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March 24, 2025

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Maryland Crossover Day Update: Bills Passed, Amended, Waiting
The Utility Transparency and Accountability Act was one of the dozens of bills the Maryland House of Delegates sent it to the Senate as part of the legislature’s “crossover day.”
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Federal Policy Driving Uncertainty for Developers in the Northeast
Uncertainty around federal funding, permitting approvals and tariffs is creating major challenges for clean energy development in the Northeast, industry representatives said at NECA’s annual Renewable Energy Conference.
PJM
PJM Board Approves $6B in Grid Upgrades
The PJM Board of Managers approved a $6 billion package of grid upgrades that includes expanding the 765-kV backbone east to meet rising demand, particularly in Northern Virginia’s Data Center Alley. 
SPP
PSCo Seeks to Join SPP’s Markets+
Public Service Company of Colorado asked the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for permission to join SPP’s Markets+.
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PJM MRC/MC Briefs: Feb. 20, 2025
PJM stakeholders voted for a third consecutive meeting to delay acting on revisions to Manual 14H intended to clarify when developers may add or remove parcels from their project footprint.
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Analysis: Sluggish PJM Reforms Cost Consumers Billions
A new Advanced Energy United/Grid Strategies report estimates that better PJM interconnection processes could save consumers billions of dollars.
Josh Becker for California
Pathways ‘Step 2’ Bill Introduced in Calif. Legislature
California state lawmakers introduced a much-anticipated bill to implement “Step 2” of the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative, marking a significant step toward the creation of a new independent “regional organization” to oversee governance of CAISO’s markets.
NW Energy Coalition
Brevity Should be Key for Pathways ‘Step 2’ Bill, Supporters Say
The deadline to submit bills for California’s 2025 session is looming, and backers of the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative expect legislation without unnecessary fluff that will change CAISO’s governance structure and allow a new regional organization to oversee Western energy markets.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Senate Confirms Trump’s Energy, Interior Secretaries
The U.S. Senate voted to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of energy, Chris Wright, 59-38, days after confirming Doug Burgum as secretary of the interior.
C-SPAN
Trump to Declare ‘National Energy Emergency’ to Ramp up Oil, Gas Production
Minutes after he was sworn in as 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump signaled his intention to rapidly increase production of oil and gas.

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