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July 4, 2024

Natural Gas

Vistra
Vistra Joins Rush for Dispatchable Generation Loans
Vistra says it plans to add nearly 2 GW of gas-fired capacity to the ERCOT grid over the next year and seek loans through the Texas Energy Fund.
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Overheard at the 76th Annual NECPUC Symposium
Angst over looming load growth, cost increases and reliability headaches headlined the 76th annual New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners Symposium.
FERC
FERC Forecasts High Temperatures, Flat Prices for Summer
This summer should bring high temperatures and electricity demand but flat power prices as cheaper fuel offsets heavy load, according to a FERC assessment.
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Massachusetts DPU Approves Everett LNG Contracts
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities approved agreements between Constellation Energy and the state’s investor-owned gas utilities to keep the Everett LNG import facility operating through May 2030.
Senate ENR Committee
Manchin not Ready to Give up on Bipartisan Permitting Bill
Sen. Joe Manchin rebuffed Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's assertion that permitting reform was dead in the current Congress during an Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on load growth from data centers.
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Republican-led States Sue EPA over Power Plant Emissions Rule
Republican state attorneys general sued EPA seeking to stop implementation of the agency’s final rule aimed at slashing greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal plants and new natural gas plants. 
Bechtel
Wisconsin PSC: Missing Info in We Energies’ Oak Creek Coal-to-gas Plans
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin said it’s missing several details from We Energies regarding its multiyear plan to substitute gas for coal at its Oak Creek Power Plant.
PJM
PJM Operating Committee Briefs: May 2, 2024
PJM presented its 2024 summer study to the Operating Committee, saying preliminary figures show the region has adequate reserves to maintain reliability even as reserve margins tighten relative to recent years. 
Dominion Energy
OSW, Data Centers Loom Large in Dominion’s Outlook
Dominion expects to start installing monopiles for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project between May 6 and 8, CEO Robert Blue told analysts during the company’s first-quarter earnings call.
PPL
Data Center Load Growth Driving PPL’s Plans
Rising demand from data centers will lead to increased investment in transmission in PPL’s utility territories, executives said during a first-quarter earnings call.

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