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The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a FERC order allowing MISO to end reactive power compensation, though the decision has no bearing on the nationwide discontinuation of payments for reactive power in Order 904.
The Texas PUC finalized a loan agreement with NRG Energy through the Texas Energy Fund’s in-ERCOT program for a 721-MW natural gas-fired plant in Houston’s dense petrochemical region.
New reports give a picture of a U.S. energy storage sector accelerating at an even faster rate in 2025 despite policy changes but facing a potential slowdown because of those same policy changes.
The Western Power Pool’s WRAP secured enough participants for the program to enter the first binding phase after 11 utilities reaffirmed their commitment.
PJM’s Markets and Reliability Committee endorsed a set of manual revisions to expand when a new resource could be granted provisional interconnection service to allow for early operation once it becomes capable of injecting a portion of its output while its network upgrades stillare under way.
The PJM Members Committee overwhelmingly voted to appoint Robert Ethier and Le Xie to fill two vacant positions on the RTO’s Board of Managers.
New York launched a renewable energy solicitation enlisting multiple agencies to expedite the process and get as many projects as possible approved while they still can qualify for federal tax credits.
Vistra says it will build two new advanced natural gas power units at its Permian Basin Power Plant in West Texas, adding 860 MW of capacity to a petroleum-rich region that is rapidly undergoing an electrification transformation.
Three cabinet-level agencies announced coordinated policies that are meant to improve coal's position in the energy system by improving power plants, cutting environmental regulations and increasing mining of the fuel.
The Bonneville Power Administration is developing the next phase of its Residential Exchange Program, which helps residential and farm customers of higher-cost Northwest utilities access lower-cost federal power reserved for public power customers..
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