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ERCOT Leaned on Mobile Gens, RMR Unit During Storm
ERCOT says it leaned on Texas’ 15 mobile generating units and an RMR unit during the state’s first major cold-weather event since 2021’s disastrous Winter Storm Uri.
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PJM MRC/MC Briefs: Jan. 22, 2026
PJM presented manual revisions to clarify how resources are defined as offline for the purpose of determining whether they are eligible for lost opportunity cost credits.
MISO
MISO Enters Max Gen Emergency in Arctic Blast
MISO declared a maximum generation emergency for its Midwest region just after midnight on Jan. 24 as the northern portions of the footprint rode out double-digit negative temperatures.
FERC
FERC Addresses PJM’s Ongoing RA Issues at Open Meeting
FERC addressed the ongoing resource adequacy challenges at PJM during its regular meeting, calling for the RTO to get reforms in front of it so they can be approved.
JIRSA Hedrick
Colo. PUC Sticks with Approval of Markets+ for PSCo
Colorado regulators have declined to reconsider their decision finding that it would be in the public interest for Public Service Company of Colorado to join SPP’s Markets+.
MISO
MISO to End Market Platform Project in 2026, Leave Major Real-time Market Work Unfinished
After nine years, MISO will close out its multiphase market platform replacement project, leaving a bulk of unfinished work on its real-time market.
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.
ICF EnergyInsite
Data Centers Can Drive Down Rates, Boost Local Economies
A commitment to “growth pays for growth” and properly structuring tariffs and energy supply agreements can ensure data centers pay all their costs, writes Nick Myers of the Arizona Corporation Commission.
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PJM MIC Briefs: Jan. 7, 2026
The PJM Market Implementation Committee endorsed an issue charge to evaluate whether manual revisions are warranted, among other business conducted in the committee's most recent meeting.
Black Hills Energy
Black Hills Colorado Seeks Approval to Join Markets+
Black Hills Colorado Electric has filed an application with Colorado regulators to join SPP's Markets+, saying it has no choice because it is embedded in a balancing authority that will be a Markets+ participant.

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