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December 5, 2025

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Duke Energy
Duke Energy Carolinas Authorized to Maximize Generation Amid Heat Wave
DOE issued an emergency order authorizing Duke Energy Carolinas to operate certain generation facilities at maximum output to meet heat-related demand.
Newkirk Electric Associates
Order to Keep Campbell Plant Running Challenged at DOE and FERC
The Michigan attorney general and a group of 10 NGOs have filed for rehearing of DOE's order to keep a coal plant running for this summer, while those parties and others debated the cost recovery filing Consumers Energy made at FERC.
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PJM Stakeholders to Examine Rules for Future DOE Emergency Orders
Looking ahead to the possibility of future emergency orders from the DOE, stakeholders endorsed a PJM issue charge to establish a more permanent set of rules for how to allocate the cost of keeping generation online beyond its desired deactivation date when ordered by the federal government.
DOE
DOE’s Wright Fields Senate Questions About Funded Project Reviews
Senators asked Energy Secretary Chris Wright about project spending his department has put under review or already cut when he testified about the Trump administration’s 2026 budget request.
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Wright Addresses Recent Orders Keeping Power Plants Open at Hearing

Energy Secretary Chris Wright talked about the process behind two recent orders mandating power plants that had planned to retire to keep running this summer at a House hearing that was focused on DOE's budget.

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PJM Board Initiates CIFP Process for Eddystone Compensation

PJM’s Board of Managers initiated a critical issue fast path process to determine how to compensate Constellation Energy for continuing to run two gas-fired units at the utility’s Eddystone plant under a DOE emergency order.

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MISO-SPP JTIQ Fed Funds Caught Up in DOE Review of Grants

The U.S. Department of Energy is preparing a case-by-case review of all the agency’s financial assistance awards under the Biden administration that it says could have “significant ramifications” for current and prospective recipients.

Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy Seeking Compensation for Keeping Campbell Open

Consumers Energy filed a complaint with FERC against MISO seeking compensation for keeping open the J.H. Campbell coal plant this summer as ordered by the U.S. Department of Energy.

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Meeting the Surge in Demand Without Sacrificing Affordability

The Edison Electric Institute’s annual conference and thought leadership forum featured numerous discussions on the industry's ability to meet the explosive demand without sacrificing reliability and affordability.

Constellation
DOE Orders PJM, Constellation to Keep 760-MW Eddystone Generators Online

The U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency order to keep Constellation Energy’s Eddystone Units 3 and 4, located outside Philadelphia, online under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act.


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