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February 1, 2026

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CPUC
CPUC Judge Proposes Ordering 6 GW of New Resources as Tax Credits Fade
A California PUC judge has proposed the commission order an additional 6 GW of capacity for the state between 2029 and 2032 to get ahead of disappearing federal tax credits and loans for renewable energy resources.
Savannah River Site
DOE Seeking Proposals for Power Generation, AI Data Centers
The U.S. Department of Energy is looking for developers that want to build artificial intelligence data centers — and the power generation to run them — on two nuclear sites.
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PJM MRC/MC Briefs: Sept. 25, 2025

PJM’s Markets and Reliability Committee endorsed a set of manual revisions to expand when a new resource could be granted provisional interconnection service to allow for early operation once it becomes capable of injecting a portion of its output while its network upgrades stillare under way.

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Power Play: Pragmatism, Adaptation and a Touch of Wishful Thinking at Climate Week NYC
New York, frenetic at the best of times, bordered on frantic when Climate Week coincided with the U.N. General Assembly meeting, writes Dej Knuckey.
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Christie Appointed Director of New William & Mary Energy Law Center
William & Mary Law School announced it has appointed former FERC Chair Mark Christie as the 2025 Lowance Fellow, a visiting professor of the practice of law and the founding director of the school’s new Center for Energy Law & Policy.
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Data Centers ‘Exacerbating’ Tx Line Overload Forecasts in Bay Area
The construction of new data centers could lead to transmission line overloads in the Bay Area, CAISO forecasts show.
Consumers Energy
Wright: DOE Working to Stop More Coal Plants from Retiring
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said his department is working with utilities around the country to keep more coal plants slated for retirement open to help meet rising demand from data centers and other new large loads.
Shutterstock
Speculative Data Centers Highlight Need for Effective Forecasting, Experts Say
Utilities face significant forecasting risks from large loads, prompting the industry to develop various strategies to eliminate speculative projects, experts said during a Western Interstate Energy Board webinar.
NREL
DOE Launches Speed to Power, Eyes Multi-GW Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy is kicking off its Speed to Power initiative by seeking input on large-scale grid projects that would serve large-scale data centers.
FERC
FERC Focusing on Large Loads, Clearing the Decks Under Rosner
FERC focused on large loads and clearing out older proceedings during its September meeting, with two of three current members saying they hoped to move a pending proceeding on co-located loads in the near future.

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