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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: Data Centers Could Need 12% of US Power by 2028
Data centers voracious appetite for electricity could spike more than threefold over the next four years, rising from 4.4% of U.S. power demand in 2023 to as high as 12% in 2028, according to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. 
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MISO Closing in on New LMR Accreditation
MISO said it will finalize an availability-based accreditation for nearly 12 GW of load-modifying resources over the first quarter of 2025 ahead of a filing with FERC.
MISO
MISO Assessment Calls for 17 GW in New Resources Annually
MISO said members must add an “unprecedented” 17 GW in new resources annually over the next two decades to reliably meet demand and decarbonization goals.
ISO-NE
ISO-NE to Work on State-backed RFP for Northern Maine Transmission
Backed by a new process conducted by the New England states, ISO-NE is moving forward with a request for proposals to build new transmission that would bring wind to market from Northern Maine.
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Vistra Extends Baldwin Coal Plant Operations as MISO RA Risk Climbs
Vistra is extending the life of its coal-fired Baldwin Power Plant in Illinois through 2027 amid MISO delivering warnings over a supply crunch in its footprint.
Virginia SCC
Virginia SCC Probes Data Centers, Demand Growth
The Virginia State Corporation Commission spent a full day looking at how growing demand from data centers is impacting the commonwealth's electric grid and rates.
PG&E
DOE Offers $15B Loan to PG&E to Support Reliability Goals
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office announced a $15 billion conditional loan commitment to Pacific Gas & Electric to improve the California-based utility’s energy infrastructure and support clean energy initiatives.
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FERC Seeks Nearly $1B in Penalties from EE Provider in MISO, PJM
FERC has ordered American Efficient to defend its energy efficiency programs in PJM and MISO or pay a $722 million penalty and return $253 million in profits to ratepayers.
CAISO
FERC OKs CAISO Plan to Streamline Interconnection Process
FERC approved CAISO’s request to further streamline its generator interconnection process in response to the high volume of requests in its interconnection queue.
CAISO
CAISO Launches New Initiative for Storage Resource Design
CAISO kicked off a new Storage Design and Modeling Initiative intended to tackle an array of challenges related to the growing market participation of storage resources.

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