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Imports ‘Key Vulnerability’ to California Energy Security, CEC Report Says
California’s reliance on a large amount of imported electricity and fossil fuels is a potential weakness in the state’s energy security portfolio, a California Energy Commission staff report finds.
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PJM MIC Briefs: Feb. 4, 2026
PJM’s Market Implementation Committee passed by acclamation a PJM issue charge seeking to more thoroughly define how storage resources participate in the energy and ancillary service markets.
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PJM: Lower Load than Expected During Winter Storm
While PJM experienced some of its highest peak loads ever during the late January winter storm, it overestimated load, with relatively high load forecasting errors, RTO officials told the Operating Committee.
National Grid
Conflict Brewing over Gas Transition in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, a state with some of the most ambitious decarbonization policies in the country, fundamental disagreements between utilities and consumer advocates threaten to derail the transition from natural gas before it even gets off the ground.
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DOE Touts Fossil Fuels’ Role in Meeting Peak Energy Demand This Winter
DOE's senior leadership highlighted how the grid relies on fossil fuels to make it through winter peaks.
Yes Energy
Cleanview: Data Centers’ Speed-to-market Goals Lead to Inefficient Gas Generation
Cleanview released a report putting numbers to a trend where many hyperscale data center developers are building dirtier, more quickly available generation to cash in on the AI boom.
NYISO
NYISO: Gas Demand Soared Across Eastern U.S. During Fern
New York generators had to rely on oil as gas was scarce throughout the Eastern Interconnection during the Jan. 25-27 winter storm, NYISO said in a preliminary analysis.
Yes Energy
NYISO Pins High Electricity Prices on Global Gas Market
Rising electricity prices in New York are driven by the increased cost of gas because of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War and increased LNG exports, according to a recent policy paper by NYISO.
EIA
EIA Charts Varying Impact of Gas Prices on Electricity Costs
Average wholesale day-ahead electricity prices were higher in 2025 than in 2024 at most but not all major trading hubs in the contiguous 48 states.
AdminMonitor
ERCOT Leaned on Mobile Gens, RMR Unit During Storm
ERCOT says it leaned on Texas’ 15 mobile generating units and an RMR unit during the state’s first major cold-weather event since 2021’s disastrous Winter Storm Uri.

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