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January 9, 2025

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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.
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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.
CAISO
CAISO Board Approves Moving Forward with SWIP-N Transmission Line
The CAISO Board of Governors unanimously approved changes to the Southwest Intertie Project-North, a 285-mile, 500-kV line in Nevada that would enable access to Idaho wind resources, despite opposition from Gem State residents.
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Exelon, Constellation at Loggerheads over Data Center Co-location
The dispute between Exelon and Constellation Energy continued to play out in FERC, as the latter and others protested a series of filings from the former’s utilities seeking to implement new rules for co-locating data centers at power plants in their territories
NREL
Long Road Still Ahead for Aroostook Transmission Project
A proposed transmission project to relieve transmission constraints in Maine has received a major boost with the U.S. Department of Energy’s announcement of an up-to $425 million investment in the project, but challenges still remain.
Talen Energy
Regulators Worry Data Centers Consume Too Much Clean Energy
Pairing power-hungry data centers with clean energy resources is sparking mixed feelings among regulators, who say the grid already is straining with increased electrification and connecting new energy sources.
Constellation Energy
Exelon Asks FERC to Weigh in on Co-location Dispute with Constellation
Exelon on Sept. 30 filed a petition for a declaratory order from FERC on its dispute with Constellation Energy over the latter’s effort to co-locate major loads at two of its nuclear plants.
Office of Gov. Gavin Newsom
Newsom Signs Bundle of Grid-related Bills from 2024 Session
The bills signed by the California governor cover rules around transmission approval, GETs, grid reliability standards and bi-directional EV charging.

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