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NARUC Report Seeks to Make Headway on Gas-electric Challenges
A new report from the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners offers state regulators an extensive set of recommendations intended to address risks stemming from the ever evolving interdependence of the natural gas and electric sectors in the U.S.
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BPA Looks to Fill 155 Positions After Hiring Freeze
The Bonneville Power Administration has resumed hiring after workforce reductions and a federal hiring freeze earlier in 2025.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Tribes Urge FERC to Reject Wright’s Hydropower NOPR
Tribes asked FERC to reject a proposal from Energy Secretary Chris Wright to reverse a 2024 rule change that required consultation with them over hydropower projects proposed on their lands.
Entergy Texas
MISO to Include Southeastern Texas in South Long-range Tx Planning
MISO announced it will honor a request from Texas regulators and include southeastern Texas in its first long-range transmission study for MISO South.
IEA
IEA World Energy Outlook 2025 Quantifies Rising Global Power Demand
IEA released its 2025 World Energy Outlook, which shows the growing importance of electricity as residents start to adopt air conditioning and data centers and other large loads drive demand growth in rich countries.
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Top Mass. House Members Seeking Major Rollback of Climate Laws
Top Massachusetts House members are pushing an expansive energy bill that would scale back several major climate initiatives and programs.
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Texas PUC Hints at Revisiting ERCOT Conservative Operations
Texas regulators approved ERCOT’s methodologies for determining minimum ancillary services for 2026 while hinting at the same time that they are considering discontinuing the use of conservative operations.
Xcel Energy
Xcel Seeks Extension for Comanche Coal Plant from Colorado Regulators
Public Service Company of Colorado and the Polis administration want to keep Unit 2 of the coal-fired Comanche Generating Station running a year longer than planned.
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Regulators Urge FERC to Honor State Authority over Large Load Interconnections
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners passed a resolution urging FERC to resist the Department of Energy’s push to give itself jurisdiction over large loads interconnecting with the grid.
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MISO States Call NERC’s Planned RA Standard Inappropriate
The Organization of MISO States is warning NERC that its possible new resource adequacy standard would tread on states’ planning authority.

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