus on a strategically planned, outcome-focused, and rapidly achievable transition toward renewables.
Entergy
MISO Accepts 6 GW of Mostly Gas Gen in 2nd Queue Fast Lane Class
MISO will study 6 GW of mostly natural gas-fired generation projects in the second group of entrants under its interconnection queue fast track.
EIA
EIA: 2024 Hurricanes Led to Highest U.S. Outage Durations in a Decade
U.S. electricity outage hours reached their highest levels in a decade in 2024 due to the impact of Hurricanes Beryl, Helene and Milton, the EIA reported.
DOE
Whither Nuclear?
A new study makes a strong case that the cost of new nuclear plants could decline from the Vogtle experience as multiple units are constructed, says columnist Steve Huntoon.
Constellation Energy
Former Ontario Power, NRC Leaders Join NYPA Nuclear Effort
The New York Power Authority announced the appointments of Todd Josifovski and Christopher Hanson to its advanced nuclear energy initiative.
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NYISO Begins to Discuss Demand Curve Reset Process Changes
Discussion about potential changes to the NYISO demand curve reset process dominated a recent Installed Capacity Working Group meeting and will likely take up more oxygen in stakeholder meetings throughout the coming year.

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