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Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
Tri-State G&T is seeking FERC’s approval for a new tariff designed to manage the heavy volume of data center load expected to materialize in its member utilities’ service territories over the next decade.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
As regulators grapple with rate design for large customers such as data centers, some experts are pointing out the transparency benefits of tariffs compared to special contracts between the utility and customer.
McGranahan Architects
Washington’s Ecology Department clarified that cap-and-invest rules that apply to CAISO’s Western Energy Imbalance Market also will cover the ISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market when it begins operations in 2026.
Ontario Energy Board
The Ontario Energy Board plans a 22% increase in its 2025/26 budget with the addition of 32 employees, its biggest hiring surge in at least five years.
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The California Public Utilities Commission approved guidelines for utilities to use to design dynamic electricity rates, with one commissioner asking for more research on whether implementing such rates will leave some customers further behind financially.
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ERCOT stakeholders at the Infocast Texas Clean Energy Summit discussed tariff trade wars, supply chain issues, data centers and the latest biennial legislative session in Texas that concluded with Senate Bill 6.
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Parties filed their first briefs in the appeal of FERC Order 1920, which mandated changes to regional transmission planning and cost-allocation rules.
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Though progress on legislative action has stalled, permitting reform remains a vital step forward — one where policymakers can make a meaningful difference. As Congress reconvenes, this critical issue is back on the table, says Todd Snitchler.
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The California Public Utilities Commission approved a decision to significantly increase to Pacific Gas & Electric’s cost cap for customer energization projects in 2025 and 2026.
PacifiCorp
Oregon regulators have approved PacifiCorp's request for proposals for renewable resources, saying the utility must accept bids for resources with conditional firm transmission.
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