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NEPOOL Reliability Committee Briefs: March 18, 2025
ISO-NE presented the results of its 2023/24 load power factor audit, which found most regional LPF areas to be noncompliant with the standards for low-load, high-voltage conditions.
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Overheard at CERAWeek 2025
CERAWeek 2025 by S&P Global examined the changing energy landscape through 14 themes, from policy and regulation to climate and sustainability, but none seemed to draw more focus than the rapid expansion of AI and is potential transformative effects.
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PJM Market Monitor Publishes Mixed Views in Annual Report
PJM’s markets provided reliable service in 2024, but tightening supply and demand are laying bare design flaws that have inhibited the competitiveness of the RTO’s markets, the Independent Market Monitor wrote in its 2024 State of the Market Report.
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In Conversation with ISO-NE’s First Community Affairs Policy Adviser
As the Trump administration pulls federal support for environmental justice programs, ISO-NE’s first environmental and community affairs advisor remains optimistic about the RTO’s efforts to engage historically overlooked communities.
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FERC Sides With SEEM Members After Rehearing
FERC sided with supporters of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market after hearing arguments from opponents, saying the market does not qualify as a loose power pool.
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NM Regulators Poke Assumptions Behind EPE’s Markets+ Choice
A recent study that contributed to El Paso Electric’s decision to join SPP’s Markets+ rather than CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market has raised questions among New Mexico regulators.
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FERC to Rule on SPP’s RA Requirement for Winter
FERC is expected to rule on SPP’s proposed tariff revisions adding a winter season resource adequacy requirement and several other issues related to the grid operator.
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Experts Urge Texas Policymakers to Go Big with 765-kV Transmission
ERCOT already operates a power system as large as those in several European countries, but demand growth is expected to bring it up to the level of PJM and MISO, which has the industry considering building a new system of 765-kV lines to transmit power around Texas. 
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MISO Members Grapple with 54 GW in Incomplete Gen, Predict Storage Expansion
MISO members haven’t landed on easy answers in getting the approximately 54 GW of unfinished generation that has cleared the interconnection queue online sooner.
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Calif. Officials Approve New Safety Measures for Battery Storage
The California Public Utilities Commission voted to approve stricter safety standards on battery storage facilities following a series of incidents at battery facilities.

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