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BPA
Trump Directs Feds to Withdraw from Deal on Snake River Dams

President Trump issued a memo directing the federal government to withdraw from a deal with four tribes and two states that considered the future operation of four dams on the Lower Snake River and eventually could have led to their breach.

Darden Clean Energy Project
CEC Approves Massive Solar-plus-storage Project

California regulators approved Intersect Power’s Darden Clean Energy Project, which is expected to be the largest battery energy storage system in the world when completed.

Con Edison
N.Y. OKs 642 MW of Urgent Infrastructure Upgrades

New York authorized its first tranche of projects under a 2024 order that sought to address urgent existing and anticipated electric infrastructure needs as the state pushes to decarbonize transportation and buildings. 

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MISO Says Public Communication Needs Work After NOLA Load Shed

MISO conceded to its Board of Directors that it should have done more to convey the danger it perceived ahead of the late spring load-shedding event in Greater New Orleans.

The Brattle Group
Expanded EDAM Would Reduce Curtailment, Costs, Study Finds

California Energy Commission staff presented a study on the size of CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market, finding more benefits as the market’s footprint increases.

California Senate
Calif. Bill Seeks to Control Electric Bills, Create Transmission Authority

A California bill that would take aim at soaring electric bills and create a transmission infrastructure authority has cleared the state Senate and now is being considered in the Assembly.

House Energy and Commerce Committee
Wright Addresses Recent Orders Keeping Power Plants Open at Hearing

Energy Secretary Chris Wright talked about the process behind two recent orders mandating power plants that had planned to retire to keep running this summer at a House hearing that was focused on DOE's budget.

Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy Seeking Compensation for Keeping Campbell Open

Consumers Energy filed a complaint with FERC against MISO seeking compensation for keeping open the J.H. Campbell coal plant this summer as ordered by the U.S. Department of Energy.

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Limited Demand for Large-scale Data Centers in New England

New England is unlikely to see the development of large-scale data centers in the next 10 years but likely will see smaller-scale developments, industry experts said at the New England Energy Conference and Exposition.

Astoria Generating Company
NYISO Makes Case for Repowering in Latest ‘Power Trends’ Report

Amid increasing demand and dwindling supply, repowering aging fossil plants would help maintain reliability while still lowering emissions in line with New York’s climate change policy goals, NYISO argues in its annual “Power Trends” report.


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