Delaware approved the certificate of incorporation for the Regional Organization for Western Energy, and an executive search firm has been hired to vet candidates for the organization’s initial board, the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative’s Launch Committee announced.

If the incremental costs of serving the new loads are below the current average costs, new demand can actually lower average retail rates as the system costs are spread across a wider base, the report concludes.

After a decade of intensive policy work and billions of dollars expended, the state’s grid was more reliant on carbon-based fuels in 2024 than in 2014.

MISO has deferred plans for an all-encompassing future-looking assessment that relies on member data after state regulators appeared hesitant about the move.