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April 9, 2025

March 2025

NERC
NERC Responds to Interregional Transfer Capability Study Comments
NERC responded to comments on the Interregional Transfer Capability Study by explaining its analysis process and defending some of its scoping decisions.
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Sugg Silenced Her Inner Voice for SPP’s Success
Retiring SPP CEO Barbara Sugg ascended to the top of her profession with an image of a very accomplished person confident in her abilities, despite her negative inner voice.
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Legislators Seek Greater Transparency in PJM Voting
Several state legislatures within the PJM footprint are considering bills that would mandate public utilities report every vote they cast at the RTO, with some also requiring a description of how those actions would benefit ratepayers. 
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PJM Responds to FERC Co-located Load Investigation
In comments on a FERC investigation, PJM said there are several pathways to bolster the ability for large consumers to benefit from co-locating with generators.
Consumers Energy
DC Circuit Upholds FERC Approval of La. Pipelines for Driftwood LNG
The D.C. Circuit rejected an appeal of FERC's approval of two pipelines in Louisiana tied to a planned LNG site.
C-SPAN
NY: No Impact on Energy Costs from Trump Tariffs Yet
Electricity imports from Canada into New York have continued without any change to prices, but the “fluidity and uncertainty” of President Donald Trump’s trade policy make it difficult to predict anything, state agencies reported to Gov. Kathy Hochul. 
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FERC Approves Mass. Distribution Fees for Energy Storage Systems
FERC approved filings by two Massachusetts utilities establishing distribution fees for standalone electric energy storage systems that connect to the distribution system but participate in ISO-NE wholesale markets.
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ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: March 26, 2025
ERCOT stakeholders have endorsed several protocol changes related to the ISO’s real-time co-optimization project, keeping on track a project seen as a cornerstone for future market improvements.
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Pathways Inches Closer to Seating RO Board
The West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative’s Launch Committee said it hopes to seat a permanent board by either next year or 2027 for the regional organization that will govern energy markets in the West.
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A Plea to Let Markets Work at IPPNY Clean Energy Conference
NYISO stakeholders heard about the tension between public policy pushes for zero-emission generation, the aging grid, increasing customer costs and concerns about winter peaking.

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