February 10, 2025

January 2025

TVA
TVA CEO Jeff Lyash Announces Plans to Retire
TVA CEO Jeff Lyash announced plans to retire “no later than the end of the fiscal year” after running the federal power authority for nearly six years.
Invenergy
FERC Approves Annual Megawatt Cap for MISO Interconnection Queue
FERC has given MISO an all-clear to cap project hopefuls lining up for its overflowing generator interconnection queue at 50% of the RTO’s peak load.
Shutterstock
Shell Quits Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project in NJ
Atlantic Shores said its offshore wind project in New Jersey will continue despite Shell's exit, which caused the oil supermajor a $1 billion impairment.
Pacific Steel Group
‘Green’ Steel Mill Gets Financial Boost from CEC Grant
Pacific Steel Group is planning a zero-carbon-emission steel mill near Mojave, Calif., in a first-of-a-kind project that will set an example for industrial decarbonization.
NERC
Texas RE Calls ITCS Recommendations ‘Very High Level’
A representative of Texas RE emphasized that NERC plans to build on last year's Interregional Transfer Capability Study.
Bonneville Power Administration
BPA Employees Confront Trump’s ‘Fork in the Road’
Employees of the Bonneville Power Administration received the same buyout offer from the Trump administration as millions of other federal workers — despite the agency's self-funding model.
ERCOT
765-kV Lines in West Texas Inch Closer to Reality
The drive to build 765-kV lines in Texas continues to inch forward, with ERCOT and stakeholders working to provide enough information for regulators to reach a decision by May 1 on which voltage level would best meet demand.
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BPA Considers Impact of Fees in Day-ahead Market Choice
BPA could face high implementation fees and operating costs under both SPP’s Markets+ and CAISO’s EDAM, but exact amounts are in flux.
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New England Gas Generation Hit a Record High in 2024
As overall power production ticked up in New England in 2024, natural gas generation reached its highest annual total in the region’s history, accounting for over 55% of all generation and 51% of net energy for load, according to new data from ISO-NE.
Minnesota Power
MISO Unveils Later Timeline for Queue Processing Restart
MISO is pushing back a restart of its swamped generator interconnection queue by a few months while it tries to study through the backlog with tech company Pearl Street.

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