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The Century Foundation commentary with data from UC-CCP
Electricity Rates are the Political Livewire Threatening the Industry
Residential electricity bills have moved from being background noise in discussions about resource adequacy, decarbonization, and transmission expansion to being the loudest political and business risk, says Dej Knuckey.
Duke University
Duke University Study Quantifies Benefits of Data Center Flexibility
Demand flexibility among data centers could reduce the need for new gas-fired generation needed to supply their energy consumption while driving development of additional renewables and cutting electricity prices, according to a Duke University report.
Charles River Associates
CTC Global Partners with Google to Launch GridVista System
Advanced conductor manufacturer CTC Global is working with Google Cloud and Tapestry to launch the GridVista System, which combines conductors with fiberoptic cables to offer operators visibility along the entire transmission line.
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PJM, Monitor Float Reserve Market Changes
PJM and the Independent Market Monitor are drafting proposals to rework the RTO’s reserve market.
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NERC Staff Outline Growing LTRA Challenges
NERC staff acknowledged recent criticisms of the 2025 Long-Term Reliability Assessment while describing the challenges of performing the analysis in recent years.
Windy.com
Navigating Extreme Winter Storms: A System-of-systems Perspective
With Winter Storm Fern, we learned, once again, that our nation’s power grids rely on a significant fossil mix when the weather turns nasty, writes columnist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.
Ørsted
N.Y. Cancels Solicitation but Remains Committed to OSW
After 19 months, New York has abandoned its most recent attempt to procure offshore wind power, saying it would not be prudent to proceed amid federal policy uncertainty.
Mikie Sherrill for New Jersey
N.J. Targets Data Centers in New Source Push
New Jersey legislators advanced a bill that would protect ratepayers from rate hikes triggered by data center development, as the state looks for ways to add generation capacity, boost its infrastructure and curb energy use.
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ERCOT Taps the Brakes on Batch Study Process
ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas said the grid operator's proposed batch process to study the 232 GW of large loads seeking interconnection will provide clarity and transparency to data center developers.
CAISO
CAISO WEIM Surpasses $8B in Cumulative Benefits
CAISO’s Western Energy Imbalance Market surpassed $8 billion in cumulative economic benefits since its 2014 launch after providing participants with $415.65 million in gross benefits in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to an ISO report.

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