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November 12, 2024
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FERC Approves PJM Capacity Auction Delay
The Brandon Shores coal-fired power plant
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FERC approved a PJM waiver request to offset the RTO’s capacity auction schedule by six months starting with the 2026/27 Base Residual Auction.

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee will lead a delegation of U.S. governors and state officials to COP29 in Azerbaijan.
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US Governors, Mayors to Pledge Ongoing Climate Action at COP29
President Biden and Vice President Harris will not travel to Azerbaijan for COP29, but a group of U.S. mayors, governors and corporate leaders is carrying a message of continued commitment to the goals of the Paris Agreement.
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Former FERC Chair Neil Chatterjee
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Chatterjee Post Leads to Worries About FERC’s Independence, Staff Exodus
With President-elect Donald Trump promising to "dismantle the deep state," former FERC Chair Neil Chatterjee's social media post offering "insight on who to keep and who to remove" led to worries about the continued independence of the agency.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called a special session of the state legislature to protect state laws and policies from attacks under the Trump administration.
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Newsom Convening Legislature to Protect California ‘Values,’ Policies
The California governor is convening a special session of the state legislature to take steps “to safeguard California values” — including the fight against climate change — ahead of president-elect Donald Trump’s second term.
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Oxy's Venona Greaff and ERCOT’s David Kezell explain latest revisions to NERC's cold-weather standard.
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NAGF Takes on Cold-weather Standard’s Revision
The North American Generator Forum, an independent, member-driven organization designed to provide a “united voice” to NERC, is providing comments on NERC's Cold Weather Standard.
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PNM is New Mexico's largest utility, serving electric customers in areas throughout the state.
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PNM Picks CAISO’s EDAM

The New Mexico utility announced its intention to join CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market, extending EDAM’s reach farther into the Desert Southwest in its latest victory over SPP’s Markets+.

CAISO, WEM Boards Approve Pathways ‘Step 1’ Tariff Amendments

CAISO’s Board of Governors and WEM Governing Body approved ISO tariff amendments needed to implement the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative’s “Step 1” proposal.

$21.8B Long-range Tx Plan Goes to Membership Vote; MISO Resolute, IMM Protesting
MISO members are mulling an advisory vote on whether to support the RTO’s $21.8 billion long-range transmission plan portfolio while tensions simmer over the necessity of the expansion.
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A photo released by the FBI shows Philippi taking the drone that he planned to use to destroy a substation for a test flight. The shirt he is wearing reads "Toten fur Wotan," a German phrase meaning "Death for Odin."
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Feds Accuse Tenn. Man of Substation Attack Plot
The FBI accused a Tennessee man of attempting to damage an electric substation using a drone loaded with explosives.
NERC Submits IBR Standards to FERC
NERC submitted five reliability standards to FERC this week as the first tranche of rules governing inverter-based resources mandated in an order last year.
NERC Releases Final ITCS Draft Installments
NERC released the final draft installments of the ITCS this week, identifying 35 GW of prudent transfer capability additions.
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Attendees mingle during a break at the New York Solar Energy Industries Association 2024 Solar Summit on Nov. 7 in Albany, N.Y.
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NY Solar Summit Looks for Continued Momentum
NYSEIA is looking to continue the momentum for distributed solar after a key milestone was achieved, but plenty of challenges remain.
Trump 2.0: Rolling Back Regulations, IRA Funding
In the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory Nov. 5, the clean energy industry is now obsessing over how far the next administration will push his own agenda in favor of fossil fuels,
Rhode Island Voters Approve Funding for OSW Port Infrastructure

Rhode Island voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot proposal to dedicate $53 million in bonds to several environmental infrastructure projects, including $15 million for the Port of Davisville.

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Large Consumers Vent Frustrations with NYISO’s Proposed SCR Changes
Stakeholders representing large electricity consumers say they believe NYISO’s proposed changes to the special case resource program will cause a mass exodus of participants.
PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: Nov. 6, 2024
PJM’s Planning Committee endorsed an issue charge to examine a “disconnect” around risk modeling showing loss of load risk has shifted from summer peaks to the winter and the calculation of zonal capacity emergency transfer limits.
ISO-NE Sees Manageable Shortfall Risk for Upcoming Winter
ISO-NE projects shortfall risks from extreme weather events to be manageable this winter and expects market mechanisms to provide relief by encouraging fuel conservation and replenishment.
PJM MIC Briefs: Nov. 8, 2024
PJM presented an issue charge focused on the potential for compensation for generators providing black start service to fall to zero a decline in net cost of new entry values in the 2025/26 Base Residual Auction.
MISO's headquarters in Carmel, Ind.
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MISO Moves to Strike Emergency Demand Response
MISO is poised to eliminate its emergency demand response participation option, framing it as a clunky and scarcely used source of emergency assistance.
Neil Shah, MISO
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MISO Sets Surplus Reserve Margin Requirement for LSEs Opting Out of Capacity Auction
Load-serving entities that decide against participating in MISO’s capacity auction must secure anywhere from 1.5% to 4.2% beyond their reserve margin requirements in the 2025/26 planning year.
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Entergy services parts of Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana.
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Entergy to Pay SERC $141K for Standard Violations
FERC approved a settlement between Entergy and SERC Reliability that will see the utility pay $141,000 for violating NERC's reliability standards.
CISA Releases International Strategic Plan
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said building international partnerships is key to combating global cyber threats.
Panelists Discuss Electric, Election Security Intersections
Panelists at GridSecCon agreed that keeping the electric grid secure and reliable is a top priority to ensuring the safety of the upcoming elections.
Weather-security Connections Highlighted at GridSecCon
Speakers at this week's GridSecCon conference discussed the sometimes overlooked connections between weather and grid security.
From left: Carter Manucy, NRECA; Manny Cancel, E-ISAC; Brian Harrell, Avangrid; Jonathan Homer, CPS Energy; Adam Lee, Dominion Energy
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GridSecCon Speakers Cite Threats, Opportunities of AI
Speakers at NERC's annual grid security conference noted that new technology provides opportunities both for threats to the grid as well as for its defenders.
Iranian soldiers march in Tehran in 2022.
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Agencies Describe a Year of Iran Cyber Attacks
Multiple security agencies in the U.S. and overseas said Iran has been actively targeting U.S. critical infrastructure, including the energy sector, for more than a year.
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The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is developing a monitoring system to identify how floating offshore wind technologies will impact marine life.
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CEC Floats $38M for Offshore Wind R&D
California’s floating offshore wind industry is getting a boost from $30 million in research and development funds from the state Energy Commission’s EPIC program.
Duke Reports on Hurricanes’ Impact, SMR Plans in Q3 Earnings
Duke Energy reported third-quarter earnings of $1.226 billion ($1.60/share), a dip of about 15% from the same period in 2023, as its utility territories were hit by three hurricanes.
Trump’s Victory and its Implications for FERC, Power Markets
Change is coming to FERC after Tuesday's election, but the policies the agency oversees are rarely top of mind during campaigns, so it is unclear how much will be different.
What Will Trump’s Victory Mean for US Energy Policy?
Energy industry leaders and analysts discussed what's ahead for the clean energy transition after former President Donald Trump’s victory.
Components are stacked up for Dominion Energy's Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project.
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Clean Energy Sectors Brace for Impact of Trump 2.0
Several clean energy industries were clear losers after former President Trump's reelection, and offshore wind and EV company stocks took hits the day after the election.
Washington residents voted overwhelmingly to continue the state's cap-and-invest program.
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Wash. Voters Resoundingly Reject Cap-and-Invest Repeal Attempt
Washington voters showed overwhelming support for the state’s fledging cap-and-invest system when they firmly rejected a ballot measure that sought to repeal the program.