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NARUC Report Seeks to Make Headway on Gas-electric Challenges
NARUC Executive Director Tony Clark (left) leads a panel discussion on the GEAR Task Force on Nov. 11 at NARUC's annual meeting in Seattle.
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A new report from the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners offers state regulators an extensive set of recommendations intended to address risks stemming from the ever evolving interdependence of the natural gas and electric sectors in the U.S.
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BPA Looks to Fill 155 Positions After Hiring Freeze
The Bonneville Power Administration has resumed hiring after workforce reductions and a federal hiring freeze earlier in 2025.
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New York Suspends All-electric New Construction Law
Attorneys for the state of New York agreed in a federal court filing to delay the implementation of the All-Electric Buildings Act.
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Former FERC Commissioners Ask Supreme Court to Preserve Agency Independence
Eleven former FERC commissioners filed a brief with the Supreme Court arguing it should uphold Humphrey’s Executor or carve out an exception for ratemaking agencies.
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NERC Manager Shares Outlook on Long-term Assessments
NERC's Manager of Reliability Assessments said the ERO is working to make its Long-Term Reliability Assessments more useful to stakeholders.
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A Brattle Group study compared planning reserve margins for the WRAP versus an alternative regional resource adequacy program footprint.
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Brattle Study Finds Similar PRMs Under Alternative Western RA Footprint
A new Brattle Group study examined the impact on planning reserve margins of an alternative Western resource adequacy program that includes expected participants in CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market.
IMM Advises Better Constraint Management After MISO Tx Emergency
MISO’s Independent Market Monitor said a MISO South September transmission emergency shows the RTO needs a better handle on constraint management within its markets.
Tribes Urge FERC to Reject Wright’s Hydropower NOPR
Tribes asked FERC to reject a proposal from Energy Secretary Chris Wright to reverse a 2024 rule change that required consultation with them over hydropower projects proposed on their lands.
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The OMS Annual Meeting in session Oct. 21 in Sioux Falls, S.D.
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MISO States Call NERC’s Planned RA Standard Inappropriate
The Organization of MISO States is warning NERC that its possible new resource adequacy standard would tread on states’ planning authority.
Modernization Task Force Leaders Update NERC Members on Progress
NERC's Member Representatives Committee heard progress reports from the groups developing updates to its standards development process and strategic plan.
FERC Accepts 2026 ERO Budgets, Approves Waiver
FERC approved the ERO's business plans and budgets, along with a waiver to NERC's rules around use of penalty funds.
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Top Mass. House Members Seeking Major Rollback of Climate Laws
Top Massachusetts House members are pushing an expansive energy bill that would scale back several major climate initiatives and programs.
IEA World Energy Outlook 2025 Quantifies Rising Global Power Demand
IEA released its 2025 World Energy Outlook, which shows the growing importance of electricity as residents start to adopt air conditioning and data centers and other large loads drive demand growth in rich countries.
Permits for Trump-Favored Gas Pipeline Approved by N.Y. and N.J.
After multiple denials, the Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline obtained environmental permits from New York and New Jersey in an apparent victory for the Trump administration.
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Construction on Entergy Texas' Palms Substation in 2025
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MISO to Include Southeastern Texas in South Long-range Tx Planning
MISO announced it will honor a request from Texas regulators and include southeastern Texas in its first long-range transmission study for MISO South.
MISO Reexamining Monthlong Outage Limit for Capacity Resources
MISO signaled an openness to alter its 31-day planned outage rule for units that signed up to be capacity resources.
How ERCOT’s RTC+B is a Game-changer for Market Operations

ERCOT is preparing to launch its Real-Time Co-Optimization + Batteries initiative, perhaps the most sweeping market redesign in its history, says Yes Energy's Portia Gilman.

NEPOOL Committees Support ISO-NE Prompt Capacity Auctions
NEPOOL technical committees voted in favor of ISO-NE’s proposal to adopt a prompt capacity auction and update the RTO’s resource retirement process.
MISO's forecasted capacity additions on a nameplate and capacity basis through the first half of 2026
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MISO Interconnection Queue Dips Below 175 GW
MISO’s generator interconnection queue now totals 174 GW across 944 projects, a result of several developers dropping out of the line in recent months.
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Texas PUC Hints at Revisiting ERCOT Conservative Operations
Texas regulators approved ERCOT’s methodologies for determining minimum ancillary services for 2026 while hinting at the same time that they are considering discontinuing the use of conservative operations.
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2 Regions Under Elevated Risk in Upcoming WECC Winter Assessment
WECC expects two regions to be under elevated risk as the West heads into the winter, with staff saying a prolonged weather event could impact operating reserves.
NERC Files IBR Standards with FERC
NERC has filed five reliability standards to FERC, comprising the second of three sets of standards for inverter-based resources ordered by the commission.
Utilities in SERC, RF to Pay $185K in Penalties
FERC approved settlements with three utilities in the footprints of SERC Reliability and ReliabilityFirst, totaling $185,000 in penalties.
FERC Approves $1.25M SERC-Entergy Settlement
SERC Reliability claimed Entergy staff ignored multiple high-priority warnings, one of which led to a loss of load for several customers, in determining the $1.25 million penalty.
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SERC’s Moran Warns of Growing Climate Security Risks
A speaker at SERC Reliability's fall summit said adversaries may take advantage of severe weather to launch physical and cyberattacks against the grid.
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FERC CIP Audits Find Ongoing Cloud Issues
FERC staff warned in a report that third-party cloud services pose an ongoing risk to the security of the electric grid.
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How Rising Wildfire Risks Are Rewiring the Future of Power Systems
Grid operators and utilities have a double exposure to the increasingly fire-prone environment: grid assets can cause fires and be damaged by them, says columnist Dej Knuckey.
N.J. Backs Clean Energy Democrat for Governor
New Jersey voters resoundingly backed Democrat Mikie Sherrill in the state’s gubernatorial race, sweeping into power a clean energy advocate who says she will immediately freeze utility rates.
Democrats Win the Races for Virginia Governor, Georgia PSC Seats
Democrats won elections in Virginia and Georgia that have implications for energy policy: offshore wind and data centers in Virginia and affordability in both.
Ørsted Says U.S. Offshore Wind Projects on Track but Costly
Ørsted reported a net loss for the third quarter, attributed to the continuing financial challenges for its U.S. offshore wind portfolio, but it also said those projects are progressing well toward completion.
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Split Panel on the D.C. Circuit Upholds DOE’s Furnace Efficiency Rule
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Department of Energy’s efficiency standard for natural gas furnaces and water heaters against appeals from gas trade associations.
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N.J. Forum Explores Solutions to Looming Energy Shortfall
Speakers at a New Jersey energy conference discussed how to confront the energy shortfall and get more power online.