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May 22, 2025

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Power System’s Shifting Direction Highlighted at Energy Future Forum
President Donald Trump’s policies and the growth in demand from data centers and other new customers have changed the trajectory of the power system, speakers said at the Energy Future Forum.
FERC
FERC Summer Assessment Shows Risks from Growing Demand, Extreme Weather
FERC's summer assessment shows rising demand and prompted Chair Mark Christie to discuss recent developments in PJM.
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.
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NERC Offered to Help with Iberia Outage Investigation, Robb Says
NERC's Board of Trustees heard updates on the ERO's response to April's outages in Spain and Portugal, while approving updates to its regional delegation agreements and a Level 3 alert on inverter-based resources.
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Commissioner Willie Phillips Announces his Resignation from FERC
Former FERC Chair Willie Phillips has resigned from the commission. The future of Phillips, a President Biden appointee, has been a matter of speculation since President Trump was elected in November.
FERC
Christie Blasts PJM Pursuit of Transource Market Efficiency Project
FERC Chair Mark Christie criticized PJM for continuing to consider proceeding with Transource Energy’s Independence Energy Connection transmission project years after Pennsylvania regulators denied it a certificate of public convenience and need.
Talen Energy
FERC Sustains Order Rejecting Expanded Susquehanna Co-located Load Arrangement
The rehearing order was approved on the same lines as the original rejection, with Commissioners Mark Christie and Lindsay See in support and Willie Phillips dissenting.
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FERC Leaders Focused on Stability amid Political Shifts
FERC Chair Mark Christie and Commissioner Judy Chang downplayed the current political environment’s impact on the agency, saying the commission’s role is to follow the law and ensure the fairness of procedures.
FERC
FERC State of the Markets Report Shows Load Growth, Lower Prices
FERC's State of the Markets report showed lower wholesale energy prices but growing demand and higher capacity prices that signal a need to meet the coming load.
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Overheard at CERAWeek 2025
CERAWeek 2025 by S&P Global examined the changing energy landscape through 14 themes, from policy and regulation to climate and sustainability, but none seemed to draw more focus than the rapid expansion of AI and is potential transformative effects.

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