January 30, 2025

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C-SPAN
Trump to Declare ‘National Energy Emergency’ to Ramp up Oil, Gas Production
Minutes after he was sworn in as 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump signaled his intention to rapidly increase production of oil and gas.
SPP
SPP MOPC Briefs: Jan. 15, 2025

The SPP Markets and Operations Policy Committee has approved tariff revisions that would implement dispatchable transactions in the real-time energy market.

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President Trump Names Mark Christie as FERC Chair
President Donald Trump, who appointed Mark Christie to FERC in 2020 during his first term, has now selected him as the commission's new chair.
David Keith's Research Group
Counterflow: A Climate ‘Game of Chicken’
Columnist Steve Huntoon says environmentalists are engaging in a "game of chicken" with climate because they won't consider solar geoengineering, such as sand or salt in the stratosphere.
Shutterstock
SCE Faces Scrutiny and Risks Amid LA Wildfires
Though no utilities have been blamed for the deadly wildfires in Los Angeles so far, stakeholders cautioned that companies like Southern California Edison are not completely out of the woods and still face financial and legal risk. 
NYISO
NYISO Operating Committee Approves LCR for 2025
The NYISO Operating Committee approved the final Locational Capacity Requirements for the 2025/26 capability year.
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NECA Conference Previews the Future of Markets in the Northeast
Managing the often-at-odds priorities of affordability, reliability, and decarbonization will require a delicate balance of innovation, market reforms, and stability, industry experts said at the Northeast Energy and Commerce Association’s Power Markets Conference.
PJM
PJM MRC/MC Preview: Jan. 23, 2025
Among other actions, the PJM Markets and Reliability Committee and the Members Committee will consider endorsing various manual revisions.
Ameren
MISO, SPP Ask FERC for JOA Waiver to Conduct More Meticulous Interregional Study
MISO and SPP have asked FERC for a temporary departure from sections of their joint operating agreement to be able to conduct a more comprehensive interregional planning study to land on mutually beneficial transmission projects.
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MISO Ponders Redistributing LSEs’ MW Obligations Based on Demand During Risky Periods
MISO hopes to mete out different reserve margin obligations to its load-serving entities as it sees bigger perils on the horizon.

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