Texas regulators have approved two more applications under the Texas Energy Fund’s completion-bonus program, making the generation resources eligible for more than $100 million in grants.

The Western Transmission Expansion Coalition is planning to publish its 10-year outlook for Western transmission needs in February 2026 and has begun outlining the 20-year plan, according to Energy Strategies, which is developing the report.

ERCOT’s Board of Directors has approved staff’s proposed 765-kV Eastern Backbone project and its $9.4 billion capital cost price tag, making it the most expensive project in the grid operator’s history.

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission heard about the pros and cons of reconductoring during an informational meeting.

CAISO continues to work to revise the rules around how congestion revenues will be allocated to participants in the ISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market, which will be launched in spring 2026.

PJM staff plan to recommend an $11.6 billion package of transmission projects intended to address rising load growth in the east of the RTO’s footprint.

PJM's Markets and Reliability Committee will be asked to endorse a slew of manual revisions during its next meeting.

A new report estimates that solar and battery storage growth in New England between 2025 and 2030 could reduce wholesale energy costs across the region by about $684 million annually by 2030.

MISO has trimmed its annual budget, now expecting to spend a little less than $431 million in 2026, down from nearly $450 million.

MISO and its Monitor tracked a rise in energy consumption in fall 2025 and reviewed some operational rough patches, while the RTO explained why its machine-learning risk predictor remains a work in progress.