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January 7, 2025

Public Policy

ESIG
Report Examines Grid Planning for Building Electrification
The new report argues that discussions about building electrification largely leave out one key issue: how to prepare the grid for the higher demand and new consumption patterns associated with the shift.
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Wash. Kicks off Cap-and-Invest Electricity Forum
Washington's Department of Ecology kicked off its first virtual electricity forum to provide updates on recent electricity sector rulemaking efforts related to the state’s carbon market.
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W.Va. PSC Adviser Jackie Roberts Announces Retirement
Jackie Roberts announced her retirement from the West Virginia Public Service Commission, capping a 14-year career with the state.
Xcel Energy
IRP Settlement Accelerates Xcel’s Clean Energy Transition
Xcel Energy has reached a settlement with clean energy nonprofits that further swings the utility’s integrated resource planning toward zero-carbon resources.
EcoWatch
Dynegy Unsuccessful in Rehearing Requests of 2015 MISO Capacity Auction Manipulation Case
Nearly a decade on, the saga over Dynegy’s manipulation of MISO’s capacity market continues, with FERC denying the company’s asks for procedural changes that might have softened repercussions in the case.
Convergent Energy and Power
RI Siting Board Claims Authority over Storage Permitting
The Rhode Island Energy Facilities Siting Board ruled it has jurisdiction over large battery storage projects, overruling precedent.
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Overheard at GCPA’s 39th Annual Fall Conference
The Gulf Coast Power Association again reported a record attendance for its annual Fall Conference and discussions on the industry’s future, emerging grid technologies and Texas’ 2025 legislative session.
NYISO
NYISO Draft RNA Finds Reliability Need for New York City
NYISO released the first draft of its 2024 Reliability Needs Assessment showing a capacity deficiency in New York City beginning in 2033 and proposing to declare a reliability need for its zone.
Shutterstock
Electricity Bill Spikes Trigger NJ Legislative Analysis of Generation
An unprecedented heat wave that triggered a double-digit hike in residential use in New Jersey is being blamed for dramatic spikes in customer electricity rates over the summer.
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Texas Politicos, Residents Bash CenterPoint
The Texas Public Utility Commission made a rare trip out of Austin for a public hearing as it investigates CenterPoint Energy’s poor response to Hurricane Beryl in July.

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