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PJM
Md. Consumer Advocate Seeks Price Cut in PJM 2024 Capacity Auction
The Maryland Office of People’s Counsel filed a complaint alleging the rules used in PJM's 2025/26 Base Residual Auction would require consumers to pay twice for capacity provided by generators operating on RMR agreements.
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CEC Approves Reliability Program Revisions After Pushback from CPUC
The CEC on approved revised guidelines for a reliability program after the state’s utility regulator said the effort could undermine certain benefits of a separate reliability program run by Pacific Gas and Electric.
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Western Commissioners Ramp up Wildfire Efforts

Western lawmakers have advanced efforts to provide the power industry with more guidance amid increased wildfire risk, panelists discussed during a joint CREPC-WIRAB conference.

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NY Energy Summit: Making the RAPID Act Live up to its Name
Recent developments made speakers at the annual New York Energy Summit optimistic that the state's permitting process will be getting faster.
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NY Energy Summit: Patience Trumps Angst
State officials speaking at the New York Energy Summit acknowledged the uncertainty facing everyone in the room but said it has not changed the state's clean-energy vision. 
ERCOT
Texas Groups Ask FERC to Reject Puerto Rican Company Petition for Regulation
ERCOT, Oncor and the Texas PUC asked FERC to deny a petition from Puerto Rican company Pluvia to bring the territory under the commission’s jurisdiction.
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MISO Fast Lane Proposal Disadvantages IPPs, Retail Choice States, Critics Tell FERC
MISO’s proposal to use a temporary “fast lane” in its interconnection queue to speed up necessary resource additions would give utility-owned generation preferential treatment, according to protesters’ comments filed with FERC.
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NJ Lawmakers Sound Energy Supply Alarm
New Jersey lawmakers pushed back on the state’s all-electricity, clean-energy strategy at a heated committee hearing, urging an all-the-above approach as PJM faced criticism for failing to foresee a dramatic hike in demand.
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Data Center Campus with up to 4.5 GW of Gas Generation Planned for Pa.
A data center campus planned in western Pennsylvania would include up to 4.5 GW of on-site gas-fired generation and be the largest facility of its kind in the U.S., a group of developers announced.
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NY Floats Initial Grid of the Future Plan
New York issued the first iteration of a plan to move the state toward greater use of flexible resources to meet future power needs while preserving reliability and affordability.

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