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Front row seats at the organized electric markets and climate policy. Spot opportunities. Influence policy.
Covering federal and state policy including FERC, CAISO, ISO-NE, NYISO, MISO, PJM, ERCOT, SPP, Markets+, EDAM. Now a Yes Energy company.
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A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s executive order halting onshore and offshore wind power leasing and permitting was unlawful.
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Writer: Michael Brooks
December 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Clearing prices in IESO’s latest capacity auction hit a record $645/MW-day (CAD) for summer 2026, nearly double the $332 from last year’s, and $725/MW-day for winter.
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Writer: Rich Heidorn Jr.
December 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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The Supreme Court appeared ready to overturn a precedent that has maintained the independence of regulatory agencies like FERC for the past 90 years.
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Writer: James Downing
December 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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FERC Commissioner David Rosner was supportive of the Department of Energy’s request that the commission assert authority over the interconnection of large loads while emphasizing the importance of collaboration ... #energysky 🔌💡

Writer :Jon Lamson
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December 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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ERCOT says it has successfully deployed Real-time Co-optimization + Batteries (RTC+B) into the market ... #energysky 🔌💡

Writer: Tom Kleckner
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December 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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New solar, battery storage and onshore wind power generation totaled 11.7 GW in the third quarter of 2025, the American Clean Power Association reported.
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Writer: John Cropley
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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An increasing political anxiety around energy affordability permeated debates about wholesale market changes, federal policy and demand growth at the annual New England Energy Summit on Dec. 2.
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Writer: Jon Lamson
New England Energy Executives Debate Markets, Affordability
An increasing political anxiety around energy affordability permeated debates at the annual New England Energy Summit.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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The Supreme Court should reject an appeal from Duke Energy of an antitrust case it lost in lower courts, the Office of the Solicitor General said in a brief filed Dec. 1 (24-917).
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Writer: James Downing
December 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Western state utility commissioners should encourage “standardization and harmonization” to effectively integrate inverter-based resources throughout the region.
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Writer: Henrik Nilsson
December 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $800 million to the Tennessee Valley Authority and Holtec Government Services to support construction of what may be the country’s first advanced small modular reactors.
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Writer: John Cropley
December 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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MISO announced it will study 6 GW of mostly natural gas-fired generation projects in the second group of entrants under its interconnection queue fast track.
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Writer: Amanda Durish Cook
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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New York is adding new leadership to its advanced nuclear energy initiative: Todd Josifovski, director of the $13 billion overhaul of an Ontario nuclear power facility, and Christopher Hanson.
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Writer: John Cropley
December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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In New England, increasing winter reliability concerns are driving questions about how long the region’s aging fleet of oil-fired power plants can, or should, remain on the system.
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Writer: Jon Lamson
December 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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New Jersey should continue to pursue a strategy of heavy reliance on clean energy to head off the state’s looming energy shortage.
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Writer: Hugh Morley
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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The California Department of Water Resources and other parties have asked CAISO to restart a transmission access charge initiative that was put on hold in 2018.
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Writer: David Krause
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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The Virginia State Corporation Commission trimmed Dominion Energy’s rate increase and approved its plan to create a new rate class for large load customers like data centers. #energysky #energysky 🔌💡

Writer: James Downing
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November 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Given PJM’s distinction of being both the nation’s largest wholesale electricity market and the epicenter of the data center boom.
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Writer: Michael D. Smith
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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ISO-NE declared a capacity deficiency on the evening of Nov. 23 after an unexpected loss of generation left the region short of its operating reserve requirements.
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Writer: Jon Lamson
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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The U.S. is entering one of the most transformative periods in the history of its electric grid.
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Writer: Nick Myers
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Energy affordability and regional collaboration dominated talks at the New England-Canada Business Council’s annual Executive Energy Conference on Nov. 19-20.
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Writer: Jon Lamson
November 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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The PJM Members Committee voted against each of the dozen proposals brought to address rising data center load as part of the RTO’s Critical Issue Fast Path (CIFP) process.
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Writer: Devin Leith-Yessian
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Two weeks ago, a reporter asked me what I thought about Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s recent Section 403 directive to FERC.
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Writer: Pat Wood III
November 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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FERC Chair Laura Swett presided over her first monthly open meeting at the helm of the commission, giving her a chance to set the tone for her tenure.
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Writer: James Downing
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved $250 million in fines for FirstEnergy, which comes after a federal investigation in 2020 found the utility had bribed lawmakers.
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Writer: James Downing
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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The California Energy Commission approved a request to increase the output of a Burbank gas-fired power plant to address grid reliability issues.
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Writer: David Krause
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM