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RTO Insider Daily Headlines: November 9, 2026
RTO Insider Daily Headlines for November 9, 2026. In this episode: • Meeting ROE Refund Deadline Will Be ‘Challenging,’ Eversource Says (RTO Insider) Facing questions about its looming return on equity refund obligations at its third quarter earnings call, Eversource told investors that it will be challenging to meet FERC’s May 2027 refund deadline. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150935-meeting-roe-refund-deadline-challenging-eversource-says/ • BPA Urges CAISO to Prioritize its EDAM Requirements (RTO Insider) The Bonneville Power Administration is asking CAISO to prioritize initiatives that address the agency’s conditions for joining the ISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market — and to consider how to align California’s resource adequacy program with one serving the broader West. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150929-bpa-urges-caiso-prioritize-edam-requirements/ • Revolution Wind, Vineyard Wind Reach Grid Milestones (RTO Insider) The facilities are the culmination of more than two decades of battling, planning and working to erect utility-scale power generation off the coast of a region with a pressing need for more electrons on its grid. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150925-revolution-wind-vineyard-wind-reach-grid-milestones/ • With Batch Zero Paused, ERCOT Refines Planning Process (RTO Insider) With Batch Zero essentially in a holding pattern, ERCOT and its stakeholders are plugging away at developing a comprehensive transmission planning process that eventually will take over for Batch studies. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150247-with-batch-zero-paused-ercot-refines-planning-process/ • Senators Release Updates to Permitting Legislation as Vote Looms (RTO Insider) The four main cosponsors of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act released an expected substitute amendment over the weekend, ahead of a cloture vote scheduled for Nov. 9. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150943-senators-release-updates-permitting-legislation-vote-looms/ • 2-year Clock Starts Ticking on Democrats’ Energy Affordability Mandate (RTO Insider commentary) Election day’s triumphant party faces key decisions on its power and data center agendas as it prepares to confront a veto-ready President Donald Trump. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150953-2-year-clock-starts-ticking-democrats-energy-affordability-mandate/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Meeting ROE Refund Deadline Will Be ‘Challenging,’ Eversource Says 00:29 BPA Urges CAISO to Prioritize its EDAM Requirements 00:49 Revolution Wind, Vineyard Wind Reach Grid Milestones 01:04 With Batch Zero Paused, ERCOT Refines Planning Process 01:20 Senators Release Updates to Permitting Legislation as Vote Looms 01:35 Commentary: 2-year Clock Starts Ticking on Democrats’ Energy Affordability Mandate 01:50 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.
- 3 days ago2 min
RTO Insider Daily Headlines: November 6, 2026
RTO Insider Daily Headlines for November 6, 2026. In this episode: • Even if Additional Capacity Resources Aren’t Needed, New Data Loads Are Likely to Increase Market Prices (RTO Insider commentary) New research suggests that even when data centers avoid increasing peak demand, they can still drive up wholesale electricity prices by pushing demand toward more expensive generation resources. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150839-even-if-additional-capacity-resources-arent-needed-data-loads-likely-increase-market-prices/ • Entergy Examining Non-traditional Funding Options for Data Center Groundswell (RTO Insider) Entergy leadership said the utility will likely pursue alternative funding avenues to secure capital to finance investments for data centers. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150832-entergy-examining-non-traditional-funding-options-data-centers/ • DTE Selling Vantage to Focus on Electricity, Data Centers (RTO Insider) DTE Energy is selling its energy solutions business to sharpen its focus instead on regulated utility operations as it courts large load customers. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150828-dte-selling-vantage-focus-on-electricity-data-centers/ • Is There a Gold Standard for Hedging New Capacity in Power Markets? (RTO Insider commentary) As power markets transition from managing surplus supply to navigating scarcity conditions with tight reserve margins, the risks associated with resource adequacy and capital investment have changed. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150677-is-there-a-gold-standard-for-hedging-new-capacity-in-power-markets/ • Dems Flip New Hampshire Legislature, Pick up Seats Across New England (RTO Insider) While no governorships in New England changed party control during the midterms, Democrats picked up seats in state legislatures throughout the region and flipped control of both the New Hampshire House and Senate. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150826-dems-flip-new-hampshire-legislature-pick-up-seats-new-england/ • FERC Chairs: No Impact from SCOTUS’ Slaughter Decision, Yet (RTO Insider) FERC has not seen much of an impact so far from the Supreme Court's Trump v. Slaughter decision, but the long-term effects remain to be seen. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150843-four-ferc-chairs-discuss-scotus-slaughter-decision-wires/ • CAISO Reports $33M in EDAM Benefits Since Launch (RTO Insider) CAISO’s third-quarter joint energy markets report shows EDAM recording almost $33 million in benefits since launching in spring 2026. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150830-caiso-edam-weim-benefits-report/ • Ohio Advocates Press FERC to Protect Ratepayers in Data Center Study Agreement (RTO Insider) Ohio’s ratepayer advocate is urging FERC to erect strong customer safeguards before allowing PJM to proceed with a largely untested approach to assess the expected transmission needs of a mammoth data center complex in the south of the state. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150680-ohio-advocates-press-ferc-protect-ratepayers-data-center-study/ • IESO Recommends New Transformer Capacity for GTA East Growth (RTO Insider) IESO recommends adding transformer capacity in eastern Greater Toronto, where summer peak demand is forecast to double by 2044. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150569-ieso-recommends-new-transformer-capacity-gta-east-growth/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Commentary: Even if Additional Capacity Resources Aren’t Needed, New Data Loads Are Likely to Increase Market Prices 00:31 Entergy Examining Non-traditional Funding Options for Data Center Groundswell 00:45 DTE Selling Vantage to Focus on Electricity, Data Centers 00:58 Commentary: Is There a Gold Standard for Hedging New Capacity in Power Markets? 01:16 Dems Flip New Hampshir
- 4 days ago4 min
RTO Insider Daily Headlines: November 5, 2026
RTO Insider Daily Headlines for November 5, 2026. In this episode: • Democrats Sweep into Power Across the U.S.; What Next for Energy Policy? (RTO Insider commentary) The dramatic results of the midterm election will have far-reaching effects on state and federal energy policy. RTO Insider reporters and columnists will talk with industry sources in the coming weeks and months to explore what might happen next. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150658-democrats-sweep-into-power-across-the-u-s-what-next-for-energy-policy/ • Mich. Voters Ban Political Spending by Utilities, Others; Conservative Group Sues (RTO Insider) Michigan voters in the 2026 midterms overwhelmingly approved an initiative to restrict political spending by regulated utilities and government contractors. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150675-michigan-passes-political-spending-ban-utilities-others/ • Stakeholders Weigh in as CPUC Set to Kick off AB 825 Rulemaking (RTO Insider) Stakeholders are asking the California PUC to develop a “phased approach” to implementing the law that allows the state’s investor-owned utilities to join the new Regional Organization for Western Energy and include a basic utility withdrawal process. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150458-stakeholders-weigh-in-cpuc-ab-825-rulemaking/ • Generational Change in Texas Politics Could Affect 765-kV Lines, Data Centers (RTO Insider) Election night's blue wave has swept Republicans from power in Texas, giving the Democrats their first opportunity to govern in more than a generation. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150672-blue-wave-swamps-gop-in-texas/ • Making Energy Data Count: From Industry Investment to Customer Action (RTO Insider commentary) Smart meters, increasingly detailed electricity use data, sophisticated forecasting models and advanced grid management systems have transformed what utilities know about their networks and customers. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150397-making-energy-data-count-from-industry-investment-to-customer-action/ • Exelon Asks FERC for Prompt Capacity Auction in PJM (RTO Insider) Exelon has filed a complaint with FERC arguing that PJM’s three-year forward Base Residual Auction no longer is just and reasonable and is requesting that it order the RTO to hold a prompt auction just two months before the delivery year. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150688-exelon-ask-ferc-prompt-capacity-auction-pjm/ • What Democrats’ Blue Wave Means for Permitting and Energy Policy (RTO Insider) Democrats’ blowout performance in midterm elections increases the likelihood that Senate permitting legislation under consideration will not make it into law. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150687-what-democrats-blue-wave-means-for-permitting-and-energy-policy/ • Election Breaks GOP Hold on Georgia PSC (RTO Insider) Democrats have gained majority control of the Georgia Public Service Commission for the first time in decades, a landmark win that could lead to heightened regulatory scrutiny of Georgia Power and its corporate parent, Southern Co. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150663-democrats-will-control-georgia-psc-for-the-first-time-since-the-1990s/ • Data Centers Lose Big in Local Referenda (RTO Insider) Of the 47 data center ballot measures in cities, towns and counties, 38 were approved by voters, according to a tracker. Votes are still being counted on six, while one was rejected by voters in the city of Harwood, N.D. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150698-2026-midterms-data-centers-lose-big-in-local-elections/ • Midterms Signal Looming Data Center Bans in Western States (RTO Insider) The data center industry can expect to see the pace of development slow dramatically, as several Western states are expected to consider statewide moratoriums after the midterm elections that saw Democrats
- 5 days ago3 min
RTO Insider Daily Headlines: November 4, 2026
RTO Insider Daily Headlines for November 4, 2026. In this episode: • CAISO Battery Capacity Increased 42% in 2025, Report Finds (RTO Insider) Batteries are supplying more energy than ever to CAISO’s grid — almost twice as much in 2025 compared with the year before. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150407-caiso-battery-capacity-increased-2025-dmm-report/ • Grid Operators Need an AI Incident Protocol Before Agents Touch the Energy Market (RTO Insider commentary) For the operators of regional electricity markets, if an autonomous agent changes a consequential record or submits an unauthorized instruction, who can reconstruct and stop the transaction before it spreads? https://www.rtoinsider.com/150255-grid-operators-need-ai-incident-protocol-before-agents-touch-energy-market/ • MISO Foresees Low-risk Winter 2026/27 (RTO Insider) MISO said it should have almost 25 GW of spare capacity even on the most challenging day of winter 2026/27, with an El Niño weather pattern giving rise to a relatively warm season. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150544-miso-foresees-low-risk-26-27-winter/ • Shoulder Season Scarcity a Deeper Issue than Typical Outage Season Dynamics (RTO Insider commentary) Abnormally hot fall weather hit the Midwest and East Coast this October, sending energy prices above $1,000/MWh in PJM and MISO. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150301-high-shoulder-season-pricing-pjm-miso-result-of-deeper-issue/ • NEPOOL Technical Committees Approve ISO-NE Large Load Proposal (RTO Insider) NEPOOL technical committees supported ISO-NE’s proposed treatment of large loads Nov. 3 despite opposition from the generation sector. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150555-nepool-technical-committees-approve-iso-ne-large-load-proposal/ • NextEra, Dominion Agree to More Conditions in Va. Merger Case (RTO Insider) Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy agreed to more conditions in an effort to win approval for their merger in Virginia, but pushed back on some requests that they said would place too many limits on accessing NextEra's capital or were just outside the scope of the merger review. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150556-nextera-dominion-agree-more-conditions-rebuttal-testimony-scc/ • Data Center Devs Struggle with Conflicting Desires: Speed to Power and ‘Five 9s’ (RTO Insider) Data center developers and financiers express the desire for near constant availability from their facilities using terms that may not be as well known to the electricity industry: “three” or “five 9s.” https://www.rtoinsider.com/150291-with-rapid-advances-in-ai-future-data-center-load-profile-uncertain/ • Florida Regulators Deal Setback to Duke Energy on Large Load Tariff (RTO Insider) The Florida Public Service Commission has unanimously denied Duke Energy Florida’s proposed large load tariff in a first test of a state law intended to shield state residents from the cost of meeting hypescale data centers’ electricity demands. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150581-florida-regulators-deal-setback-duke-energy-large-load-tariff/ • AESO/AUC Briefs: Nov. 3, 2026 (RTO Insider) AESO issued a formal rebuttal to Alberta’s Market Surveillance Administrator over its findings that the ISO inadequately monitored generator primary frequency response compliance and failed to refer suspected violations. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150402-aeso-auc-briefs-110326/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 CAISO Battery Capacity Increased 42% in 2025, Report Finds 00:26 Commentary: Grid Operators Need an AI Incident Protocol Before Agents Touch the Energy Market 00:45 MISO Foresees Low-risk Winter 2026/27 01:01 Commentary: Shoulder Season Scarcity a Deeper Issue than Typical Outage Season Dynamics 01:19 NEPOOL Technical Committees Approve ISO-NE Large Load Propos
- 6 days ago2 min
RTO Insider Daily Headlines: November 3, 2026
RTO Insider Daily Headlines for November 3, 2026. In this episode: • Consumer Groups File FERC Complaint Against SPP (RTO Insider) Two consumer groups focused on power costs have filed a complaint with FERC under the Federal Power Act, challenging SPP’s decision to exempt nearly $3.8 billion in transmission projects from competitive bidding. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150239-consumer-groups-file-ferc-complaint-against-spp/ • NYISO Large Load Proposal Passes with ‘State Exempt’ Provision (RTO Insider) The NYISO Management Committee approved proposed tariff revisions intended to satisfy FERC’s Order to Show Cause on large load interconnections after the ISO added a “State Exempt Large Load” category to account for to-be-issued rules by New York state. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150139-nyiso-large-load-proposal-passes-mc/ • The Grid is not Half Empty (RTO Insider commentary) We have built a large electricity system that, for many hours of the year, carries well below its full capacity. Using more of it would be beneficial, but it is not as simple as it sounds, says Arshad Mansoor of EPRI. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150258-the-grid-is-not-half-empty/ • Analyses Find Senate Permitting Bill Would Benefit Consumers (RTO Insider) The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act would benefit electricity consumers by having data centers pay for upgraded and expanded transmission infrastructure, which in turn would allow for more generation resources to interconnect, according to two analyses. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150395-grid-strategies-rhodium-finds-consumer-benefits-from-baaja/ • FERC Revokes Tucson Electric Power's MBRA Within its Own BAA (RTO Insider) FERC revoked Tucson Electric Power’s market-based rate authority within the TEP balancing authority area following the addition of generating capacity from two projects. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150410-ferc-revokes-tucson-electric-powers-mbra/ • N.J. Solar Sector Sees Opportunity in State’s Energy Straits (RTO Insider) Solar developers say New Jersey’s extensive untapped roof space and the potential for installing storage on existing solar sites means the sector could be a key solution to the state’s effort to rapidly create new electricity generation sources. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150152-nj-solar-sector-sees-opportunity-states-energy-straits/ • ISO-NE Argues Transitional Cluster Costs Fair, Cites Shrinking Headroom (RTO Insider) ISO-NE defended its cluster study methodology and argued that the high network upgrade cost estimates stemmed from shrinking headroom on its transmission system. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150393-iso-ne-argues-transitional-cluster-costs-fair/ • FERC Approves $544K in NERC Penalties (ERO Insider) FERC commissioners approved penalties against utilities in the territories of SERC, RF, WECC and MRO. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150400-ferc-approves-544k-nerc-penalties/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Consumer Groups File FERC Complaint Against SPP 00:29 NYISO Large Load Proposal Passes with ‘State Exempt’ Provision 00:49 Commentary: The Grid is not Half Empty 01:04 Analyses Find Senate Permitting Bill Would Benefit Consumers 01:24 FERC Revokes Tucson Electric Power's MBRA Within its Own BAA 01:38 N.J. Solar Sector Sees Opportunity in State’s Energy Straits 01:57 ISO-NE Argues Transitional Cluster Costs Fair, Cites Shrinking Headroom 02:11 FERC Approves $544K in NERC Penalties 02:23 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.
- 1 weeks ago4 min
RTO Insider Daily Headlines: November 2, 2026
RTO Insider Daily Headlines for November 2, 2026. In this episode: • EDAM Skepticism is Not a Scare, It's About its Record (RTO Insider commentary) Four of the five inaugural ROWE board nominees have substantial California or CAISO ties. Knowledge was never the test. Independence was, writes Holt Edwards, in response to a previous op-ed piece. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150027-edam-skepticism-is-not-a-scare-its-a-record/ • Data Centers’ Futures Hinge on What Governors Will Do (RTO Insider commentary) The midterm elections could leave Democrats leading a majority of states and potentially heating up tensions between the party’s left and center over data center and AI development. https://www.rtoinsider.com/data-centers-futures-hinge-on-what-governors-will-do/ • PJM Refiles Reliability Backstop Procurement (RTO Insider) PJM has refiled its Reliability Backstop Procurement a month after FERC recommended the RTO submit a revised proposal or face a five-month paper hearing. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150274-pjm-refiles-reliability-backstop-procurement/ • BPA to Issue Draft Day-ahead Market Decision in Early December (RTO Insider) The Bonneville Power Administration expects to issue a draft decision on its day-ahead market choice in early December and a final record of decision in February 2027. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150279-bpa-to-issue-draft-day-ahead-market-decision-in-early-december/ • DOE Offers $237M to Boost Domestic Supply of Grid Components (RTO Insider) DOE is offering $237 million to boost the domestic supply of key grid components. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150270-doe-offers-237m-boost-domestic-supply-grid-components/ • Oregon PUC Rejects Penalty Waiver for PGE, PacifiCorp as EDAM RA Program Develops (RTO Insider) The Oregon Public Utility Commission declined granting Portland General Electric and PacifiCorp penalty waivers from the state’s resource adequacy program, saying development of a new program aligned with CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market is too far from being finished. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150024-oregon-puc-rejects-penalty-waiver-pge-pacificorp/ • Dominion Holds Earnings Call as Merger Review in Virginia Ramps Up (RTO Insider) Dominion's third quarter earnings call focused on its proposed merger with NextEra Energy as the regulatory review in Virginia ramps up. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150267-dominion-holds-earnings-call-as-merger-review-ramps-up/ • MISO Initiates 2 More Tx Reviews as ATC and Xcel Face Delays, Cost Overruns (RTO Insider) MISO has opened two more reviews into long-range transmission projects in Wisconsin that developers are struggling to complete on their original terms. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150108-miso-initiates-2-more-tx-reviews-atc-xcel-face-delays-cost-overruns/ • PJM's Tx Owners Would Lock In What a Data Center Pays (RTO Insider commentary) The plan secures a minimum payment on behalf of each large load. It leaves the local upgrades built for that load in the zone's shared rate, with no test of whether the payment covers them. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150118-pjm-transmission-owners-would-lock-in-what-data-center-pays/ • Xcel Joins Industry’s Capital Investment Binge (RTO Insider) Xcel Energy updated its five-year capital expenditure plan to $70B as it joins America's energy renaissance building out and modernizing the electric grid to meet ever-growing demand. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150235-xcel-energy-3q-earnings-call/ • BPA Reveals RA Position Not as Long as ‘Many Might Assume’ (RTO Insider) BPA Administrator Travis Kavulla revealed the agency is not as long on capacity as many in the industry might expect. <a
- 1 weeks ago3 min
RTO Insider Daily Headlines: October 30, 2026
RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 30, 2026. In this episode: • PJM’s Answer to Large Load Growth Puts Interconnection Progress at Risk (RTO Insider commentary) PJM must demonstrate that the "mega queue" will provide the benefits PJM describes and not simply shift cost, timing and development risk onto generation, says American Clean Power's Brett White. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150036-pjm-answer-large-load-growth-puts-interconnection-progress-at-risk/ • Past and Present OMS Regulators Seek Multi-RTO Platform to Coax Interregional Planning (RTO Insider) Past and present MISO state utility commissioners are discussing the possibility of reconstituting a group that would bring together regulators from the MISO and SPP footprints to help move the needle on interregional planning. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150105-past-present-oms-regulators-seek-states-platform-coax-planning/ • Analysts Forecast Major Tx Expansion if BAAJA Passes (RTO Insider) Senators introduced the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act a month before Election Day, which gave Resources for the Future plenty of time to study and release an analysis. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150116-analysts-forecast-major-transmission-expansion-if-baaja-passes/ • AEP Looking to Capitalize on Large Load Growth (RTO Insider) American Electric Power CEO Bill Fehrman says the company is at the center of the utility sector’s “unprecedented surge” in electric demand, presenting it with an opportunity to capitalize on the situation. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150111-aep-earnings-looking-capitalize-large-load-growth/ • Stakeholders Support Proposed NERC Standards Process Changes (ERO Insider) Stakeholders overwhelmingly supported NERC's proposed changes to its Standard Processes Manual intended to update and modernize the ERO's standard development process. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150127-stakeholders-accept-nerc-standards-process-changes/ • PGE Draws ‘Red Line’ on Oregon PUC’s Conditions for Holding Company (RTO Insider) Portland General Electric’s bid to reorganize under a holding company hangs in the air as the utility called conditions imposed by the Oregon Public Utility Commission “unworkable.” https://www.rtoinsider.com/150122-pge-earnings-call-red-line-opuc-conditions/ • In Reversal, Duke Energy to Seek Large Load Tariff for South Carolina (RTO Insider) As Duke Energy readies a large load tariff proposal for its South Carolina operations, the utility sees “broad agreement” on key principles, according to a recent regulatory filing. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150058-in-reversal-duke-energy-seek-large-load-tariff-south-carolina/ • ISO-NE Updates CAR-SA Proposal, Agrees to Extend Transition Period (RTO Insider) ISO-NE has announced a series of changes to the second phase of its Capacity Auction Reform project, including extending the proposed transition period from two to three years. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150033-iso-ne-updates-car-sa-proposal/ • Regulators Amplify Call for Greater State Involvement in PJM Policy (RTO Insider) Several speakers at a conference of state regulators amplified a call for PJM to adopt a governance structure that provides states a greater role in shaping grid policy as the RTO prepares a FERC filing containing broad changes to its decision-making processes. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150129-regulators-amplify-call-greater-state-involvement-pjm-policy/ • IESO Unlikely to Fully Apply New Capacity Accreditation Method in LT2 Window 2 (RTO Insider) IESO indicated that it is unlikely to fully apply its preferred capacity accreditation methodology in the second window of Ontario’s Long-Term 2 procurement, acknowledging that some implementation options could conflict with existing government
- 1 weeks ago2 min
RTO Insider Daily Headlines: October 29, 2026
RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 29, 2026. In this episode: • Common Charge Releases Blueprint for States to Unlock DERs (RTO Insider) Common Charge has released a guidebook authored by dozens of practitioners on how states can maximize the use of and benefits from distributed energy resources. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149910-common-charge-state-guide-for-ders/ • Alliant Energy Gets $5.1B Loan for Gas, Storage Projects (RTO Insider) The Department of Energy loan will help Alliant Energy develop 1.8 GW of additional gas-fired generation and 1 GW of storage in Iowa and Wisconsin. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150026-doe-loans-alliant-5-1b-expand-generation-boost-reliability/ • EDF Tallies Cost of Trump’s Support for Coal Power (RTO Insider) The support for coal is costing taxpayers and ratepayers hundreds of millions of dollars and continuing the release of harmful emissions, EDF said. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150031-edf-reports-trump-has-subsidized-half-us-coal-plants/ • ROWE Solicits Input on Choosing Headquarters Location (RTO Insider) The Regional Organization for Western Energy’s recently seated board is seeking stakeholder feedback on how to choose the headquarters location for the new entity. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150022-rowe-solicits-input-choosing-headquarters-location/ • Grid Held Last Winter; Weather Forecasts Missed at Both Extremes (RTO Insider commentary) The FERC-NERC review of last winter’s arctic cold gives the grid credit for getting through Winter Storms Fern and Gianna without shedding firm load, even as U.S. demand peaked at 666 GW on Jan. 27. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149785-grid-held-last-winter-weather-forecasts-missed-at-both-extremes/ • CAISO Board Approves Large Loads Proposal (RTO Insider) CAISO’s Board of Governors approved a large loads proposal designed to accommodate growing artificial intelligence data center demand in the ISO. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149821-caiso-board-approves-large-loads-proposal/ • MISO, SPP Fail Again to Find Interregional Projects (RTO Insider) Expectations for the first joint interregional project between MISO and SPP, a 500-kV transmission project from Oklahoma to Arkansas, have vanished with the grid operators’ decision to conclude a two-year study without a recommendation. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150040-miso-spp-fail-again-find-interregional-projects/ • Report Examines SPP's Western BAA Energy Alerts (RTO Insider) A report from SPP’s Market Monitoring Unit digs into energy emergency alerts issued for the RTO’s West balancing authority area on three days over the summer, concluding that the West BAA’s reliability issues extend beyond a capacity shortage. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150020-report-examines-spp-energy-alerts-in-western-baa/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Common Charge Releases Blueprint for States to Unlock DERs 00:27 Alliant Energy Gets $5.1B Loan for Gas, Storage Projects 00:44 EDF Tallies Cost of Trump’s Support for Coal Power 00:56 ROWE Solicits Input on Choosing Headquarters Location 01:09 Commentary: Grid Held Last Winter; Weather Forecasts Missed at Both Extremes 01:28 CAISO Board Approves Large Loads Proposal 01:40 MISO, SPP Fail Again to Find Interregional Projects 01:58 Report Examines SPP's Western BAA Energy Alerts 02:18 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.
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