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Tri-State ‘BYOR’ Tariff Changes Target Large Loads
FERC approved Tri-State Generation and Transmission’s request to update a program designed to allow its member utilities more flexibility in how they procure power.
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Overheard at the 2025 Ontario Energy Conference
The Ontario government’s efforts to align IESO and the Ontario Energy Board to make the province an energy “superpower” was the dominant theme at the 2025 Ontario Energy Conference.
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Minnesota PUC Approves BlackRock’s Purchase of Allete
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved the $6.2 billion sale of Allete to BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.
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FERC Focused on Load Forecasting Challenges, Chang and See Say
FERC Commissioners Judy Chang and Lindsay See endorsed a letter by Chair David Rosner on the sharing of best practices around load forecasting in light of growing demand driven by data centers.
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OEB Chief: Independent Adjudication, Aligned on Policy
The Ontario Energy Board's new CEO insisted it will retain its independence in adjudications even as it embraces the province’s directive to consider economic development in its policymaking.
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‘Above-normal’ Chance of Large Wildfire in Southern California This Fall
Southern California faces an above-normal chance of a significant wildfire in the coming months, less than one year after fires burned the Los Angeles region.
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Court Dismisses Claims of NextEra Antitrust Violations to Block NECEC
A U.S. district court judge in Massachusetts granted NextEra Energy’s motion to dismiss claims the company violated federal and state antitrust laws in its efforts to block the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission project.
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IESO Seeking to Stay ‘Two Steps Ahead’ of Need
IESO is adopting more “proactive” planning processes in response to a projected load increase of 75%.
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Abbott Names Leader for Texas Nuclear Office
Texas nuclear industry experts are lauding Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent appointment of a leader for the Texas Advanced Nuclear Office, which will be responsible for funding mechanisms and regulatory support for nuclear power.
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Goulding Hasn’t Drunk the ‘Energy Dominance’ Kool-Aid
The Ontario government’s ambitious energy plan could prove costly to ratepayers if load growth stalls or new nuclear plants produce cost overruns, said A.J. Goulding, president of London Economics International.

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