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Xcel, NextEra to Partner on Generation for Data Centers
Xcel Energy says that a partnership with NextEra Energy will allow its operating companies to contract up to 6 GW of data center capacity by the end of 2027.
Great River Energy
Stakeholders Suggest Cost Overruns Ubiquitous as MISO Reviews Long-range Tx Project
Stakeholders told MISO it might have anticipated an impending cost increase for a long-range transmission project in the works in Minnesota that jumped about 43% in price to nearly $1.4 billion.
Michels Corp.
MISO, Minn. Say Federal Funds for JTIQ in Play
MISO and the Minnesota Department of Commerce said federal funding for the Joint Targeted Interconnection Queue portfolio is still in play, though they didn't offer any additional details.
Newkirk Electric Associates
State AGs, Enviros Argue Campbell Plant Orders Exceed DOE’s Authority
DOE is exceeding its authority by using Federal Power Act Section 202(c) to keep the J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan running under several consecutive “emergency” orders, opponents argued in recent court filings with the D.C. Circuit.
The Boldt Co.
Minnesota PUC Approves BlackRock’s Purchase of Allete
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved the $6.2 billion sale of Allete to BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.
DOE
DOE Terminates $7.56B in Energy Grants for Projects in Blue States
The U.S. Department of Energy has terminated 321 grants totaling $7.56 billion for 223 projects, apparently targeting Democratic-leaning states.
MISO
MISO, Stakeholders Appeal to FERC to Leave Long-range Tx Plan Intact
MISO and several stakeholders came to the defense of the RTO’s $21.8 billion, 24-project long-range transmission plan portfolio for the Midwest as five Republican states seek to repeal the projects’ approval.
SMS Group
Stakeholders Ask FERC to Soften MISO’s Proposed DR Accreditation
Stakeholders asked FERC to force MISO to cut or dilute some of the harsher requirements of its proposed demand response participation and accreditation package.
Xcel Energy
Xcel ‘Optimistic’ It Will Handle Tariffs, Trade War
Xcel CEO Bob Frenzel tried to reassure the investment community that the company is better prepared for a trade war and President Trump's tariffs during a first-quarter earnings call.
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FERC OKs Incentives on $1B Minn. HVDC Modernization, Debates Procedure
FERC granted rate incentives for the priciest project to come out of MISO’s 2024 Transmission Expansion Plan, setting off friction between commissioners.

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