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As Policies in Washington Change, Grid Investment Still Needed
Participants at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ Winter Policy Summit emphasized the need for additional investment in the grid.
ERCOT TAC Opens Discussion on Proposed RTC Changes
ERCOT stakeholders have begun discussions on a pair of protocol revision requests related to the grid operator’s real-time co-optimization and battery project, set to go live in December.
MISO Aims for 4 New Tx Planning Futures in 9 Months
MISO expects the revamp of its transmission planning futures will be done by November and will yield an extra scenario dedicated to slow-moving generation construction.
Feds Pause $1M Pathways Initiative Funding, Group Leader Says
The federal government has put on hold nearly $1 million in funding toward the development of a new independent Western RO to oversee CAISO’s WEIM and EDAM, the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative’s Launch Committee said.
Legal Experts Chart Future of Agency Deference After Loper Bright
The end of Chevron deference has FERC's legal team looking for a case to determine how much authority courts will provide the agency, especially around interpreting the contracts and tariffs that fall under its jurisdiction.
PJM Board Approves $6B in Grid Upgrades
The PJM Board of Managers approved a $6 billion package of grid upgrades that includes expanding the 765-kV backbone east to meet rising demand, particularly in Northern Virginia’s Data Center Alley. 
Eversource Outlines Billions in New Boston-area Asset-condition Needs
Presenting to the ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee, Eversource Energy introduced a new set of asset-condition projects that could cost the region billions over multiple decades.
NARUC Winter Summit Tackles Uncertainty Around Demand Growth
One of the major topics at NARUC's Winter Policy Summit was demand growth driven by data centers, which brings plenty of uncertainty with it.
NYISO Preparing to Collect Duties on Canadian Electricity Imports
NYISO presented the Installed Capacity Working Group with two proposals it plans to file with FERC to give itself the means to collect duties in case President Donald Trump’s tariff on Canadian energy imports applies to electricity.
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