Inflation and higher borrowing costs pushed MISO’s cost of new entry up by about 5% heading into the 2026/27 planning year, but stakeholders are questioning MISO’s use of 2020 data in calculations in order to keep prices lower.

The Texas PUC finalized a loan agreement with NRG Energy through the Texas Energy Fund’s in-ERCOT program for a 721-MW natural gas-fired plant in Houston’s dense petrochemical region.

Texas regulators proposed new rules on large load forecasting criteria and net metering following the state’s recent biennial legislative session and opened them up to public comment.

Texas regulators have approved Entergy Texas’ request to build two natural gas-powered units in MISO’s portion of the state, but they have limited the construction costs eligible for recovery to a combined $2.4 billion.

ERCOT stakeholders, while raising concerns over the grid operator’s use of conservative operations, have endorsed staff’s recommendations for computing minimum ancillary service quantities for 2026.

PNM will provide $175 million in benefits to customers and New Mexico as part of Blackstone Infrastructure’s acquisition of its parent company, TXNM Energy.

Texas regulators have selected the first four projects eligible for more than $240 million in grants outside the ERCOT region as part of the state’s Texas Energy Fund.

NRG Energy closed on a $216 million loan from the Texas Energy Fund that will help it build 456 MW of gas-fired capacity at an existing power plant.

MISO issued a slew of warning notices and operating instructions — especially in the South region — to help deal with oppressive July heat, forced generation outages and strained transmission.

Texas regulators have approved two more system resiliency plans for state utilities with a focus on wildfire mitigation, following up on a requirement from the 2023 legislative session.