February 2025

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Feds Pause $1M Pathways Initiative Funding, Group Leader Says
The federal government has put on hold nearly $1 million in funding toward the development of a new independent Western RO to oversee CAISO’s WEIM and EDAM, the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative’s Launch Committee said.
SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC
SouthCoast Wind to Take $278M Impairment as Delay Appears Likely
Another mature offshore wind project is facing financial write-downs and a potential yearslong delay in the wake of the Trump administration’s moves to shut the sector down.
Nuclear Energy Institute
Texas RE Hears About Reliability Benefits of New Nuclear Reactor Designs
Speakers at a Texas RE webinar said new nuclear reactor designs offer significant benefits in safety and reliability.
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Legal Experts Chart Future of Agency Deference After Loper Bright
The end of Chevron deference has FERC's legal team looking for a case to determine how much authority courts will provide the agency, especially around interpreting the contracts and tariffs that fall under its jurisdiction.
Eversource
Eversource Outlines Billions in New Boston-area Asset-condition Needs
Presenting to the ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee, Eversource Energy introduced a new set of asset-condition projects that could cost the region billions over multiple decades.
PJM
PJM Board Approves $6B in Grid Upgrades
The PJM Board of Managers approved a $6 billion package of grid upgrades that includes expanding the 765-kV backbone east to meet rising demand, particularly in Northern Virginia’s Data Center Alley. 
ITC Midwest
Stakeholders Want More from MISO on Tx Project Cost Containment
MISO said it doesn’t think it needs to step up cost monitoring on its ever-larger transmission projects as some stakeholders call for tighter measures.
Dragos
Dragos: Attacks on ICS Increased in 2024
Cybersecurity firm Dragos said 2024 saw a rise in cyber threats against industrial control systems worldwide, including new threat groups targeting the electric sector.
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NARUC Winter Summit Tackles Uncertainty Around Demand Growth
One of the major topics at NARUC's Winter Policy Summit was demand growth driven by data centers, which brings plenty of uncertainty with it.
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NYISO Preparing to Collect Duties on Canadian Electricity Imports
NYISO presented the Installed Capacity Working Group with two proposals it plans to file with FERC to give itself the means to collect duties in case President Trump’s tariff on Canadian energy imports applies to electricity.

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