February 23, 2025

Southern Co.

EEI Panel: Public-private Trust Key to Cyber Survival
Trust and collaboration between the private and public sectors is more important than ever for guarding against cyberattacks.
CPUC OKs 1.2 GW of Storage by 2021, 38,000 EV Chargers
The California PUC greenlit a major expansion of the state's EV charging program and approved contracts signed by investor-owned utilities to procure 1.2 GW of battery storage.
Study: Southeast RTO Would Cut Rates, Emissions
Southeast utilities could cut electric rates and emissions by joining an organized market, according to an Energy Innovation Policy & Technology study.
Southeast Utilities Talking Regional Market
Utilities and cooperatives in the Southeast have been meeting for months on a plan to create a regional 15-minute energy market.
Pandemic Poses Long-term Reliability Challenges
Participants in the first panel of FERC’s two-day technical conference on the impacts of COVID-19 struck a hopeful tone, but also said caution is needed.
Pandemic Adds to 2020 Hurricane Season Challenges
Utilities expect mutual assistance plans to help the U.S. grid weather a predicted active Atlantic hurricane season, even in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Commenters See Overreach in Supply Chain Standards
The drafting team working on changes to NERC standards on supply chain risks will regroup after an initial ballot indicated opposition to the changes.
MISO Monitor Sees Lower Margin for Summer
MISO’s Independent Market Monitor has a different opinion of the RTO’s summer supply picture three weeks into the season.
Gulf Power
FERC Approves NextEra’s Gulf Power Acquisition
FERC conditionally approved NextEra Energy’s acquisition of Florida utility Gulf Power as being "consistent with the public interest."
Counterflow: The Devil Went Down to Georgia
Columnist Steve Huntoon criticizes the Georgia Public Service Commission and its handling of the Vogtle nuclear plant's construction.

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