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December 5, 2025

Department of Energy – Office of Electricity (DOE OE)

MISO, SPP
SPP Moving Forward with JTIQ Transmission Projects
SPP plans to continue working the Joint Targeted Interconnection Queue’s portfolio of five 345-kV projects on its seam with MISO, despite the U.S. Department of Energy’s threat to pull $464 million in previously granted funds.
DOE
DOE’s Wright Fields Senate Questions About Funded Project Reviews
Senators asked Energy Secretary Chris Wright about project spending his department has put under review or already cut when he testified about the Trump administration’s 2026 budget request.
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Why Gene Rodrigues Came out of Retirement to Lead DOE’s Office of Electricity
After 23 years at Southern California Edison and eight as a consultant at ICF International, Gene Rodrigues was four months into retirement in 2022 when he got a call from the Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity.
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Overheard at GridWise Alliance’s gridCONNEXT 2023
Panelists at the GridWise Alliance's gridCONNEXT conference discussed how to reliably and affordably enable the energy transition with smart meters, distributed energy resources and other investments at the grid's edge.
Senate ENR Committee
Former NRG CEO Faces Tough Questions at Senate ENR Hearing
Three nominees for top posts at the DOE faced pointed questions from Senators known for protecting fossil fuel sector interests.
Our Energy Policy
Energy Storage Market Faces Innovation, Supply Chain Challenges
Despite supply challenges, the storage industry is innovating to optimize the value of lithium-ion batteries while also developing long-duration alternatives.

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