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Brookfield Renewable
IESO Purchasing 3,000 MW of Energy and Capacity
IESO completed its second medium-term procurement with contracts with 27 wind and natural gas generators.
NW Council
NWPCC Appoints Former BPA Official as New Executive Director
The Northwest Power and Conservation Council hired Peter Cogswell, the former director of intergovernmental affairs at BPA, as its next executive director.
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Texas Bills Targeting Renewables Come up Short
Another Texas legislative session has ended with renewable resources and batteries having survived potentially damaging legislation that did not make it to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk.  
La. PSC
MISO Debates What-ifs, Vows Improvements in Front of La. PSC After Load Shed
MISO leadership again promised to step up the RTO’s advance communication of tight system conditions following its four-hour load-shed directive for about 600 MW in Greater New Orleans.
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N.J. Launches Ambitious Energy Storage Incentive Program
New Jersey launched the first phase of a new storage incentive program, aiming to develop capacity of 1,000 MW of transmission scale projects.
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Industry Sees Challenges as BPA Considers ‘Radical’ Updates to Transmission Planning
The Bonneville Power Administration faces monumental challenges in implementing actions to meet the Pacific Northwest’s needs once it lifts its pause on transmission planning.
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Oregon Governor Signs Bill to Create Data Center Rate Class
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill designed to ensure that operators of large data centers pay for grid upgrades needed to supply them with electricity while avoiding shifting those costs to residential ratepayers.
WEC Energy Group
MISO’s Queue Fast Lane, Take 2, Nets Déjà vu Arguments

MISO’s repackaged proposal to establish a temporary fast track in its interconnection queue resulted in a familiar division among MISO stakeholders, with vertically integrated utilities in favor and clean energy organizations opposed.

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Senate Finance Committee Looks to Eliminate Energy Tax Credits in 2028

The Senate Finance Committee released its proposal for the reconciliation bill, which cuts clean energy tax credits off entirely starting Jan. 1, 2028, but includes some changes from the version of the legislation that passed the House in May.

Climate Central
NV Energy Seeks OK for $500M Wildfire Self-insurance Policy

With the risk of catastrophic wildfire growing in Nevada and across the West, NV Energy is seeking approval for a $500 million wildfire liability self-insurance policy.


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