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Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
Virginia Legislature Report Tackles How to Meet Surging Demand from Data Centers
A report from the Virginia legislature released shows how quickly data centers are growing in the state and addresses how to meet that demand, with some suggestions for policymakers.
ERCOT
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: Dec. 2-3, 2024
ERCOT’s Board of Directors signed off on staff’s recommendation to move forward with executing an RMR contract for CPS Energy’s Braunig Unit 3, deferring a decision on the gas plant’s other two smaller units.
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Mass. Gov. Healey Preaches Collaboration at Energy Conference
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey emphasized the importance of collaboration among Northeastern states, provincial governments, energy companies, and labor groups at the New England Energy Summit.
Meta
Entergy La. Confirms Meta Data Center Behind 3 Proposed Gas Plants
Entergy Louisiana confirmed a new, $10 billion Meta AI data center is the motive behind its recent filing to build three new gas plants at a combined 2.3 GW.
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Power Market Costs Behind Rate Increases, PGE Says
Portland General Electric’s rate hikes largely stem from increased wholesale power market costs, the utility wrote after Sen. Ron Wyden voiced concern that Oregon customers are struggling to pay their electricity bills.
Clean Path New York
$11B Transmission + Generation Plan Canceled in NY
CPNY was envisioned as a solution to the heavy reliance on aging fossil fuel power generation in the densely populated New York City region.
NYISO
NYISO Publishes Final RNA Showing Reliability Need for NYC
NYISO published the final, approved version of the 2024 Reliability Needs Assessment, which identifies a reliability need in New York City beginning in 2033.
Pennsylvania PUC
Pennsylvania PUC Examines PJM’s Tightening Reserve Margin
Pennsylvania regulators hosted several panels to discuss PJM's tightening reserve margins and how the PUC should respond to the situation, which at least promises more high prices in the near future before new supplies can come online.
Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC
Developers Seek Deadline Extension in NJ Storage Plan
Solar developers are urging the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to extend the completion timelines in the agency’s proposed storage development plan.
ERCOT
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: Nov. 20, 2024
ERCOT stakeholders have approved a pair of protocol changes related to transmission planning as the Texas grid operator continues to grapple with connecting incoming load to its system.

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