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March 4, 2026
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BlackRock and Others to Take AES Corp. Private for $33B
A consortium led by BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners and Swedish private equity firm EQT AB agreed to buy AES Corp. in a deal valued at about $33.4 billion including debt.
Ontario PMU Expansion Raises Cost Concerns
IESO’s plan to require synchrophasor data from storage resources is prompting cost concerns.
Data Centers Don’t Cause Rate Increases but Would Still be Wise to Supply Own Power
Data centers have become the whipping boy of high electric bills; consumers believe they are paying higher rates because of these power-hungry server farms. However, it is not that simple, writes Kristen Walker of The American Consumer Institute.
IESO Delays 2nd Window of LT2; Lays out Reqs for Repowered Facilities
IESO officials delayed the second window of the grid operator’s second long-term resource procurement to the second quarter of 2027 and postponed the required milestone commercial operation date to 2032, in response to stakeholder feedback.
BlackRock and Others to Take AES Corp. Private for $33B
A consortium led by BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners and Swedish private equity firm EQT AB agreed to buy AES Corp. in a deal valued at about $33.4 billion including debt.
Top CAISO, SPP Executives Talk Competition and Collaboration
Conversations remained cordial despite the ongoing competition between CAISO and SPP in the west as the RTOs’ top executives took the stage at Yes Energy’s annual EMPOWER conference.
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Boost Advanced Transmission Technologies
Two senators introduced the REWIRE Act, which aims to speed up permitting for advanced transmission projects on existing rights of way and generally encourage advanced transmission technologies.
AI Has to be Reliable Before We Trust it with our Grid
Columnist Dej Knuckey says there’s no doubt AI can be exponentially faster, smarter, and more innovative and efficient than the current workforce, but can it be reliable?
MISO Sees Possibility for 500-GW Fleet in 20 Years
MISO said its modeling estimates show it could be in for anywhere from 413 GW to 501 GW of installed capacity in its system by 2045.
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