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ISO-NE Introduces Approach to Modeling Gas Constraints
ISO-NE outlined its planned approach for accounting for resources’ gas supply limitations in its new capacity accreditation framework at a NEPOOL Markets Committee meeting.
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Pennsylvania Withdraws from RGGI as Part of Budget Compromise
Pennsylvania has withdrawn from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative as part of an overdue budget compromise signed by Gov. Josh Shapiro.
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NARUC Report Seeks to Make Headway on Gas-electric Challenges
A new report from the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners offers state regulators an extensive set of recommendations intended to address risks stemming from the ever evolving interdependence of the natural gas and electric sectors in the U.S.
Brattle Group
Brattle Study Finds Similar PRMs Under Alternative Western RA Footprint
A new Brattle Group study examined the impact on planning reserve margins of an alternative Western resource adequacy program that includes expected participants in CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market.
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BPA Looks to Fill 155 Positions After Hiring Freeze
The Bonneville Power Administration has resumed hiring after workforce reductions and a federal hiring freeze earlier in 2025.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Tribes Urge FERC to Reject Wright’s Hydropower NOPR
Tribes asked FERC to reject a proposal from Energy Secretary Chris Wright to reverse a 2024 rule change that required consultation with them over hydropower projects proposed on their lands.
Entergy Texas
MISO to Include Southeastern Texas in South Long-range Tx Planning
MISO announced it will honor a request from Texas regulators and include southeastern Texas in its first long-range transmission study for MISO South.
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IMM Advises Better Constraint Management After MISO Tx Emergency
MISO’s Independent Market Monitor said a MISO South September transmission emergency shows the RTO needs a better handle on constraint management within its markets.
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MISO Re-examining Monthlong Outage Limit for Capacity Resources
MISO signaled an openness to alter its 31-day planned outage rule for units that signed up to be capacity resources.
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Former FERC Commissioners Ask Supreme Court to Preserve Agency Independence
Eleven former FERC commissioners filed a brief with the Supreme Court arguing it should uphold Humphrey’s Executor or carve out an exception for ratemaking agencies.

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