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MISO: New Orleans Area Outages Owed to Scant Gen, Congestion, Heat

MISO has shed light on the reasons behind the May 25 load-shed event in southeast Louisiana, describing a system taxed by early summer heat and rife with congestion and unavailable generation.

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Amended ‘Pathways’ Bill Boosts — and Complicates — Calif. Protections
The latest version of California’s “Pathways” bill strips out a previous amendment that would have given state regulators authority to order utilities to withdraw from the RO under certain circumstances.
Entergy
MISO Requires Load Shed in New Orleans to Avoid Grid Instability
Entergy and Cleco were told to shed load in Louisiana in an attempt to avoid a bigger outage that could affect the stability of the grid.
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Regulators Focus on Energy Affordability at NECPUC Symposium

Government officials and industry executives discussed how to mitigate rising energy costs in New England at the NECPUC Symposium.

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Arizona Utilities Explore Expanded Use of Nuclear

Arizona utilities are seeking U.S. Department of Energy funding to help plan for additional nuclear power facilities in the state.

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BOEM Lifts Stop-work Order on Empire Wind
BOEM lifted a stop-work order on the Empire Wind 1 project in a deal that will have New York work on expanding pipelines into the Northeast, a goal the White House has publicly sought since shortly after President Trump took office.
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Mass. Gov. Healey Introduces Energy Affordability Bill
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has filed a major energy bill that her administration says would save ratepayers $10 billion over the next decade.
Standard Solar
N.Y. Moves to Boost Lagging Clean Energy Development
New York is tweaking its approach to clean energy development as it works to get its lagging decarbonization efforts back on track. 
AES Indiana
Indiana Tries to Spur New Capacity, Delay Retirements with New Law
Indiana has a new law aimed at motivating new capacity in the state to serve rising load and restricting when utilities can shut down plants.
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Community Opposition Still a Hurdle for Storage in N.Y.
The annual New York energy storage conference and expo came with excellent timing this year, as progress at the state level was matched by looming obstacles at the federal level.

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