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MISO States Dispute ‘High Risk’ Designation from NERC
Members of the Organization of MISO States sent a letter to contradict aspects of NERC’s Long-Term Reliability Assessment, disputing the ERO’s label of MISO as being at “high risk.”
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N.Y. PSC Changes DER Interconnection Rules to Meet Tax Credit Deadlines
The New York Public Service Commission issued new interconnection rules for distributed energy resource developers and utilities aimed at capturing as many expiring Inflation Reduction Act tax credits as possible for wind, solar and storage projects.
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DOE Touts Fossil Fuels’ Role in Meeting Peak Energy Demand This Winter
DOE's senior leadership highlighted how the grid relies on fossil fuels to make it through winter peaks.
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Data Center Moratorium Bill Introduced in N.Y. Legislature
Democrats in the New York Legislature have introduced legislation to create a three-year moratorium on the siting and permitting of new data centers statewide.
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Xcel, NextEra to Partner on Generation for Data Centers
Xcel Energy says that a partnership with NextEra Energy will allow its operating companies to contract up to 6 GW of data center capacity by the end of 2027.
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UPDATE: Hairston to Retire from BPA, Poised to Join EWEB
John Hairston will retire from his position as head of the Bonneville Power Administration, stepping away after 35 years of working at the federal power agency.
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Cleanview: Data Centers’ Speed-to-market Goals Lead to Inefficient Gas Generation
Cleanview released a report putting numbers to a trend where many hyperscale data center developers are building dirtier, more quickly available generation to cash in on the AI boom.
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Fight Heats up over Colorado’s Craig Coal Plant Extension
A federal order to keep Unit 1 of the coal-fired Craig Generating Station operational past its planned retirement date seems disconnected from grid realities, a Colorado state energy official said.
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The Data Center Paradox: NIMBYism Versus Corporate Welfare
Misguided NIMBYism or corporate welfare either obstructs the building of new data centers or compels taxpayers to subsidize them, writes energy consultant Kenneth W. Costello.
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FERC Oversight Hearing Focuses on Affordability and Reliability
All five FERC commissioners faced questions from the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy on how to balance reliability and affordability as demand grows.

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