ERCOT stakeholders at the Infocast Texas Clean Energy Summit discussed tariff trade wars, supply chain issues, data centers and the latest biennial legislative session in Texas that concluded with Senate Bill 6.

Parties filed their first briefs in the appeal of FERC Order 1920, which mandated changes to regional transmission planning and cost-allocation rules.

Four Western utility executives participating in an Energy Bar Association webinar presented their reasoning for why they ultimately chose either SPP’s Markets+ or CAISO’s EDAM, with some eyeing the creation of a full regional transmission organization in the future.

At a recent Budget and Priorities Working Group meeting, NYISO presented its final recommendations for 2026, which will define where the ISO puts its market design resources.

Though progress on legislative action has stalled, permitting reform remains a vital step forward — one where policymakers can make a meaningful difference. As Congress reconvenes, this critical issue is back on the table, says Todd Snitchler.

When a government’s word is no longer its bond, investors get nervous, and investors in clean energy generation plants in the United States are very nervous indeed, says columnist Dej Knuckey.

The California Public Utilities Commission approved a decision to significantly increase to Pacific Gas & Electric’s cost cap for customer energization projects in 2025 and 2026.

The West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative is preparing to file the incorporation documents for the independent RO that will govern CAISO’s energy markets, while funding challenges remain.