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  1. 9h ago

    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.

  2. 1d ago

    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.

  3. 2d ago

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines: October 20, 2026

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 20, 2026. In this episode: • Trump Admin Gives $42M to Help Build Constitution Pipeline (RTO Insider) The Trump Administration is using a decades old law to give Williams Companies $42 million to help build the Constitution Pipeline from Pennsylvania to New York. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148946-trump-admin-announces-42m-constitution-pipeline/ • Before the Grid Relies on New Load, What Evidence is Required? (RTO Insider commentary) To connect large loads, speed matters. But it does not answer a more fundamental question: What evidence justifies relying on a forecast, proposed project, or assumed operating arrangement in the first place? https://www.rtoinsider.com/148476-before-the-grid-relies-on-new-load-what-evidence-is-required/ • SPP Stakeholders Endorse $23.7B Transmission Plan (RTO Insider) SPP's MOPC has endorsed a $23.7 billion transmission plan that includes six more 765-kV projects to address increasing load growth and has a projected baseline value of $86 billion. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148559-spp-stakeholders-approve-23b-itp-2026/ • N.J. Utilities’ Response to PJM Vote Inquiry Sparks Concern (RTO Insider) The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities says state utilities “submitted incomplete and deficient reports on their PJM voting history” in the first report required under a law. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148683-nj-utilities-response-to-pjm-vote-inquiry-sparks-concern/ • FERC Approves ISO-NE’s ‘First-of-its-kind’ Asset Condition Reviewer (RTO Insider) FERC approved ISO-NE’s proposal to create an asset condition project reviewer, a role within the RTO intended to add transparency and scrutiny to local transmission upgrades in the region. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148960-ferc-approves-iso-ne-first-asset-condition-reviewer/ • Deseret Power Cleared to Participate in SPP’s RTOE, CAISO’s EDAM (RTO Insider) FERC has conditionally accepted Deseret Power Electric Cooperative’s status change and authorized it to participate in both SPP’s RTO Expansion and CAISO’s Extended Day-ahead Market. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148694-deseret-power-cleared-participate-spp-rtoe-caiso-edam/ • Spanberger, Va. SCC Staff Seek More Conditions for NextEra-Dominion Merger (RTO Insider) Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger called on NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy to freeze residential rates for six years and triple monthly customer bill credits as conditions to win approval for their proposed merger. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148955-spanberger-va-scc-seek-more-conditions-nextera-dominion-merger/ • MRO Engineer Urges Strong Oversight of AI Adoption (ERO Insider) In a webinar, a CIP expert with MRO recommended utilities exercise control over their employees' use of AI tools. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148948-mro-engineer-urges-strong-oversight-ai-adoption/ • Ontario Energy Conference Attendees Seek Aggressive Development (RTO Insider) The specter of Donald Trump and Canada’s increasingly strained relationship with the U.S. hovered over much of the fifth annual Ontario Energy Conference, but attendees also discussed plans for aggressive energy infrastructure development. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148564-dispatch-from-the-2026-ontario-energy-conference/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Trump Admin Gives $42M to Help Build Constitution Pipeline 00:28 Commentary: Before the Grid Relies on New Load, What Evidence is Required? 00:46 SPP Stakeholders Endorse $23.7B Transmission Plan 01:06 N.J. Utilities’ Response to PJM Vote Inquiry Sparks Concern 01:22 FERC Approves ISO-NE’s ‘First-of-its-kind’ Asset Condition Reviewer 01:37 Deseret Power Cleared to Participate in SPP’s RTOE, CAISO’s EDAM 01:53 Spanberger, Va. SCC Staff Seek More Conditions for NextEra-Dominion Merger 02:11 MRO Engineer Urges Strong Oversight of AI Adoption 02:23 Ontario Energy Conference Attendees Seek Aggressive Development 02:40 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.

  4. 3d ago

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines: October 19, 2026

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 19, 2026. In this episode: • Montana PSC Sued over Climate Consideration Snub (RTO Insider) Seventeen organizations — including healthcare providers, youth organizations and clean energy and climate advocates — sued the Montana Public Service Commission for refusing to consider climate change impacts in its utility regulations. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148655-montana-psc-sued-over-climate-consideration-snub/ • Severe Weather Keeps Stress-testing Our Grid; The Fix is Waiting on Congress (RTO Insider commentary) Congress has an extraordinary opportunity to protect consumers from high electricity prices and severe weather. The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 would enable us to build the electricity system we need, write Rachel Levine and Evan Vaughan. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148534-severe-weather-keeps-stress-testing-grid-waiting-on-congress/ • Editor's Note: ‘Volatility’ Describes Market Reforms, Demand, Transmission in 2026 (RTO Insider commentary) Market reform in PJM and the Western markets can be described with one word: volatility. Meanwhile, public opposition to data centers is growing across North America, with at least 500 local governments in the U.S. approving moratoria or bans on data centers. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147861-editors-note-volatility-describes-market-reforms/ • Warming Climate Could Jumble Western Energy Demand, Report Finds (RTO Insider) Electricity demand in the West will become rockier in the summer and winter as the effects of climate change continue to set in globally, according to a new report published by the California Energy Commission. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148267-warming-climate-could-jumble-western-energy-demand/ • MISO Stakeholders Want Large Load-Driven Tx Project Traceability Before MTEP 27 (RTO Insider) Stakeholders have asked MISO to develop a way to assign data center developers the costs of reliability projects they trigger with their massive demand ahead of the RTO’s 2027 transmission planning cycle. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148657-miso-stakeholders-want-large-load-driven-tx-project-traceability/ • Moody’s: New York Weathering Economic Headwinds Better than U.S. (RTO Insider) Moody’s Analytics says New York state is holding up better than the rest of the U.S. despite the national economic headwinds of inflation and high energy prices caused by the Iran War and President Donald Trump’s global trade tariffs. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148691-moodys-new-york-weathering-economic-headwinds-better-than-us/ • NYISO, Monitor Spar over RNA Assumptions; Final Draft Advances (RTO Insider) NYISO’s Market Monitoring Unit, Potomac Economics, says the ISO has adopted “increasingly conservative” assumptions in its Reliability Needs Assessment and that market incentives are inadequate to address the identified capacity deficiencies. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148689-nyiso-monitor-spar-over-rna-assumptions-final-draft-advances/ • Western RA Programs Tout Transparency to Tackle Seams (RTO Insider) Transparency and data accuracy are key to ensuring seams are efficiently handled between the various resource adequacy programs operating in the West, representatives from the efforts said. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148685-western-ra-programs-tout-transparency-to-tackle-seams/ • ISO-NE Generators Raise Concerns About Treatment of Large Loads (RTO Insider) New England generators have raised concerns about potential legal issues with ISO-NE’s proposed treatment of new large loads, taking issue with the redispatch price threshold for those with non-firm service. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148676-iso-ne-generators-raise-concerns-treatment-large-loads/ • Group Questions Transparency of State Complaint over MISO Long-range Transmission (RTO Insider) An investigation into how the complaint against MISO’s $22 billion long-range transmission portfolio was orchestrated shows an absence of public input among the five states that signed onto it. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148659-new-report-questions-origins-5-state-miso-long-range-tx-complaint/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Montana PSC Sued over Climate Consideration Snub 00:31 Commentary: Severe Weather Keeps Stress-testing Our Grid; The Fix is Waiting on Congress 00:54 Commentary: Editor's Note: ‘Volatility’ Describes Market Reforms, Demand, Transmission in 2026 01:18 Warming Climate Could Jumble Western Energy Demand, Report Finds 01:34 MISO Stakeholders Want Large Load-Driven Tx Project Traceability Before MTEP 27 01:52 Moody’s: New York Weathering Economic Headwinds Better than U.S. 02:10 NYISO, Monitor Spar over RNA Assumptions; Final Draft Advances 02:28 Western RA Programs Tout Transparency to Tackle Seams 02:44 ISO-NE Generators Raise Concerns About Treatment of Large Loads 02:59 Group Questions Transparency of State Complaint over MISO Long-range Transmission 03:16 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. 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  5. 6d ago

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines: October 16, 2026

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 16, 2026. In this episode: • PJM Regional Transmission Cost Adjustments Increase by Hundreds of Millions of Dollars (RTO Insider) PJM presented changes to several projects approved in previous Regional Transmission Expansion Plan windows, increasing transmission costs by about $783 million for projects within Exelon’s regions, $60 million for projects within Dominion and $25 million within PPL. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148557-pjm-regional-transmission-cost-adjustments-increase-hundreds-of-millions/ • Canadian Policymakers Using U.S. Experience to Address Data Center Demand (RTO Insider) Canadian policymakers are learning from the U.S.’s experience with data centers — and offering their southern neighbors some lessons as well. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148516-canadian-policymakers-using-us-experience-address-data-center-demand/ • FERC Approves Sale of FirstLight Resources to Hull Street Energy (RTO Insider) FERC approved the sale of FirstLight Power’s U.S. generation resources to Hull Street Energy, finding that the transaction would not adversely affect competition, rates or regulation. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148543-ferc-approves-sale-firstlight-resources-to-hull-street-energy/ • National Ramifications Seen in Ohio AEP Tariff Suit (RTO Insider) The Ohio Supreme Court is weighing an industry group’s challenge to the American Electric Power data center tariff that Ohio utility regulators approved in 2025. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148560-national-ramifications-seen-in-ohio-aep-tariff-suit/ • State-regulated IRP Model Superior for Democratic Accountability, Consumer Protection (RTO Insider commentary) Former FERC Chair Mark Christie says that keeping responsibility for the all-important electric power grid at the state level best serves democratic accountability, and that means best serving the people who pay the bills. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148244-state-regulated-irp-model-superior-for-democratic-accountability-consumer-protection/ • FERC Proposes 'Landmark' Changes to How it Reviews LNG, Gas Pipelines (RTO Insider) FERC proposed streamlined review of smaller upgrades to LNG facilities and to end its own air pollution tests for Natural Gas Act infrastructure approvals. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148542-ferc-proposes-landmark-changes-how-reviews-lng-gas-pipelines/ • AEPCO, WAPA Team Up on Day-ahead Market Decision (RTO Insider) Arizona Electric Power Cooperative said it is working with the Western Area Power Administration to analyze the costs and benefits of joining either CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market or SPP’s Markets+. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148547-aepco-wapa-team-up-day-ahead-market-decision/ • Northwest Cautiously Awaits BPA’s ‘Open Season’ Proposal (RTO Insider) Stakeholders responded with cautious optimism to the Bonneville Power Administration’s proposal to connect large loads to the grid faster through an open season process, with the Public Power Council saying money shouldn’t be the only determinant of who gets transmission. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148536-bpa-seeks-to-connect-large-loads-under-open-season/ • FERC Approves ERO 2027 Budgets, Reserve Withdrawals (ERO Insider) FERC approved the budgets for NERC and the regional entities at its October open meeting. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148538-ferc-approves-ero-2027-budgets/ • PJM OC Briefs: Oct. 8, 2026 (RTO Insider) PJM’s Joe Ciabattoni presented a problem statement and issue charge to explore how it can send advance notice that system conditions are expected to be tight during periods of moderate temperature or light load. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148553-pjm-oc-briefs-100826/ • PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: Oct. 6, 2026 (RTO Insider) PJM presented updates to its proposal to establish voltage and frequency ride-through requirements for large computational loads. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148555-pjm-pc-teac-briefs-100626/ • The Exxon Case: A Battle over Climate Reparations (RTO Insider commentary) Natural disasters often are called “acts of God,” even when climate change is implicated. Should they also be considered “acts of Exxon”? https://www.rtoinsider.com/148550-exxon-case-a-battle-over-climate-reparations/ • Reliability Officials Urge Proper Cyber Hygiene amid AI Era (RTO Insider) Even as AI becomes more prevalent in cyber crime, and the risks posed by agentic AI emerge from the pages of science fiction into reality, the best defense remains maintaining good cyber hygiene, speakers at the EBA's Energy Forum said. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148246-reliability-officials-urge-proper-cyber-hygiene-amid-ai-era/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 PJM Regional Transmission Cost Adjustments Increase by Hundreds of Millions of Dollars 00:37 Canadian Policymakers Using U.S. Experience to Address Data Center Demand 00:50 FERC Approves Sale of FirstLight Resources to Hull Street Energy 01:05 National Ramifications Seen in Ohio AEP Tariff Suit 01:19 Commentary: State-regulated IRP Model Superior for Democratic Accountability, Consumer Protection 01:37 FERC Proposes 'Landmark' Changes to How it Reviews LNG, Gas Pipelines 01:52 AEPCO, WAPA Team Up on Day-ahead Market Decision 02:08 Northwest Cautiously Awaits BPA’s ‘Open Season’ Proposal 02:27 FERC Approves ERO 2027 Budgets, Reserve Withdrawals 02:36 PJM OC Briefs: Oct. 8, 2026 02:53 PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: Oct. 6, 2026 03:06 Commentary: The Exxon Case: A Battle over Climate Reparations 03:19 Reliability Officials Urge Proper Cyber Hygiene amid AI Era 03:38 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.

  6. Oct 15

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines: October 15, 2026

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 15, 2026. In this episode: • Large Loads a Force Behind Nearly $15B in MTEP 26 (RTO Insider) MISO’s 2026 Transmission Expansion Plan has dropped to $14.74 billion from an earlier $17 billion portfolio and remains driven by large load additions. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147660-large-load-related-projects-force-behind-15b-mtep-26/ • DOE, TVA Spending $581M to Add 2.5 GW of Grid Capacity (RTO Insider) DOE and TVA are putting up a combined $581 million to expand grid capacity across eight states in the federal utility's footprint. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148252-doe-tva-spending-581m-add-25gw-grid-capacity/ • Brattle Report: Growing VPPs Can Offset Residential Bill Increases (RTO Insider) Scaling up residential virtual power plants rapidly over the next five years could cut expected bill increases in half while providing hundreds of megawatts of capacity, the Brattle Group found in a report. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148263-brattle-report-growing-vpps-offset-residential-bill-increases/ • Permitting Bill Only Part of the Solution on Transmission, EBA Panelists Say (RTO Insider) Congress’ latest proposal to streamline permitting of energy infrastructure could remove some hurdles but fails to address jurisdictional obstacles hindering regional transmission development, panelists at the Energy Bar Association’s Energy Forum said. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148254-permitting-bill-only-part-of-solution-transmission-eba-panel-says/ • Trump Administration Renews Challenge to Revolution Wind (RTO Insider) A late-stage challenge by the Trump administration to the Revolution Wind project has been met with widespread condemnation in New England. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148248-trump-administration-renews-challenge-to-revolution-wind/ • Oregon Pauses Data Center Permitting Until July 2027 (RTO Insider) Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has dealt a major blow to Big Tech developers looking to build or expand data centers in the state. She directed the Department of Environmental Quality to pause issuing any new air or water quality permits associated with data center projects until July 2027. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148459-oregon-pauses-data-center-permitting-until-july-2027/ • Arizona Utilities Outline Reasons for Markets+ Support (RTO Insider) While several Arizona utilities are doubling down on their commitment to SPP’s Markets+, interest in CAISO’s competing Extended Day-Ahead Market may be bubbling up in part of the state. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148242-arizona-utilities-file-day-ahead-market-responses/ • CPUC Delays Google Data Center Vote for 4th Time (RTO Insider) For the fourth month in a row, the California Public Utilities Commission has postponed its vote on an “exceptional” case agreement for a large Google data center in San Jose. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148192-cpuc-delays-vote-on-google-data-center-again/ • Markets+ is ‘Proven Path’ for West, BPA, SPP Contends (RTO Insider) SPP's white paper contends that BPA should stick with its 2025 decision to join Markets+ because the day-ahead offering already meets all the criteria new Administrator Travis Kavulla said he wants to examine after ordering the agency to revisit its market choice. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148398-markets-is-proven-path-for-west-bpa-spp-contends/ • FERC Auditors Warn of AI, Registration Risks (ERO Insider) FERC's latest round of audits on compliance with NERC's CIP standards revealed increasing use of artificial intelligence tools at many registered entities. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148240-ferc-released-cip-audits-report/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Large Loads a Force Behind Nearly $15B in MTEP 26 00:31 DOE, TVA Spending $581M to Add 2.5 GW of Grid Capacity 00:47 Brattle Report: Growing VPPs Can Offset Residential Bill Increases 01:05 Permitting Bill Only Part of the Solution on Transmission, EBA Panelists Say 01:24 Trump Administration Renews Challenge to Revolution Wind 01:35 Oregon Pauses Data Center Permitting Until July 2027 01:58 Arizona Utilities Outline Reasons for Markets+ Support 02:12 CPUC Delays Google Data Center Vote for 4th Time 02:26 Markets+ is ‘Proven Path’ for West, BPA, SPP Contends 02:47 FERC Auditors Warn of AI, Registration Risks 03:00 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.

  7. Oct 14

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines: October 14, 2026

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 14, 2026. In this episode: • Virginia Decides Who Pays for Data Center Hookups but not the Upgrades (RTO Insider commentary) Virginia regulators have settled the simple part of who pays for the power lines that data centers need and put off the expensive part. The simple part is the hookup, says opinion writer Tommy Turner. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148184-virginia-decides-who-pays-data-center-hookups-but-not-upgrades/ • New Jersey’s Nuclear Ambitions Under Scrutiny (RTO Insider) Any new nuclear project in New Jersey would face substantive obstacles, speakers said at the Nuclear Energy Seminar, who discussed how to fund the projects, spread the investment risk and line up power purchases. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147986-new-jersey-nuclear-ambitions-under-scrutiny/ • States Increase Policy Actions for New Nuclear in 2026 (RTO Insider) The NC Clean Energy Technology Center says the vast majority of states in the U.S. have taken policy actions in 2026 to advance nuclear power. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148199-nccetc-on-recent-state-nuclear-policies/ • FERC: MISO Zero-injection Gen Plan for Large Loads Incomplete (RTO Insider) FERC said MISO’s plan to accelerate interconnections for large loads to be served exclusively by generators that pledge not to inject power onto the larger system is unfinished as filed. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147967-ferc-miso-zero-inject-gen-plan-large-loads-incomplete/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Commentary: Virginia Decides Who Pays for Data Center Hookups but not the Upgrades 00:30 New Jersey’s Nuclear Ambitions Under Scrutiny 00:46 States Increase Policy Actions for New Nuclear in 2026 00:59 FERC: MISO Zero-injection Gen Plan for Large Loads Incomplete 01:15 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.

  8. Oct 13

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines: October 13, 2026

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 13, 2026. In this episode: • SPP CARE Delays Vote on Potential Highway/byway Replacement (RTO Insider) SPP's Care Team has delayed a vote on a potential replacement to the grid operator's highway/byway method for transmission cost allocation as the stakeholder group wraps up its assigned work. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147909-spp-care-delays-vote-potential-highway-byway-replacement/ • Regional Issues Forum Faces 'Transitional' Year Before Dissolving (RTO Insider) 2027 should be a “transitional” year for the body that meets three times yearly to educate stakeholders about issues affecting CAISO’s West-wide energy markets and provides them a venue for sharing views outside the normal stakeholder process for market initiatives. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147921-regional-issues-forum-faces-transitional-year-before-dissolving/ • U.S. Seizes More Alleged China Hacking Domains (ERO Insider) The FBI reported seizing more tools used by China-affiliated hackers against critical infrastructure, as CISA warned that the company responsible remains dangerous. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147905-us-seizes-more-china-hacking-domains/ • Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for October 2026 (RTO Insider commentary) Following are summaries of the agenda items for FERC’s monthly open meeting, to be held Oct. 15. It was furnished by the White & Case law firm. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147832-summary-ferc-meeting-agenda-october-2026/ • FERC OKs Duke Energy Carolinas’ Large Load Network Upgrade Rules (RTO Insider) FERC accepted rule changes from Duke Energy Carolinas to cut the risk of cost shifts from network upgrades to serve large loads, but three commissioners agreed that the industry needs more reforms to ensure that does not happen. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147912-ferc-oks-duke-energy-carolinas-large-load-network-upgrade-rules/ • FERC General Counsel: Commission in ‘Era of Good Feelings’ (RTO Insider) Amid increased political tension and division in U.S. government, FERC has been a “heartening outlier” that is enjoying unusual unanimity among its members, creating an “era of good feelings” in commission history, according to General Counsel James Dawson. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147887-ferc-general-counsel-commission-in-era-of-good-feelings/ • FERC Rejects PJM Interim Resource Adequacy Service Proposal (RTO Insider) FERC rejected PJM’s Interim Resource Adequacy Service framework for requiring new large loads to either bring their own new capacity or be subject to curtailment. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147920-ferc-rejects-pjm-interim-resource-adequacy-service-proposal/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 SPP CARE Delays Vote on Potential Highway/byway Replacement 00:30 Regional Issues Forum Faces 'Transitional' Year Before Dissolving 00:50 U.S. Seizes More Alleged China Hacking Domains 01:03 Commentary: Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for October 2026 01:17 FERC OKs Duke Energy Carolinas’ Large Load Network Upgrade Rules 01:34 FERC General Counsel: Commission in ‘Era of Good Feelings’ 01:53 FERC Rejects PJM Interim Resource Adequacy Service Proposal 02:06 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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