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May 18, 2025

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State of Ohio
Ohio Governor Signs Utility Law Aimed at Enhancing Competitive Market
Ohio's governor signed into law a major reform of how the state regulates utilities, eliminating electric security plans that utilities have used to meet demand from non-shopping customers since a 2008 law authorized them.
PacifiCorp
FERC Commissioners Split on Incentives for Valley Link Transmission
FERC rejected the formula rates and hypothetical cost structure proposed for the Valley Link portfolio of transmission projects but granted it incentives.
Duke Energy
Duke Earnings Report Highlights Huge Investments to Meet Load Growth
Duke Energy described plans to invest up to $200 billion in the next decade to meet demand growth across its multiple utilities during an earnings call for the first quarter of 2025.
Constellation Energy
As it Pursues Deals, Constellation Says Data Center Load Growth Overstated
Constellation Energy said it is closing in on new power purchase agreements and is in a good position to help meet projected data center load demand — whether in front of the meter or behind.
Shutterstock
PJM, Alphabet Partnering on AI Tools to Speed Interconnection
PJM and Alphabet on April 10 announced a partnership to develop a suite of new tools using artificial intelligence to speed the RTO’s generation interconnection process. 
NYISO
NYISO Reaffirms Need for NYC Peakers in Summer
NYISO continues to find a reliability need for New York City this summer and two peaker plants in the city should be allowed to continue operations into 2027 if necessary, according to sensitivity results for the first-quarter Short Term Assessment of Reliability.
CAISO
Reliability Projects Dominate CAISO’s $4.8B Draft Transmission Plan
CAISO's 2024/25 draft transmission plan recommends 31 new projects at an estimated cost of $4.8 billion, slanting heavily toward reliability needs.
Baxtel
FERC Again Declines Changes, Refunds on Crypto-burdened MISO-SPP Flowgate
FERC again decided that neither MISO nor Montana-Dakota Utilities are entitled to recourse over a MISO-SPP flowgate in North Dakota strained by a cryptocurrency mining facility.
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Chang Encourages MISO to Mobilize on Load Growth
FERC Commissioner Judy Chang delivered remarks on the importance of meeting ballooning load at MISO Board Week in New Orleans.
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Load Growth Drives Early MTEP 25 to $11B
MISO’s preliminary 2025 Transmission Expansion Plan is set to become another record-breaking collection, at 434 transmission projects at an estimated cost of $11 billion.

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