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September 28, 2024

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ERCOT
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: Aug. 19-20, 2024
ERCOT’s rule change to the Nodal Operating Guide that imposes voltage ride-through requirements on inverter-based resources has been partially approved, but much work remains.
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MISO Queue Critiques Take Focus at Infocast Midcontinent Conference
Infocast’s inaugural Midcontinent Clean Energy summit provided panelists a pulpit for critiquing MISO’s interconnection queue setup as it strains under the weight of hundreds of gigawatts intended to further fleet shift and meet load growth.
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Exec Details MISO’s Tight Spot Between Load Growth, Retirements, Unwieldy Queue
MISO's Todd Hillman described the pressure cooker environment of escalating data center demand, a precarious reliability situation and an overwhelmingly large interconnection queue at Infocast’s inaugural Midcontinent Clean Energy Summit.
Entergy
FERC OKs $116M Settlement for New Orleans over Grand Gulf Nuclear Mismanagement
FERC sanctioned a partial settlement to resolve many of the New Orleans City Council's longstanding complaints over management of the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station.
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Fate of Appalachian Power’s Coal Plants Debated in RPS Proceeding
The fate of two coal plants owned by AEP’s Appalachian Power is generating debate in a proceeding to approve the utility’s renewable portfolio standard plan at the Virginia State Corporation Commission.
Entergy
2023 Queue Cycle Delayed into 2025 as MISO Seeks Software Help on Studies
MISO said its 123-GW collection of projects in the 2023 queue cycle will be subject to another delay into early 2025 as it pauses to see if a tech startup can help it better scale interconnection studies.
FirstEnergy
FirstEnergy Pays Ohio $20M to End Bribery Scandal Litigation
FirstEnergy reached an agreement with the Office of Ohio Attorney General and the Office of the Summit County Prosecutor to resolve all outstanding proceedings on the firm’s bribery scandal. 
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FERC Establishes Settlement Procedures for ISO-NE IEP Exit Request
FERC established settlement judge procedures in response to a waiver request from a generator seeking to exit ISO-NE’s inventoried energy program and refund the net revenues received from the program.
PJM
PJM MIC Briefs: Aug. 7, 2024
PJM has decided not to refile several components of its proposed capacity market redesign that was rejected by FERC in February.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
FERC Approves Two Enforcement Orders Related to Battery Storage
FERC approved two enforcement orders requiring several battery storage operators to pay more than $1 million in fines and remit nearly $1.9 million back to CAISO.

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