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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 3h

The antipathy of the Trump administration to the offshore wind industry is well known.
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Writer: Peter Kelly-Detwiler

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 22h

IESO and the Ontario Energy Board have added three new members to their governing bodies.
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Writer: Rich Heidorn Jr.

RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 1d

The California Energy Commission has approved $42 million for five offshore wind projects at ports in the state.
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Writer: David Krause

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 1d

SPP staff have reiterated their position to defer part of the RTO’s planned 765-kV transmission overlay, setting aside about $7 billion in regional projects from its 2025 transmission assessment.
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Writer: Tom Kleckner

ERCOT RTC+B Market Redesign FAQ

RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 1d

ERCOT RTC+B Market Redesign FAQ
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Writer: Portia Gilman

Browse the common questions that market participants have ahead of ERCOT launching the Real-Time Co-Optimization Plus Batteries (RTC+B) market changes.

RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 2d

The $1.6 billion Joint Targeted Interconnection Queue transmission portfolio of MISO and SPP remains in play even though the U.S. Department of Energy has reneged on almost half a billion dollars in funding.
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Writer: Amanda Durish Cook

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 4d

U.S. construction of new wind, solar and energy storage facilities will decrease significantly over the next five years.
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Writer: David Krause

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 5d

Ørsted will reduce its workforce roughly 25% through the end of 2027 as it wraps up construction of offshore wind farms and remakes itself as a more competitive company.
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Writer: John Cropley

How Do Wind Turbines Work, and Where Are They Located and Coming Online?

RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 5d

How Do Wind Turbines Work, and Where Are They Located and Coming Online?
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Writer: Laura Fletcher

From sails propelling boats down the Nile River in 5,000 B.C.E. to windmills pumping water, grinding grain, and running sawmills, gusts have long played an essential role in powering our lives.

RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 5d

ERC issued a final rule Oct. 7 that removes regulations that paused natural gas pipeline and LNG export facility construction.
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Writer: James Downing

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 6d

The Trump administration is gearing up — possibly — to terminate billions more in energy-related grants awarded under the Biden administration.
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Writer: John Cropley

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 6d

The full U.S. Senate voted Oct. 7 to approve Laura Swett and David LaCerte to the open seats on FERC.
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Writer: James Downing

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 7d

New analyses report record growth for the global renewable energy sector in 2025 and project continued expansion through the end of the decade.
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Writer: John Cropley

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 7d

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved the $6.2 billion sale of Allete to BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in a unanimous decision.
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Writer: Amanda Durish Cook

RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 8d

Eight businesses and advocacy groups are suing EPA, seeking to reverse its termination of Solar for All.
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Writer: John Cropley

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 8d

IESO is adopting more “proactive” planning processes as it embarks on its largest transmission expansion in two decades.
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Writer: Rich Heidorn Jr.

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 9d

New York is planning a step back and a change of focus for a renewables program that never gained traction in the five years after it was launched.
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Writer: John Cropley

RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 11d

Duke Energy on Oct. 1 filed its long-range plan for its system in the Carolinas with the North Carolina Utilities Commission.
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Writer: James Downing

RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 12d

The U.S. Department of Energy has terminated 321 grants totaling $7.56 billion for 223 projects, apparently targeting Democratic-leaning states.
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Writer: John Cropley and Tom Kleckner

Boost Productivity with a Cloud-Based Power System Modeling Software

RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 12d

Boost Productivity with a Cloud-Based Power System Modeling Software
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Writer: Greg Toothaker

EnCompass Cloud is the key to faster, more accurate energy modeling. It's a cloud-based power grid model software designed to help you produce market price forecasts.

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 12d

The U.S. Department of Energy is looking for developers that want to build artificial intelligence data centers — and the power generation to run them — on two nuclear sites.
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Writer: John Cropley

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 13d

The federal government officially shut down as the clock turned to midnight Oct. 1 after the two parties failed to agree on a spending package to keep it open at the start of fiscal year 2026.
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Writer: James Downing

Why Combined Cycle Gas Plants Still Matter in a Rapidly Changing Grid

RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 13d

Why Combined Cycle Gas Plants Still Matter in a Rapidly Changing Grid
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Writer: Laura Fletcher

Combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants are no longer solely baseload generators – they’re strategic grid assets that provide firm, dispatchable capacity.