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February 19, 2025

Public Policy

TVA
ACORE Presses Congress to Order Improvements in TVA Planning, Oversight
ACORE says Congress could take steps to establish more comprehensive transmission and generation planning within the TVA.
Bonneville Power Administration
BPA Employees Confront Trump’s ‘Fork in the Road’
Employees of the Bonneville Power Administration received the same buyout offer from the Trump administration as millions of other federal workers — despite the agency's self-funding model.
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Overheard at USEA State of the Energy Industry Forum 2025
Participants at the United States Energy Association’s 2025 State of the Energy Industry Forum discussed topics such as demand growth, nuclear fusion and energy efficiency.
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PJM, Shapiro Reach Agreement on Capacity Price Cap and Floor
PJM announced it will seek to establish a $325/MW-day price cap on capacity prices and a $175/MW-day floor for the 2026/27 and 2027/28 Base Residual Auctions following discussions with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro to resolve a complaint he filed over increased capacity costs.
The Brattle Group
Brattle Study Shows Big Benefits for California in ‘Expanded’ EDAM
California ratepayers would save millions more in a CAISO Extended Day-Ahead Market encompassing nearly all the West than in one that includes only those utilities likely to join the market, according to a new Brattle Group study.
Riot Platform
Texas PUC Begins Registering Crypto Mining Facilities
The Texas Public Utility Commission has opened an online portal on its website to accept registrations from cryptocurrency mining facilities with a demand of more than 75 MW.
Avangrid
Massachusetts DPU Approves Price Increase for NECEC Line
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities approved a settlement agreement for the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line, authorizing a significant cost increase to account for regulatory delays to the project.
NECA
New England Lobbyists Preview 2025 State Legislative Sessions

Government affairs experts previewing New England’s 2025 legislative sessions outlined some key policy overlaps and notable differences among states during a webinar held by the Northeast Energy and Commerce Association.

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Ariz. Commissioner Questions Utility Decisions to Join SPP’s Markets+
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Kevin Thompson said he thinks his state’s four major utilities may have erred in committing to joining SPP’s Markets+ instead of CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market.
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FERC Drops Consideration of GHG Policy Statement for Gas Infrastructure
FERC issued an order terminating its proceeding on the consideration of greenhouse gas emissions in natural gas infrastructure project reviews.

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