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Nevada Regulators Approve SWIP-North Construction Permit
SWIP-North will be the northern section of the Southwest Intertie Project corridor.
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Nevada regulators approved a construction permit for the SWIP-North transmission line, keeping the project on track for a 2028 operation date.
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NextEra Energy Resources' Pinal Central Solar is shown in Arizona.
NextEra Energy
NextEra Reports Sharp Growth in Generation Portfolio, Backlog
NextEra Energy Resources brought 7.2 GW of new generation and storage into operation and added 13.5 GW to its backlog in 2025.
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Nearly all wind and solar sites are east of the Cascade Mountain Range, while loads are mostly in Seattle and Portland. Existing high voltage cross-Cascades transmission lines are fully loaded.
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Beware of Unintended Consequences
Achieving Washington's and Oregon's goals of 80% clean/decarbonized energy by 2030 will be difficult because of the transmission access and construction realities, writes Randy Hardy.
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Stakeholders Support Adopting NAESB Standards
Commenters expressed support for FERC's proposal to adopt standards on gas-electric coordination, while suggesting further measures to promote electric reliability.
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Rhodium Group’s Clean Investment Monitor tracks investment announced in or withdrawn from U.S. clean-technology manufacturing.
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Cleantech Manufacturing Investments Drop, Cancellations Rise
In late 2025, U.S. cleantech manufacturing investment cancellations reached their highest level of any quarter in the eight years a database has been tracking such announcements.
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Humboldt Bay in Northern California
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CPUC Portfolio Shows Offshore Wind Delayed up to 6 Years
California’s two large offshore wind projects could be delayed by up to six years due to recent federal policy actions, a CPUC administrative law judge said.
BPA Provides More Details on $5B Tx Projects
The Bonneville Power Administration provided updates on the agency’s $5 billion in transmission projects as some stakeholders asked about sunsetting of tax credits and coordination efforts with other developers in the West.
New England TOs Propose Asset Condition Projects Totaling $110M
Eversource Energy and National Grid introduced asset condition projects totaling about $110 million at the ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee.
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A map produced by Yes Energy showing LMPs in PJM when the storm was its peak on Sunday.
Yes Energy
Power Grids Weather Winter Storm Fern, Face Continued Cold Snap
The winter storm that moved through Texas and much of the Eastern Interconnection cut power to hundreds of thousands of people and stressed the bulk power system, but did not create major disruptions like other storms earlier this decade.
Hydro-Québec Halted NECEC Deliveries amid Reliability Concerns
As extreme winter weather descended on the Eastern U.S. and Canada, Hydro-Québec suspended power exports to New England on the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line because of reliability concerns in Québec.
NERC Modernization Task Force Leaders Present Final Recommendations
Leaders of NERC's Modernization of Standards Processes and Procedures Task Force presented their final recommendations ahead of the upcoming Board of Trustees meeting.
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Increased adoption of EVs is expected to be the biggest driver of CAISO peak demand through 2045.
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EVs Outrank Data Centers in California Electricity Demand Forecast
The California Energy Commission signed off on a forecast showing the state's electricity consumption could surge by as much as 61% over the next 20 years, mostly from increased EV adoption.
DOE to Restructure or Eliminate $83 Billion in Biden-era Loans
The U.S. Department of Energy said it is restructuring, revising or eliminating more than $83 billion in loans and conditional commitments issued under the Biden administration.
New N.J. Governor Rapidly Confronts Electricity Crisis
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed two sweeping executive orders that sought to control the state’s aggressively rising electricity rates through ratepayer credits and generation expansion.
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Customer Group Offers FERC Policies to Grow the Power System Affordably
The Electricity Customers Alliance released a paper offering some potential ideas FERC could take up to ensure affordability in a era of major load growth.
ERCOT Stakeholders Mark TAC’s 30th Anniversary
ERCOT stakeholders used their first Technical Advisory Committee meeting of 2026 to mark the committee’s 30 years of existence and achievements, sharing memories of their work together and recognizing members.
PJM Stakeholders Endorse 2026/27 Third Incremental Auction Parameters
The PJM Markets and Reliability Committee and Members Committee endorsed the RTO’s recommended installed reserve margin and forecast pool requirement for the third 2026/27 Incremental Auction.
PJM MRC/MC Briefs: Jan. 22, 2026
PJM presented manual revisions to clarify how resources are defined as offline for the purpose of determining whether they are eligible for lost opportunity cost credits.
PJM Board of Managers Chair David Mills speaks during the Jan. 22 Members Committee meeting.
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Government-proposed ‘Backstop’ Auction to Test PJM Stakeholder Process
PJM stakeholders kicked off discussions on creating a “backstop” auction to be held in September at the insistence of the Trump administration and the governors of the RTO’s 13 states.
A cracked wooden pole on an Eversource transmission line in New Hampshire
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ISO-NE Responds to Feedback on Asset Condition Reviewer Role
ISO-NE responded to stakeholder feedback and provided more detail on its proposed asset condition reviewer role at the NEPOOL Transmission Committee.
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Wright Ready to Use Emergency Powers to Dispatch Backup Generation During Winter Storm
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the department is ready to use its authority under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act to dispatch backup generation from large customers if needed ahead of a major winter storm.
NERC SC Kicks off 2026 with Organizational, Standards Items
NERC's Standards Committee elected its Executive Committee and approved multiple standards actions in its first meeting of 2026.
NERC Managers Share 2026 Priorities
NERC's head of reliability assessments said the ERO will continue to be guided by priorities developed over the last three-year plan during the "bridge year" of 2026.
CISA, Peers Provide OT Connectivity Principles
CISA and several international peer organizations published a list of principles to guide operational technology cybersecurity measures.
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy holding its legislative hearing Jan. 13
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DOE Official Faces Questions on PJM Resource Adequacy at House Hearing
Democrats pressed a senior DOE official on recent decisions affecting PJM, including the agency's orders to keep coal plants running, while another agency shut down offshore wind projects nearing completion.
ERCOT large electronic load ride-through events, January 2023-September 2025
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NERC Report Discusses Crypto Ride-through in Texas
A new report from NERC discusses findings from a review of load-loss incidents involving cryptocurrency mining facilities in Texas.
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New York state will continue subsidies for the Ginna Clean Energy Center and three other nuclear reactors operated by Constellation Energy.
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N.Y. Extends ZEC Nuclear Subsidies to 2049
The four aging reactors and their 3.36 GW of output are considered an indispensable part of New York’s power portfolio and decarbonization strategy.
Study Finds Appliance Standards Saved Households $780B over a Decade
The average U.S. consumer would have spent $6,000 more on utility bills over the past decade without national efficiency standards for appliances, according to a report from the Appliance Standards Awareness Project.
Report Quantifies Climate, Health Benefits of Clean Energy for Data Centers
The latest in a series of Union of Concerned Scientists reports on the costs of the AI boom asserts that powering U.S. data centers with clean energy would avert trillions of dollars in health and environmental costs.
Oregon Gov. Appoints Group to Address Data Center Growth
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has appointed a new committee to help address the effects of the rapid growth of new data centers in the state — with a particular focus on the electricity system.
Phoenix Lake, one of the reservoirs in Marin Water’s catchment system, during the 2021 drought. Husband and dog for scale.
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Drought Magnifies and Complicates Climate Change’s Impact on the Grid
Drought is a systemic threat to the electric grid, writes columnist Dej Knuckey. Like other weather extremes, it undermines supply, drives up costs, and exposes weaknesses in infrastructure planning.
The preliminary results of NERC's ITCS study show where it would make the most sense to build interregional transmission capacity. Using a price floor and price cap could help get these lines built, experts said on ACORE’s webinar.
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Could the U.K.’s Cap-and-Floor Model Unlock Interregional Tx in the U.S.?
The United Kingdom has found success with a cap-and-floor model for transmission where interconnectors to other countries are guaranteed minimum revenues, but return earnings over the cap to customers.