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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 Donald Trump’s tariff on Canadian energy imports applies to electricity.
Entergy
MISO South Hit Record, 33-GW Winter Peak in Jan. Storm
The MISO South region relied on transfers from the Midwest to handle a record, 33-GW winter peak during a late January winter storm.
ERCOT
ERCOT Board OKs Mobile Generators in San Antonio
ERCOT’s Board of Directors has approved staff’s recommendation to pursue the use of 15 mobile generators as an alternative to extending the life of two aging gas units slated for retirement in South Texas.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
BPA Markets+ Phase 2 Bill Could Reach $27M — or More
BPA will be on the hook for nearly $27 million in funding for the next phase of SPP’s Markets+ — and potentially more depending on the market’s final footprint, according to a document SPP filed with FERC.
Connecticut Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee
Conn. Set to Reappoint Top Regulator amid Utility Legal Challenges
Marissa Gillett, the top regulator at the Connecticut PURA, is poised to be reappointed amid utility lawsuits and outcry about the state’s regulatory environment.
SPP
PSCo Seeks to Join SPP’s Markets+
Public Service Company of Colorado asked the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for permission to join SPP’s Markets+.
PSEG
PSEG Sees Surge in Large Load Inquiries
Public Service Enterprise Group saw an “over-12-fold” increase in mature leads and inquiries from customers exploring “large load and data center projects” over the past year, CEO Ralph LaRossa said in the utility’s fourth-quarter earnings call. 
EIA
Solar, Batteries Expected to Lead 2025 Grid Additions
The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects 2025 additions of 32.5 GW of solar, 18.2 GW of storage, 7.7 GW of wind, 4.4 GW of gas and 0.2 GW of all other forms of generation.
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PJM MRC/MC Briefs: Feb. 20, 2025
PJM stakeholders voted for a third consecutive meeting to delay acting on revisions to Manual 14H intended to clarify when developers may add or remove parcels from their project footprint.
Shutterstock
Report: Trump Executive Orders Put 43 GW of Wind Projects at Risk
A report released in February by Aurora Energy Research has found that President Donald Trump’s executive orders have put 43 GW of East Coast offshore wind projects at risk of permitting delay.

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