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MISO
MISO Interconnection Queue Dips Below 175 GW
MISO’s generator interconnection queue now totals 174 GW across 944 projects, a result of several developers dropping out of the line in recent months.
AdminMonitor
Texas PUC Hints at Revisiting ERCOT Conservative Operations
Texas regulators approved ERCOT’s methodologies for determining minimum ancillary services for 2026 while hinting at the same time that they are considering discontinuing the use of conservative operations.
Xcel Energy
Xcel Seeks Extension for Comanche Coal Plant from Colorado Regulators
Public Service Company of Colorado and the Polis administration want to keep Unit 2 of the coal-fired Comanche Generating Station running a year longer than planned.
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UPDATED: Regulators Urge FERC to Honor State Authority over Large Load Interconnections
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners passed a resolution urging FERC to resist the Department of Energy’s push to give itself jurisdiction over large loads interconnecting with the grid.
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FERC Denies CAISO OATT Interconnection Rehearing Request

FERC denied rehearing requests regarding approved revisions to CAISO’s Open Access Transmission Tariff generator interconnection procedures, which contesting parties said rely on in part on “subjective and discriminatory criteria.”

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MISO States Call NERC’s Planned RA Standard Inappropriate
The Organization of MISO States is warning NERC that its possible new resource adequacy standard would tread on states’ planning authority.
Ontario Power Generation
IESO Board OKs Rule Changes Ahead of Capacity Auction
IESO will implement new rules for breaking ties and reducing unfulfilled commitments in its capacity market ahead of its next auction Nov. 26-27.
OMS
OMS: MISO Contains Almost 17 GW of DERs
The Organization of MISO States estimates MISO is up to approximately 16.6 GW of distributed energy resources across its footprint, up 3 GW from 2024.
IESO
IESO Implementing ‘True-up’ on Renewed Market Rules
After more than six months of operations under its Market Renewal Program, IESO is implementing “non-substantive” rule changes it says will improve clarity and alignment.
PJM
PJM Monitor Presents Spin Event Performance
The PJM Independent Market Monitor found that modeling issues were the largest cause of synchronized reserve underperformance during a July 22 spin event, in which about 80% of assigned reserves responded.

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