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Mikie Sherrill for New Jersey
N.J. Backs Clean Energy Democrat for Governor
New Jersey voters resoundingly backed Democrat Mikie Sherrill in the state’s gubernatorial race, sweeping into power a clean energy advocate who says she will immediately freeze utility rates.
Virginia Department of Historic Resources
Democrats Win the Races for Virginia Governor, Georgia PSC Seats
Democrats won elections in Virginia and Georgia that have implications for energy policy: offshore wind and data centers in Virginia and affordability in both.
ISO-NE
More Oversight Needed on Local Transmission Spending in NE, Panel Says
Despite recent transparency improvements, broader efforts are needed to address underlying concerns about a lack of regulatory oversight of local transmission costs in New England, a panel of transmission experts said.
Constellation
Constellation Proposes up to 1,500 MW of New Capacity in Md.
Constellation Energy is proposing 714 MW of new gas-fired peaker capacity and up to 800 MW of storage in response to a Maryland solicitation.
Shutterstock
Nonprofits Ask 9th Circ. to Vacate BPA’s ‘Shocking’ Day-ahead Market Decision
A group of nonprofits suing BPA said its decision to join SPP’s Markets+ instead of CAISO’s EDAM “violated clear mandates from Congress.”
WRA
Stakeholder Forum: Turning Industrial Electrification into a Grid Solution
Industrial electrification can help ease grid pressures when it is designed and meaningfully incentivized for flexibility, says Cihang Yuan, an energy officer for the World Wildlife Fund.
CPower
CPower’s 2025 VPP Dispatches Already More Than Double 2024 Levels
CPower saw its customers dispatched for a total of 38 GWh through the third quarter, beating all of last year's total dispatches of 16 GWh handily.
CAISO
FERC Approves Incentives, Tariff for SWIP-North
FERC granted Great Basin Transmission’s request for incentives and a transmission owner tariff for its SWIP-North line – rejecting arguments that the project no longer makes sense with the cancellation of the Lava Ridge wind farm. 
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NYISO Management Committee Passes Comprehensive Reliability Plan
The NYISO Management Committee voted to approve the ISO’s 2025-2034 Comprehensive Reliability Plan, though stakeholders and the Market Monitoring Unit again voiced concerns with how it is structuring its planning.
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N.J. Forum Explores Solutions to Looming Energy Shortfall
Speakers at a New Jersey energy conference discussed how to confront the energy shortfall and get more power online.

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