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Figures in the energy industry are casting doubt on the White House’s proposal to shield ratepayers from the costs of interconnecting large loads, saying it ignores the jurisdictional responsibility between regulatory authorities.
Grid Strategies
Grid Strategies wrote that NERC's Long-Term Reliability Assessment did not consider some factors that could address potential energy shortfalls.
PJM
PJM has updated its thinking on the design of its reliability backstop procurement to meet rising data center load, gravitating toward a model in which the RTO would determine the amount of capacity to be purchased and act as the administrator and counterparty to the resulting agreements.
Microsoft
A new report argues for an infrastructure fund to entice data center developers to commit to modernizing the grid as they invest in upgrades required by their new demand.
Tucson Electric Power
Arizona regulators have repealed the renewable energy standard for electric utilities in the state, saying it's time for renewables to "stand on their own two feet."
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“Massive change, massive challenges, massive opportunities,” SPP CEO Lanny Nickell said in kicking off the grid operator's second Energy Synergy Summit that focused on meeting data center growth.
After receiving pan-sector feedback from stakeholders asking for more time to review NYISO's proposed changes to the reliability planning process, the ISO said it would delay proposing tariff language.
MISO and SPP put forth two potential, 500-kV joint transmission portfolios valued at either $1.3 billion or $3.6 billion to beef up their transfer capability.
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Xcel Energy
A new report from NERC reviewed several incidents in which unexpected strains during spring or fall led to load shedding.
FERC approved settlements with AES Indiana and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District for violations of reliability standards.
NERC's report on the GridEx VIII security exercise outlined the challenges that participants weathered during the distributed play and executive tabletop.
NetZero Insider
CAISO DMM
CAISO’s Western Energy Imbalance Market saw an increase in battery storage capacity and coal use in 2025 compared with 2024, although the total load across the market did not increase over the year.
Washington’s attorney general and a coalition of public interest organizations filed separate lawsuits to overturn the Department of Energy’s order requiring TransAlta to continue operating the state’s last coal-fired plant beyond its scheduled retirement.
No specifics are being offered, and the site’s owner indicates significant financial and political support must be established before such a restart of Indian Point could be considered.
