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U.S. Solicitor General Sides Against Duke Energy in Antitrust Case
The Supreme Court should reject an appeal from Duke Energy of an antitrust case it lost in lower courts, the Office of the Solicitor General said.
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
West Needs Unified IBR Approach, WIRAB Says
Western state utility commissioners should encourage “standardization and harmonization” to effectively integrate inverter-based resources throughout the region, according to a guide developed by WIRAB and Elevate Energy Consulting.
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Power Industry Asks Congress to Authorize Cyber Defense Programs
Electricity sector participants urged Congress to support cyber security programs as the House E&C Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy heard testimony on the efforts of nation-states and other actors to hack the bulk power system.
Ontario Power Generation
Ontario Greenlights Overhaul of Pickering Nuclear Station
Ontario approved a $26.8 billion CAD plan to overhaul four aging nuclear reactors that supply approximately 11% of the province’s electricity needs.
EIA
EIA: 2024 Hurricanes Led to Highest U.S. Outage Durations in a Decade
U.S. electricity outage hours reached their highest levels in a decade in 2024 due to the impact of Hurricanes Beryl, Helene and Milton, the EIA reported.
Constellation Energy
Former Ontario Power, NRC Leaders Join NYPA Nuclear Effort
The New York Power Authority announced the appointments of Todd Josifovski and Christopher Hanson to its advanced nuclear energy initiative.
Granite Shore Power
Aging Oil Plants Face Unclear Future in New England as Winter Risks Rise
In New England, increasing winter reliability concerns are driving questions about how long the region’s aging fleet of oil-fired power plants can, or should, remain on the system.
U.S. Climate Vulnerability Index
Building a Resilient Grid for an Uncertain Future
Planning for the grid of the future requires increasingly sophisticated prognostication, and the industry needs to look to new data sources to model the grid of tomorrow, says columnist Dej Knuckey.
El Paso Electric
El Paso Electric Finds Solar Procurement Solution After Tariff Hikes

El Paso Electric again is seeking regulatory approval for its New Mexico renewable energy plan after resolving tariff-related cost uncertainty of a solar-plus-storage procurement proposed in the plan.

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‘Frustrated’ CDWR Requests CAISO Reconsider Tx Access Charge Proposal
The California Department of Water Resources and other parties have asked CAISO to restart a transmission access charge initiative that was put on hold in 2018 due to the development of the ISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market.

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