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April 13, 2026
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Grid Largely Immune from Oil Price Shocks; But We Can’t Ignore Them
Yes, electricity prices are painfully high. No, they’re not related to oil prices, at least for customers of the RTOs, writes columnist Dej Knuckey.
A New Metric Related to Data Centers and Electricity that May Matter
A proposed new metric – the compute heat rate – soon may change the conversation around data center electricity use, writes columnist and industry futurist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.
TeraWulf’s Data Center Plans Draw Protests in FERC Review of Power Plant Purchase
A FERC proceeding seeking approval to purchase an old oil-fired power plant in southern Maryland has drawn multiple protests because its buyer wants to co-locate a data center.
Terra-Gen Fined $5M for Using Batteries to Manipulate CAISO Market
FERC fined Terra-Gen nearly $5 million for strategically using its battery storage resources to repeatedly manipulate CAISO’s market over almost two years.
FERC Approves CAISO EDAM ‘Transitional’ Intertie Proposal
FERC approved a series of revisions related to the design of CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market to support market implementation and avoid disruptions to existing contracts.
MISO Plans to Change Accounting Practices as Record Queue Exits Could Raise Rates
MISO has filed with FERC to alter its accounting practices amid a record number of withdrawals from its generator interconnection queue.
Calif. Bill Would Allow Hourly RA Trading for Slice-of-Day Requirements
A California Senate committee has advanced a bill that would allow load-serving entities to trade capacity on an hourly basis to meet the state’s slice-of-day resource adequacy requirements.
Reports Flag Soaring Costs, Delays for New Gas-fired Generation
One new report flags risks entailed in the massive planned buildout of gas-fired generation, while another predicts a sharp continued rise in gas turbine prices.
N.J. Removes ‘Moratorium’ Blocking New Nuclear Plants
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill paved the way for the development of new nuclear plants by removing a permitting rule that for four decades created a “de facto moratorium” on reactor construction.
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