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N.Y. Finalizes Regs to Speed Grid Upgrades, Reduce Costs
The New York Public Service Commission said the regulations it has approved will reduce permitting time for transmission projects by up to 50%.
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NERC Board Accepts MSPPTF Recommendations
NERC trustees agreed to accept the recommendations of the Modernization of Standards Processes and Procedures Task Force at their first meeting of 2026.
PBS
EPA Rescinds GHG Endangerment Finding, Vehicle Emission Standards
EPA has rescinded its 2009 finding that greenhouse gases are air pollutants that endanger public health and thus require regulation under the Clean Air Act.
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U.S. Offshore Wind Supporters Map Path Forward
After a remarkably bad year for the U.S. offshore wind industry, the Oceantic Network’s annual conference was focused on engineering a rebound rather than licking wounds.
ISO-NE
ISO-NE Provides Updates on CAR Impact Analysis Methodology
ISO-NE updated stakeholders on its methods for assessing the impacts of its proposed capacity market overhaul as it prepares to release the initial results of the long-awaited analysis.
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NARUC Focuses on Large Loads’ Impact on Reliability and Affordability
NARUC’s Winter Policy Summit focused on the main issue facing the power industry — how to reliably and affordably interconnect new large load customers.
LoopNet
Colo. Bill Would Require Renewable Energy for New Data Centers
Colorado lawmakers have introduced a bill that would impose renewable energy requirements on data center developers and ban shifting of cost for electricity and grid investments to other utility customers.
TVA
TVA Cancels Decisions to Close 2 Coal Plants, Cites Growing Demand, Trump Tone
The Tennessee Valley Authority revoked its previous decision to wind down operations at two of its coal plants, citing upward demand and the Trump administration’s coal-friendly posture.
Google
N.Y. Pursues Large Load Interconnection Reform
New York is trying to strike a balance between economic development, grid stability and affordability as potential new large load customers look for electricity.
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EMPOWER Keynoter Jenkins Stresses Regulatory Framework to Handle Data Center Demand
Energy industry analyst Jesse Jenkins stressed that data center developers must match their demand with new clean supply to prevent negative consequences for other consumers and the climate.

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