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Burns and McDonnell
MISO Preliminary Auction Data Shows Added Load in 2026/27
MISO is registering and accrediting resources to meet a roughly 2-GW uptick in load for the 2026/27 planning year.
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PJM Board of Managers Selects CIFP Proposal to Address Large Load Growth
The PJM Board of Managers has selected a path forward for addressing a groundswell of large load interconnections expected over the coming decade.
PJM
White House and PJM Governors Call for Backstop Capacity Auction
The White House and PJM's governors called for a special backstop capacity auction to procure $15 billion worth of new dispatchable generation, which is to be paid for by data centers.
Dominion Energy
Dominion Wins Injunction, Can Restart Offshore Wind Construction
A federal judge has granted Dominion Energy a preliminary injunction against the stop-work order the Trump administration slapped on the nation’s largest offshore wind project.
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
Colo. Officials Push Back on Craig Coal Plant Extension
Local elected officials in Colorado are speaking out against the Trump administration’s order to keep the coal-fired Craig Generating Station Unit 1 available to operate past its planned retirement date.
ISO-NE
ISO-NE’s Proposed Capacity Market Reform Likely to Boost Reliability While Resulting in Higher Prices
ISO-NE is reforming its approach to acquiring sufficient capacity, which has shaken things up considerably, writes columnist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.
Microsoft
CPUC OKs New Tx Projects for Microsoft Data Center Despite Cost Unknowns
The California Public Utility Commission approved construction of a set of transmission infrastructure projects to support a 90-MW data center owned by Microsoft, but questions remain about whether the upgrades will increase or decrease ratepayer costs.
Meta
Earthjustice Says Change to Louisiana Meta Data Center Funding Fishy, Asks PSC to Investigate
Earthjustice accused Meta of deliberately executing an unsanctioned financial arrangement to underwrite its planned, multibillion-dollar data center in northern Louisiana and asked the Public Service Commission to investigate.
Washington Dept. of Ecology
Wash. AG, Environmental Groups Challenge DOE’s Centralia Coal Plant Order
Washington’s attorney general and a coalition of environmental groups have mounted separate challenges to DOE's December decision to order TransAlta to continue operating the state’s last coal-fired plant for three months beyond its scheduled retirement.
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Resetting the Reset: Demand Curve Reform Discussions Begin
NYISO kicked off the demand curve reset reform process with a discussion of how to improve the overall process and what could be done to strengthen the definition of the proxy unit.

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