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January 14, 2026

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In Northeast, Fleet Turnover to Natural Gas is Unabated
The dash for gas shows no sign of abating, speakers said at the Energy Bar Association (EBA) Northeast Chapter’s 2016 Annual Meeting.
MISO Proposes 3 New MTEP 17 Futures
MISO proposed the adoption of three new future scenarios intended to inform the development of MTEP 17.
MISO Markets Committee of the Board of Directors Briefs
With the spring season underway, the MISO Markets Committee of the Board of Directors reviewed this past winter and the upcoming summer.
Market Policies, Emissions Goals on Collision Course in New England
ISO-NE market rules favoring natural gas clash with renewable energy goals, speakers at the EUCI US/Canada Cross-Border Power Summit said.
Modeling Shows Need for Higher Wind Assumptions
The increase in wind generation under the Clean Power Plan would likely exceed MISO’s previous assumptions, according to a new study.
Overheard at EUCI’s US/Canada Cross-Border Power Summit
Speakers at EUCI’s US-Canada Cross-Border Power Summit discussed the challenges of natural gas' rapid rise and displacement of other resources.
FERC: Cheap Gas Drove down Electricity Prices in 2015
On-peak day-ahead electricity prices in the U.S. were down 27 to 35% in 2015 due to cheap natural gas, FERC staff said in its State of the Markets report.
Bowring Urges Return to ‘Fundamentals’
The Monitor reported that the PJM energy, capacity, regulation, synchronized reserve and FTR markets were all competitive in the 2015 State of the Market.
2015 RTEP Reflects $3.2B in Spending, Shift to Natural Gas
Low load growth and the shift from coal to natural gas mean a need for fewer baseline transmission projects, PJM said in its 2015 RTEP.
Cuomo, NRG in Spat over Dunkirk’s Closure
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has accused NRG Energy of reneging on an agreement to repower the shuttered Dunkirk coal-fired power plant.

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