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January 11, 2026

North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC)

Luminant
FERC Approves Settlement for Luminant in Texas
In a settlement over violations of a regional standard, Texas RE determined that Luminant will not have to pay a monetary penalty.
FERC
NERC Navigates Turbulent Reliability Landscape in 2026
NERC managers say the organization is well positioned to meet a variety of challenges coming in 2026.
IESO
IESO Seeks Comment on Revised Monitoring Requirements
IESO released proposed market rule and manual revisions to require synchrophasor data from storage resources.
TransAlta
DOE Orders Retiring Wash. Coal Plant to Stay Online for Winter
Citing an energy “emergency” in the Northwest this winter, DOE ordered TransAlta to continue operating Washington’s last coal-fired generating plant for three months beyond its scheduled retirement at the end of this year.
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FERC Clarifies Cold Weather Standard Approval, Effective Date
FERC provided additional clarity on its directive that NERC submit informational filings on the implementation of its most recent cold weather standard.
NERC
RSTC Approves Leaders for Next 2 Years
NERC's Reliability and Security Technical Committee approved a new chair and vice chair to manage the committee for the next two years.
NERC
NERC Standards Committee Pushes Projects Forward
NERC's Standards Committee wrapped up 2025 by advancing several standards projects, though one item had to be delayed until the next meeting.
NERC
NERC Board Approves Committee Reorganization
NERC's Board of Trustees agreed to a significant committee restructuring during its final meeting of 2025.
Power Advisory
Big Jump in Ontario Capacity Prices Signals Tightening Supplies
IESO says record-high clearing prices in its capacity auction will have little impact on ratepayers because the ISO's medium- and long-term procurements play a larger role in the region’s resource adequacy.
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Panelists: U.S., Canada Bound by Interties, Mutual Interests Despite Tariff Rift
The longstanding links between U.S. and Canadian electricity grid operators won’t be easily fractured by the  tariff-driven political rift between D.C., and Ottawa, industry participants on both sides of the border say.

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