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FERC Approves Mass. Distribution Fees for Energy Storage Systems
FERC approved filings by two Massachusetts utilities establishing distribution fees for standalone electric energy storage systems that connect to the distribution system but participate in ISO-NE wholesale markets.
Timothy H. Raab and Northern Photo
A Plea to Let Markets Work at IPPNY Clean Energy Conference
NYISO stakeholders heard about the tension between public policy pushes for zero-emission generation, the aging grid, increasing customer costs and concerns about winter peaking.
SPAN
PG&E Launches Virtual Power Plant, Microgrid Programs
Pacific Gas and Electric will meet some of this year’s summer electricity demand in California through a virtual power plant demonstration project that will include as many as 1,900 residential customers.
Energy Innovation
Industry Anxiety over Grid Reliability Overblown, Panel Says
The current debate in the U.S. electricity sector pitting efforts to increase renewables against the need for grid reliability in the face of growing demand could be unnecessary and counterproductive, according to one expert.
MISO
MISO Feb. Real-time Prices Nearly Double from 2024
MISO’s real-time energy prices in February 2025 nearly doubled from a year earlier as the footprint saw higher load and gas prices.
La. PSC
Louisiana PSC Leaves Statewide Energy Efficiency Program As Is For Now
The Louisiana Public Service Commission selected a contractor to measure its statewide energy efficiency program, days after rumblings that a commissioner was prepared to dismantle the long-awaited program.
EMC Engineering Services
ISO-NE to Reopen Queue as it Continues to Wait on Ruling from FERC
ISO-NE plans to reopen its interconnection queue April 1 as it continues to wait for a ruling from FERC on its Order 2023 compliance proposal, the RTO told the NEPOOL Transmission Committee.
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Vote on NYISO Firm Fuel Capacity Accreditation Tariff Language Delayed
NYISO unexpectedly pulled a vote on modeling improvements for capacity accreditation from the Management Committee’s agenda, delaying further discussion until April 9.
ISO-NE
ISO-NE Finds Potential to Connect 9,600 MW of OSW Without Tx Upgrades
A new analysis by ISO-NE shows about 9,600 MW of offshore wind may be able to connect to the New England transmission system without triggering the need for upgrades.
House Energy and Commerce Committee
All 7 ISO/RTOs Send Senior Executives to Update Congress on Reliability
ISO/RTO leaders explained the issues facing their markets and took some questions from members, with subjects like FERC's independence and the recent capacity price spikes in PJM coming up.

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