FERC revoked the operating license for a troubled dam in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, citing a failure to address safety issues that could cost lives and the owner’s loss of land in bankruptcy proceedings.

MISO has indicated that new generation to serve data centers and other large loads will be mission critical over 2026 and said it will take pains to interconnect units.

DOE issued a pair of orders under Section 202 (c) of the FPA to keep two Indiana coal plants running through this winter at least, delaying their retirement that was planned for the end of 2025.

MISO and the Minnesota Department of Commerce said federal funding for the Joint Targeted Interconnection Queue portfolio is still in play, though they didn't offer any additional details.

The Michigan Public Service Commission approved a special contract that will allow DTE Energy to continue its plans to supply a hotly contested, $7 billion data center with nearly 1.4 GW.

MISO officials clarified the J.H. Campbell coal plant — kept online and in retirement limbo by the Department of Energy’s series of emergency orders — is not eligible for the RTO’s capacity market and is not receiving special treatment for dispatch.

A trade group representing multiple MISO power producers has lodged a complaint against retroactive pricing revisions in MISO’s 2025/26 capacity auction, joining Pelican Power in calling the repricing unlawful.

MISO ended its 10-year run allowing energy efficiency in its capacity market, as FERC allowed the change to take effect.

Texas regulators have approved two more applications under the Texas Energy Fund’s completion-bonus program, making the generation resources eligible for more than $100 million in grants.

MISO has trimmed its annual budget, now expecting to spend a little less than $431 million in 2026, down from nearly $450 million.