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Daily audio briefing on the North American power sector from RTO Insider, NetZero Insider and ERO Insider — PJM, MISO, ERCOT, SPP, CAISO, NYISO, ISO-NE, AESO and IESO, plus FERC, NERC and the policy shaping the grid. Weekday mornings, in under five minutes.

  1. 1d ago

    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 policy. https://www.rtoinsider.com/150018-ieso-unlikely-fully-apply-new-capacity-accreditation-method-lt2-window/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Commentary: PJM’s Answer to Large Load Growth Puts Interconnection Progress at Risk 00:31 Past and Present OMS Regulators Seek Multi-RTO Platform to Coax Interregional Planning 00:52 Analysts Forecast Major Tx Expansion if BAAJA Passes 01:06 AEP Looking to Capitalize on Large Load Growth 01:23 Stakeholders Support Proposed NERC Standards Process Changes 01:36 PGE Draws ‘Red Line’ on Oregon PUC’s Conditions for Holding Company 01:52 In Reversal, Duke Energy to Seek Large Load Tariff for South Carolina 02:08 ISO-NE Updates CAR-SA Proposal, Agrees to Extend Transition Period 02:24 Regulators Amplify Call for Greater State Involvement in PJM Policy 02:44 IESO Unlikely to Fully Apply New Capacity Accreditation Method in LT2 Window 2 03:06 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.

  2. 2d ago

    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.

  3. 3d ago

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines: October 28, 2026

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 28, 2026. In this episode: • DOE to Loan Constellation up to $5B for Nuclear Uprates (RTO Insider) The U.S. Department of Energy has made a conditional commitment to loan Constellation Energy up to $5 billion to increase the output of eight nuclear plants by nearly 1.1 GW. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149917-doe-to-loan-constellation-5b-nuclear-uprates/ • PJM Urges FERC to Reject Mon Power’s Winter Operations Complaint (RTO Insider) PJM asked FERC to reject a complaint from Mon Power seeking refunds of $145 million, with the RTO saying its operational decisions were justified and market certainty should be preserved. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149912-pjm-responds-to-mon-power-ferc-complaint/ • PG&E Data Center Applications Increase, Completed Projects Lag (RTO Insider) Pacific Gas and Electric continues to add new data centers to its project queue, but the number of facilities coming online in the past two years has been lighter than one might think. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149914-pge-data-center-applications-increase-completed-projects-not-as-substantial/ • 9th Circuit Decision Opens Door for BPA to Join EDAM, Observers Say (RTO Insider) Though Markets+ supporters prevailed after an appeals court tossed a challenge against BPA's day-ahead market choice, the court simultaneously opened the door for the agency to pivot to CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market, experts said. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149907-9th-circuit-decision-opens-door-bpa-join-edam-stakeholders-say/ • Electric Vehicles: It’s Time to Forget Flying Cars and Focus on What Matters (RTO Insider commentary) After being eviscerated when federal incentives expired last year, electric vehicle sales numbers suggest we may be seeing a new post-incentive equilibrium. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149635-electric-vehicles-time-to-forget-flying-cars-focus-on-what-matters/ • ISO-NE Stakeholders Debate Treatment of Large Loads (RTO Insider) Prior to an upcoming vote on ISO-NE’s proposed large load tariff changes, substantial disagreements remain about the RTO’s proposed price-based curtailment method for flexible large loads. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149906-iso-ne-stakeholders-debate-large-load-design/ • Brattle, ESIG Drill Down on Large Loads’ Effect on Rates (RTO Insider) The authors conclude grid headroom, market structure, load forecast accuracy, tariff structure and cost allocation each have bearing on whether existing customers see rate increases or decreases after the new load comes online. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149915-brattle-esig-report-assesses-large-loads-rate-impact/ • New Seams Management Process Introduced in 4th CAISO, SPP Workshop (RTO Insider) CAISO and SPP used their fourth joint market seams workshop to introduce stakeholders to a new process for managing seams issues in the West called Western Interconnect Loading Relief. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149919-new-seams-management-process-introduced-caiso-spp/ • FERC Hears Update About Drought Impacts on Western Grid (RTO Insider) While the West is closely watching the impact of drought on hydropower generation, drought also can have consequences for thermal generation and wildfire risk, speakers said during a FERC conference. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149901-ferc-hears-update-drought-impacts-western-grid/ • CISA Sets Objectives for ‘Aggressive’ Strategy (ERO Insider) The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a strategy document aimed at reorienting the agency toward a more active role in U.S. cyber defense. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149903-cisa-sets-objectives-for-aggressive-strategy/ • Battery Operators Warn IESO Settlement Plan Could Encourage Misreporting (RTO Insider) Battery operators warned IESO that proposed settlement rules could create an unintended incentive to report batteries as fully charged when they might not be, allowing operators to avoid day-ahead charging schedules and buy cheaper electricity in real time. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149726-ieso-advances-storage-der-market-integration-plans/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 DOE to Loan Constellation up to $5B for Nuclear Uprates 00:29 PJM Urges FERC to Reject Mon Power’s Winter Operations Complaint 00:48 PG&E Data Center Applications Increase, Completed Projects Lag 01:03 9th Circuit Decision Opens Door for BPA to Join EDAM, Observers Say 01:22 Commentary: Electric Vehicles: It’s Time to Forget Flying Cars and Focus on What Matters 01:37 ISO-NE Stakeholders Debate Treatment of Large Loads 01:53 Brattle, ESIG Drill Down on Large Loads’ Effect on Rates 02:11 New Seams Management Process Introduced in 4th CAISO, SPP Workshop 02:29 FERC Hears Update About Drought Impacts on Western Grid 02:43 CISA Sets Objectives for ‘Aggressive’ Strategy 02:57 Battery Operators Warn IESO Settlement Plan Could Encourage Misreporting 03:16 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.

  4. 4d ago

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines: October 27, 2026

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 27, 2026. In this episode: • Leading with Leverage: BPA will Improve the ROWE (RTO Insider commentary) The promise of ROWE is that joining a bigger, deeper market that includes California no longer means being a house guest subject, at least at some level, to house rules, writes Spencer Gray. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149632-leading-with-leverage-bpa-will-improve-the-rowe/ • FERC Approves New Rules, Penalties for Demand Response in MISO (RTO Insider) FERC approved new penalties designed to ensure demand response shows up when called upon by MISO. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149777-ferc-approves-new-rules-penalties-demand-response-miso/ • NERC Trustees Approve Large Loads Standards in Special Meeting (ERO Insider) NERC's board agreed to send five new standards addressing computational loads to FERC for final approval. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149724-nerc-trustees-approve-large-loads-standards/ • LaCerte Lauds Southeast, Decries Politics-driven Energy Decisions (RTO Insider) Speaking before a conference of energy traders, FERC Commissioner David LaCerte praised the Southeastern states for enabling infrastructure and data center buildout while criticizing New England and Texas for making decisions based on politics. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149708-lacerte-lauds-southeast-decries-politics-energy-decisions/ • Small-scale Resources Presented as Grid Solutions (RTO Insider) Two new reports promote the value of distributed energy resources in meeting the needs of a stressed grid. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149779-reports-play-up-grid-benefits-distributed-solar-storage/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Commentary: Leading with Leverage: BPA will Improve the ROWE 00:30 FERC Approves New Rules, Penalties for Demand Response in MISO 00:40 NERC Trustees Approve Large Loads Standards in Special Meeting 00:50 LaCerte Lauds Southeast, Decries Politics-driven Energy Decisions 01:10 Small-scale Resources Presented as Grid Solutions 01:20 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.

  5. 5d ago

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines: October 26, 2026

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 26, 2026. In this episode: • ROWE Elects Board Chair, Moves ‘Very Rapidly’ on CEO Appointment (RTO Insider) The Regional Organization for Western Energy has chosen its board chair and now focuses on appointing a CEO as the organization prepares to assume governance over CAISO’s energy markets. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149235-rowe-elects-board-chair-moves-very-rapidly/ • 9th Circuit Denies Nonprofits’ Bid to Reverse BPA’s Markets+ Decision (RTO Insider) A split three-judge panel on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals tossed a suit filed by a group of nonprofits alleging the Bonneville Power Administration’s decision to pursue participation in SPP’s Markets+ could harm ratepayers, saying the plaintiffs lack standing because the market does not yet exist. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149626-9th-circ-denies-enviros-bid-to-reverse-bpas-dam-decision/ • ACORE Forum Underscores Grid Strain, Openings to Ease It (RTO Insider) The American Council on Renewable Energy’s grid forum offered a panoramic snapshot of a status quo under stress from soaring load growth. It also highlighted an array of options for relief. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149642-acore-forum-underscores-grid-strain/ • New York TOs to Propose Cost Recovery Agreement on Large Loads (RTO Insider) The New York Transmission Owners are exercising their 205 Filing rights while hoping to avoid a protracted legal battle over state vs FERC authority. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149238-nytos-separately-file-large-load-proposal-ferc/ • Local Governments Step in to Tighten Data Center Regs (RTO Insider) Counties and municipalities across the West are not waiting for state leaders to address growing public concern about data centers during upcoming legislative sessions that start in January 2027. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149615-local-governments-tighten-data-center-regs/ • MISO Members Largely Denounce DOE Emergency Coal Plant Orders (RTO Insider) MISO’s Advisory Committee has precious few supporters in its ranks of the U.S. Department of Energy’s use of emergency orders to prevent the retirement of three coal plants in the RTO's footprint. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149296-miso-members-denounce-doe-emergency-coal-orders/ • ISO-NE Transmission Owners Add $1.8B to Asset Condition List (RTO Insider) ISO-NE transmission owners added new asset condition projects totaling $1.8 billion since the last update to their project list, the RTO told the Planning Advisory Committee. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149212-iso-ne-transmission-owners-add-asset-condition-list/ • MISO Plans External Resource Capacity Accreditation, Including HVDC-Enabled Gen (RTO Insider) MISO is drawing up a single method for accrediting the capacity of external resources, including those carried into the footprint via HVDC lines. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149306-miso-plans-external-resource-capacity-accreditation/ • MISO to Raise Member Rates, Requests Largest-ever $550M Budget in 2027 (RTO Insider) MISO is raising the rates it collects on members in 2027, mostly due to the interest refunds it owes to the large number of interconnection customers leaving its queue. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149303-miso-raise-member-rates-requests-550m-2027-budget/ • PJM to Refile Reliability Backstop Procurement (RTO Insider) PJM intends to refile its Reliability Backstop Procurement with FERC on Oct. 29, taking the commission up on its recommendation to resubmit the proposal with changes to three core areas. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149336-pjm-to-refile-reliability-backstop-procurement/ • SPP Confident of Compliance with FERC Show Cause (RTO Insider) SPP says it is 90% compliant with FERC’s show-cause order on large load interconnection processes, pointing to its development of a new participation model for flexible price-sensitive loads as a major reason why. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149647-spp-confident-compliance-with-ferc-show-cause/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 ROWE Elects Board Chair, Moves ‘Very Rapidly’ on CEO Appointment 00:30 9th Circuit Denies Nonprofits’ Bid to Reverse BPA’s Markets+ Decision 00:52 ACORE Forum Underscores Grid Strain, Openings to Ease It 01:08 New York TOs to Propose Cost Recovery Agreement on Large Loads 01:22 Local Governments Step in to Tighten Data Center Regs 01:36 MISO Members Largely Denounce DOE Emergency Coal Plant Orders 01:52 ISO-NE Transmission Owners Add $1.8B to Asset Condition List 02:08 MISO Plans External Resource Capacity Accreditation, Including HVDC-Enabled Gen 02:24 MISO to Raise Member Rates, Requests Largest-ever $550M Budget in 2027 02:40 PJM to Refile Reliability Backstop Procurement 02:57 SPP Confident of Compliance with FERC Show Cause 03:13 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.

  6. Oct 23

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines: October 23, 2026

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 23, 2026. In this episode: • ‘The Market is Working': EDAM Operations Successful, PacifiCorp Says (RTO Insider) Six months in, PacifiCorp said CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market is working well for the utility, with many operational kinks now resolved and natural gas-fired exports reaching new highs. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148953-edam-market-is-working-pacificorp-pge/ • N.J. Using $500M of RGGI Funds to Ease Energy Bills as Critics Question Participation (RTO Insider) New Jersey is directing $500 million in funds from the state’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative allocation to help ease surging electricity bills amid a growing debate about whether the cap-and-invest program is no longer effective and has become a ratepayer burden. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148680-nj-500m-rggi-funds-ease-energy-bills-critics-question-participation/ • MISO Advisory Committee Asks for Role in IMM Best Practices Review (RTO Insider) MISO’s Advisory Committee is seeking involvement in the ongoing third-party best practices review of the RTO's Independent Market Monitor, which could reshape the boundaries of the IMM’s role and strengthen board oversight. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149160-miso-advisory-committee-asks-for-role-imm-review/ • Majority of New Projects in ISO-NE Transitional Cluster have Withdrawn (RTO Insider) Facing interconnection cost estimates averaging over $100 million, most new projects and the majority of new capacity participating in ISO-NE’s Transitional Cluster Study have withdrawn from the RTO’s interconnection queue. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149149-new-iso-ne-projects-transitional-cluster-study-withdrawn/ • ACORE Grid Forum Examines Transmission Policy at a Time of Change (RTO Insider) U.S. transmission policy is changing as regions implement FERC Order 1920 and Congress weighs passage of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act during a lame duck session. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149220-acore-grid-forum-examines-transmission-policy-time-of-change/ • Ransomware Group Targeting Infrastructure, CISA Warns (ERO Insider) CISA and its partners said the SafePay ransomware group has targeted around 600 critical infrastructure organizations worldwide since 2024. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149216-ransomware-group-targeting-infrastructure-cisa-warns/ • Ontario Distribution Utilities Face Potentially Sweeping Policy Changes (RTO Insider) Ontario Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce is preparing a series of “reforms” to the province’s local electricity distribution sector, including changes to board qualifications and municipal shareholder practices. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149214-ontario-distribution-utilities-face-potentially-sweeping-reforms/ • Lukewarm Stakeholder Support for NYISO Large Load Interconnection Framework (RTO Insider) NYISO’s proposed framework to comply with FERC’s Order to Show Cause on large load interconnections does not have the full endorsement of stakeholders, with most abstaining from votes recommending its approval and some state agencies in opposition. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149222-nyiso-large-load-reform-framework-passes-bic-fails-oc/ • MISO, SPP Say JTIQ Portfolio ‘Fully Subscribed’ (RTO Insider) MISO and SPP say their mutual transmission planning initiative to relieve congestion and connect new generation projects along their seam — the Joint Targeted Interconnection Queue — has been fully subscribed. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149237-miso-spp-say-jtiq-portfolio-now-fully-subscribed/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 ‘The Market is Working': EDAM Operations Successful, PacifiCorp Says 00:30 N.J. Using $500M of RGGI Funds to Ease Energy Bills as Critics Question Participation 00:54 MISO Advisory Committee Asks for Role in IMM Best Practices Review 01:11 Majority of New Projects in ISO-NE Transitional Cluster have Withdrawn 01:30 ACORE Grid Forum Examines Transmission Policy at a Time of Change 01:45 Ransomware Group Targeting Infrastructure, CISA Warns 01:58 Ontario Distribution Utilities Face Potentially Sweeping Policy Changes 02:15 Lukewarm Stakeholder Support for NYISO Large Load Interconnection Framework 02:34 MISO, SPP Say JTIQ Portfolio ‘Fully Subscribed’ 02:50 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.

  7. Oct 22

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines: October 22, 2026

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 22, 2026. In this episode: • EQR Data Governance: FERC Order 917 will Put it to the Test (RTO Insider commentary) FERC’s Order 917 is triggering major changes to Electric Quarterly Report filing requirements for public utilities and certain non-public utilities. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148519-eqr-data-governance-ferc-order-917-will-put-it-to-the-test/ • NextEra’s Ketchum Discusses Dominion Deal During Q3 Earnings Call (RTO Insider) NextEra Energy reported third-quarter earnings of about $4.78 billion, holding a call with analysts just days after the Virginia State Corporation Commission heard initial testimony on the company’s proposed merger with Dominion Energy. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149153-nextera-talks-va-merger-case-q3-call/ • BPA Kickstarts Large Load Initiative Under ‘Aggressive’ Schedule (RTO Insider) The Bonneville Power Administration provided more details on its plan to speed up the connection of large loads, with the goal of having a final record of decision by Spring 2027. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149151-bpa-kickstarts-large-load-initiative-under-aggressive-schedule/ • FERC Tech Conference Explores the Nitty Gritty of Data Center Flexibility (RTO Insider) A FERC reliability technical conference turned into a lengthy discussion on how to reliably integrate flexible data centers onto the grid. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149155-ferc-tech-conference-explores-nitty-gritty-data-center-flexibility/ • NERC Committee Approves Next Large Loads Project (ERO Insider) NERC's Standards Committee approved a new standards project focused on ride-through and active power recovery requirements for computational loads. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149147-nerc-standards-committee-approves-large-load-project/ • Ontario Data Center Developers Focus on Grid Access as Province Weighs Higher Rates (RTO Insider) Data center developers at the Ontario Energy Conference expressed more concern about potential restrictions on grid access than the prospect of higher electricity rates, as the province considers new requirements for large facilities. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149047-ontario-data-center-developers-focus-grid-access/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Commentary: EQR Data Governance: FERC Order 917 will Put it to the Test 00:30 NextEra’s Ketchum Discusses Dominion Deal During Q3 Earnings Call 00:49 BPA Kickstarts Large Load Initiative Under ‘Aggressive’ Schedule 01:03 FERC Tech Conference Explores the Nitty Gritty of Data Center Flexibility 01:16 NERC Committee Approves Next Large Loads Project 01:28 Ontario Data Center Developers Focus on Grid Access as Province Weighs Higher Rates 01:47 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.

  8. Oct 21

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines: October 21, 2026

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 21, 2026. In this episode: • Building America’s Next Grid Starts with Understanding the One We Have (RTO Insider commentary) Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power must answer a question now that no state had required of utilities until 2026: “How much of the grid are you actually using?” https://www.rtoinsider.com/148854-building-americas-next-grid-understanding-one-we-have/ • CEC Boosts VPP Funding Amidst Accelerated AI Data Center Growth (RTO Insider) The California Energy Commission approved funding for two large virtual power plant projects as the state tries to offset a huge increase in AI data center demand. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148950-cec-boosts-vpp-funding-wildfire-mitigation/ • FERC Rejects Centralia Cost Recovery for 2nd Time, Keeps Door Open (RTO Insider) FERC for the second time in a month rejected a TransAlta proposal to recover costs stemming from the U.S. Department of Energy’s order to keep Unit 2 of the coal-fired Centralia Power Plant open past its planned retirement at the end of 2025. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149074-ferc-rejects-centralia-cost-recovery-but-holds-door-open/ • BLM to Revisit Approval of Controversial Data Center in Nevada (RTO Insider) A hotly contested data center project proposed on federal land in Nevada is going back to the drawing board. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149063-blm-revisit-approval-controversial-data-center-nevada-blm/ • Permitting Bill’s Lame Duck Fate Depends on Countervailing Issues (RTO Insider) While Senators hope to vote on a bipartisan permitting bill meant to speed up energy deployment and Congress members have been in their home states seeking re-election, groups have firmed up their views of the bill. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149050-permitting-bills-lame-duck-fate-depends-countervailing-issues/ • ISO-NE Announces Further Reduction to Non-performance Factor (RTO Insider) ISO-NE announced the reduction of its non-performance factor from 115% to 110%, a change that will reduce its operating reserve requirements in the real-time and day-ahead energy markets. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149076-iso-ne-further-reduction-non-performance-factor/ • NV Energy's Standard Large Load Agreement Scrutinized (RTO Insider) Debate is swirling around NV Energy’s proposal for a standard energy supply agreement for large load customers, with some parties saying regulators should scrap the idea and focus on a large load tariff instead. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148540-nv-energy-standard-large-load-agreement-raises-questions/ • Feds, Environmentalists Clash at 9th Circ. over Northwest Dams Spill (RTO Insider) The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in a suit over spill levels at federal hydroelectric dams in the Northwest, with the opposing sides clashing over whether a 2020 biological opinion does enough to protect imperiled salmon. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148957-feds-environmentalists-clash-9th-circ-over-northwest-dams-spill/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Commentary: Building America’s Next Grid Starts with Understanding the One We Have 00:29 CEC Boosts VPP Funding Amidst Accelerated AI Data Center Growth 00:44 FERC Rejects Centralia Cost Recovery for 2nd Time, Keeps Door Open 01:02 BLM to Revisit Approval of Controversial Data Center in Nevada 01:13 Permitting Bill’s Lame Duck Fate Depends on Countervailing Issues 01:28 ISO-NE Announces Further Reduction to Non-performance Factor 01:45 NV Energy's Standard Large Load Agreement Scrutinized 02:01 Feds, Environmentalists Clash at 9th Circ. over Northwest Dams Spill 02:21 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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