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Texas Supreme Court Dismisses Bulk of Winter Storm Uri Claims
The Texas Supreme Court ruled against residents and businesses who sued utilities after the deadly February 2021 winter storm known as Uri, saying they did not adequately prove the companies were intentionally negligent in causing widespread power blackouts.
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FERC Again Rejects SDG&E Bid for RTO Adder
FERC denied San Diego Gas & Electric's challenge of a commission order rejecting the utility’s request for an RTO adder to its transmission rates based on its participation in CAISO.
Invenergy
Missouri AG Opens Inquiry into Grain Belt Express
Missouri's attorney general says he has opened an investigation into Invenergy’s Grain Belt Express transmission project, an 800-mile, HVDC line that has been under development since 2010.
Hydro-Québec
Drought, Climate Drive Uncertainty on New England Imports from Québec
The impending addition of new export commitments could pose a challenge for Hydro-Québec over the next few years if drought conditions persist.
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Oregon PUC Approves IOUs’ Wildfire Plans, Issues Recommendations
The Oregon Public Utility Commission approved wildfire mitigation plans proposed by the state’s three investor-owned utilities and supported staff recommendations the commission said the utilities should implement.
Kerrville PUB
First Texas Energy Fund Loan Goes to Kerrville Utility
The Texas Public Utility Commission executed the first loan agreement under the state’s low-interest energy fund to the Kerrville Public Utility Board for a 122-MW natural gas plant.
Oregon State Archives
UPDATED: Oregon Lawmakers Pass Bill to Limit Utility Rate Increases

The Oregon Senate is set to vote on a bill that aims to mitigate the impact of rising energy costs on consumers by prohibiting residential rate increases during the winter and requiring utilities and regulators to analyze consumer affordability when setting rates.

NYISO
NYISO Issues Energy Warning as Heat Wave Boils New York
A third straight day of intense heat in New York resulted in an Energy Warning from NYISO as reserves dwindled.
Newkirk Electric Associates
Order to Keep Campbell Plant Running Challenged at DOE and FERC
The Michigan attorney general and a group of 10 NGOs have filed for rehearing of DOE's order to keep a coal plant running for this summer, while those parties and others debated the cost recovery filing Consumers Energy made at FERC.
Admin Monitor
Tenaska Power to Disgorge $28.2M in ERCOT Revenues
Tenaska Power Services and the Texas Public Utility Commission have reached settlementin which the company will pay a $353,500 penalty and disgorge $28.24 million in excess revenue made in the ERCOT market

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