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December 5, 2025

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Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and Brattle Group
LBNL Study Examines Drivers Behind Higher Power Prices in Some States
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released a paper recently examining why some states have seen retail power prices rise faster than inflation.
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OPSI Panels Discuss Data Center Load Growth

The challenges of meeting soaring forecasts of data center load growth dominated the Organization of PJM States Inc. (OPSI) Annual Meeting.

SPP
SPP Wants to Defer $7B in 765-kV Projects to 2026
SPP staff have reiterated their position to defer part of the RTO's planned 765-kV transmission overlay, setting aside about $7 billion in regional projects from its 2025 transmission assessment.
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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.
NYISO
NYISO Dogged by Uncertainty in Comprehensive Reliability Plan
NYISO’s draft 2025-2034 Comprehensive Reliability Plan shows a wide range of possible scenarios for resource adequacy in New York, with the most negative outlook showing a deficit of up to 10 GW by 2034.
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.
ATC and ITC Midwest
Bipartisan Transmission Permitting Reform Bill Introduced in House
U.S. Reps. Scott Peters (D) and Andy Barr (R) introduced the SPEED and Reliability Act, which is meant to speed up the siting and permitting of transmission lines.
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.
CAISO
Calif. Energy Officials Ponder Interconnection Timelines, Load Uncertainty
California energy officials are recognizing the need to work together to prioritize a long list of transmission and distribution interconnection projects as the state’s load growth accelerates due to expected data center development.
Exelon
Exelon Continues to Explore Getting Back into Generation
Exelon's CEO said on an earnings call that the company remains interested in the possibility of utility-owned generation.

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