Speakers at a SERC-hosted webinar discussed the challenges presented by gas-electric interdependency and what state regulators and policymakers can do to help.

BOEM lifted a stop-work order on the Empire Wind 1 project in a deal that will have New York work on expanding pipelines into the Northeast, a goal the White House has publicly sought since shortly after President Trump took office.

After a hiatus on gas-electric coordination discussions, MISO’s Advisory Committee touched on lingering frustrations in 2025 and potential solutions.

FERC and state regulators heard from experts on the state of gas-electric coordination, which continues to be an issue as the two industries systems are increasingly interdependent.

In an appearance before the NEPOOL Participants Committee, ISO-NE CEO Gordon van Welie discussed his recent testimony at the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy.

While NYISO operated reliably last winter, the season provided “continued examples of limited flexibility on the gas system,” ISO staff told the Operating Committee.

PJM credited emergency procedures with improving generator performance during a pair of winter storms in January, including a new all-time winter peak of 145,060 MW.

The PJM Markets and Reliability Committee and Members Committee endorsed a proposal to rework the RTO’s rules around generation deactivations.

FERC and a group of regulators from 10 states began discussing gas-electric coordination at the first meeting of the new Federal-State Current Issues Collaborative.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities approved grid modernization plans from electric distribution companies to handle increasing electrification and the deployment of distributed resources.