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ISO-NE
ISO-NE Finds Advanced PV Panels Could Reduce Decarbonization Costs
New research by ISO-NE indicates bifacial solar panels with tracking capabilities could reduce the cost of decarbonizing New England’s generation mix by about $3.7 billion.
CAISO
CAISO Foresees Sufficient Resources for Normal Summer Conditions
California expects to meet its peak demand this summer under most weather conditions due to thousands of megawatts of new energy resources — almost all battery storage.
Danskammer Energy
Stakeholders Urge NYISO to Change Performance Penalty Proposal
Stakeholders expressed confusion and concern with the most recent updates to NYISO’s operating reserves performance penalty proposal.
Shutterstock
Report Finds Benefits of Pairing Electrification with TOU Rates in Mass.
Time-of-use electricity rates could save Massachusetts ratepayers with electrified heating hundreds of dollars each year per household, according to a report.  
PacifiCorp
FERC Commissioners Split on Incentives for Valley Link Transmission
FERC rejected the formula rates and hypothetical cost structure proposed for the Valley Link portfolio of transmission projects but granted it incentives.
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PJM Stakeholders Reaffirm Board Election Results
The PJM Members Committee voted against reconsidering whether to reelect Terry Blackwell to another term on the Board of Managers.
House Ways and Means Committee
House Committees Mark up Budget Bill that Guts Energy Tax Credits
Efforts by U.S. House committees to mark up the “One, Big Beautiful Bill” that includes most of President Donald Trump’s legislative goals could so complicate energy tax credit provisions as to make those instruments difficult to use at all.
TransWest Express
Construction Begins on Utah Portion of TransWest Express Line

Construction began on the Utah terminal of the 732-mile TransWest Express transmission line, a project designed to carry Wyoming wind energy to the Southwest.

OPG
Ontario Greenlights OPG to Build Small Modular Reactor
Site preparation is underway in southern Ontario for what is expected to be the first small modular reactor to come online in North America, a 300-MW unit projected to cost $7.7 billion CAD.
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New Jersey Opts to Explore Nuclear Options
Facing a projected energy shortfall, New Jersey is evaluating whether it is feasible to build an additional nuclear generation plant to add to the three that provide about 40% of the state's electricity.

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