SMR manufacturer Last Energy and the attorneys general of Texas and Utah sued the NRC alleging it did not need to license smaller reactors and asking the court to remove that requirement so small reactors can expand around the country.

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.

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.

ERCOT will recommend that its Board of Directors approve a reliability-must-run contract for one of three aging CPS gas units, set for retirement, to maintain reliability in the San Antonio area.

Texas PUC Commissioner Lori Cobos plans to step down from the commission at the end of 2024.

Texas officials have released a report that lays out a path for the state to become a “global nuclear energy hub.”  

Texas regulators approved the state’s first utility resiliency plan, a $3 billion proposal from Oncor to bulk up its distribution system over the next four years to better withstand and more quickly recover extreme weather and other events.

South Dakota’s Kristie Fiegen and North Dakota’s Randy Christmann have been reelected to their respective states' regulatory commissions, ensuring their future involvement on SPP’s Regional State Committee.

A federal judge has blocked implementation of Texas' right-of-first-refusal law in the parts of the state overseen by FERC.