The push to develop a resource adequacy program serving non-CAISO members of the ISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market appears to be gathering momentum. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/RWCx50YuH8g#energyskyWriter: Robert Mullin

A new MIT study posits that while retail electric rates are higher in states that have renewable portfolio standards, the standards are not to blame. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/f1hS50Yte0r#energyskyWriter: John Cropley

In a potential hurdle to Blackstone Infrastructure’s acquisition of TXNM Energy, state regulators have ordered Blackstone to provide legal justification for its purchase of 8 million shares of TXNM stock. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/yiEH50Yte2u#energyskyWriter: Elaine Goodman

New York energy storage and solar trade groups are seeking an immediate end to what they say is an effective freeze on interconnection of distributed storage facilities by the state’s largest investor-owned utility. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/clbX50YsGcC#energyskyWriter: John Cropley

Artificial intelligence has been framed by the Trump administration as ushering in a “new golden age of human flourishing, economic competitiveness and national security” for the U.S. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/QfqA50YsGcs#energyskyWriter: Tom Kleckner

Nearly 40% fewer U.S. solar power projects reached completion in the fourth quarter than in the third quarter as developers pivoted to start new projects in time to qualify for tax credits. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/JNKO50Ys9xs#energyskyWriter: John Cropley

Digital infrastructure firm InfraPartners and Emerald AI announced a new partnership to construct data centers designed to be flexible grid assets. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/YTW050Ys9wG#energyskyWriter: James Downing

NERC’s 2025 Long-Term Reliability Assessment paints too gloomy a picture of the electric grid’s risks over the next 10 years. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/VbTH50YrCqe#energyskyWriter: Holden Mann

Figures in the energy industry are casting doubt on the White House’s proposal to shield ratepayers from the costs of interconnecting large loads. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/1XHQ50YrCtl#energyskyWriter: Tom Kleckner

The Arizona Corporation Commission has repealed the renewable energy standard for electric utilities in the state, saying it’s time for renewables to “stand on their own two feet.” #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/mE1K50Yr39W#energyskyWriter: Elaine Goodman

MISO and SPP put forth two potential 500-kV joint transmission portfolios valued at $1.3 billion and $3.6 billion to beef up their transfer capability. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/H2QZ50Yr3bI#energyskyWriter: Amanda Durish Cook

Two Arizona utilities received approval to convert coal-fired power plants to run on natural gas, projects they say will enhance grid reliability, reduce emissions and preserve jobs. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/SpNs50YpYqI#energyskyWriter: Elaine Goodman

CAISO’s Western Energy Imbalance Market saw an increase in battery storage capacity and coal use in 2025 compared with 2024. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/LcOr50YpYqZ#energyskyWriter: David Krause

Washington’s attorney general and a coalition of public interest organizations have filed separate lawsuits to overturn the U.S. Department of Energy’s order. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/l7yj50YpBfe#energyskyWriter: Robert Mullin

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advanced FERC Commissioner David LaCerte’s nomination for a new, full five-year term by a vote of 12-8. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/ac6850YpB8s#energyskyWriter: James Downing

NERC’s GridEx VIII security exercise highlighted multiple areas for improvement for grid reliability. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/NyPr50YoVTr#energyskyWriter: Holden Mann

A consortium led by BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners and Swedish private equity firm EQT AB agreed to buy AES Corp. in a deal valued at about $33.4 billion including debt. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/xsMR50YoVT0#energyskyWriter: Amanda Durish Cook

NERC and the regional entities had reduced their backlog of compliance cases by almost 50% by the end of 2025. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/nRZ250YooMg#energyskyWriter: Holden Mann

Conversations remained cordial despite the ongoing competition between CAISO and SPP in the West as the RTOs’ top executives took the stage at Yes Energy’s annual EMPOWER conference. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/mPkn50YooMz#energyskyWriter: Jon Lamson

The challenges of meeting accelerating load growth pervaded discussions at EMPOWER 26, Yes Energy’s annual summit. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/FA1650YnQ8o#energyskyWriter: Jon Lamson

PSEG is working to meet the energy needs expressed by New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) and is gearing up to help with the potential expansion of the state’s nuclear and gas generation fleet. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/X0vw50YnQ8t#energyskyWriter: Hugh Morley

MISO’s and SPP’s CEOs are confident their interconnection queues will be up to the task of meeting new data center load once their respective special expedited lanes wind down. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/o9Ur50YmN1c#energyskyWriter: Amanda Durish Cook

New Jersey is studying whether to use funds from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to keep down electricity rates. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/2BgU50YmMZG#energyskyWriter: Hugh Morley

FERC declined to suggest any minimum transfer capability requirements to Congress in a legally required report released Feb. 25. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/AO9x50YmfCo#energyskyWriter: James Downing

Louisiana utility players described their pull-out-all-the-stops, gas-propelled campaign to attract data centers. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/nbL750YmfFh#energyskyWriter: Amanda Durish Cook

Permitting delays can exacerbate risks for electric transmission lines to spark wildfires, experts told the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/PmvK50YlH1O#energyskyWriter: James Downing

The U.S. Department of Energy has ordered PJM and Constellation Energy to keep the 760-MW Eddystone Generating Station online through May 24. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/lOMF50YlH2e#energyskyWriter: Devin Leith-Yessian

Oregon has released a draft road map to provide state lawmakers with recommendations on how to proceed with offshore wind endeavors, while acknowledging the uncertainty the industry faces. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/OX6o50YkObv#energyskyWriter: Henrik Nilsson

PJM consulted with the Members Committee on two proposals to revise its tariff to extend the collar on capacity prices for two more years. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/pUU850YkO7N#energyskyWriter: Devin Leith-Yessian

A bill in the Colorado legislature seeks to reduce the environmental impact of federal orders delaying the retirement of coal-fired power plants. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/vbTi50YjVkb#energyskyWriter: Elaine Goodman

A record 86 GW of utility-scale generation capacity is projected to be added to the U.S. power grid in 2026. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/mINg50YjVkN#energyskyWriter: John Cropley

FERC rescinded the West-wide wholesale electricity price cap mechanism it implemented in response to widespread price manipulation during the Western energy crisis of 2000-2001. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/CP5v50YiBip#energyskyWriter: Henrik Nilsson

Thirteen blue states are suing the Trump administration for reversing Biden administration funding commitments worth $7.6 billion for energy and infrastructure projects. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/S0C050YiBkm#energyskyWriter: John Cropley

The annual status report from the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) finds sustainable energy met rising U.S. power demands in 2025 despite the far-reaching policy shifts roiling the sector. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/wbi650YhVUB#energyskyWriter: John Cropley

FERC approved four transmission security agreements between Exelon’s Commonwealth Edison and new data center customers in Illinois. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/N9nW50YhVUM#energyskyWriter: James Downing

Families struggling with painfully high power bills are making headlines across the country. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/lKwa50YhpjY#energyskyWriter: Dej Knuckey

Advanced conductor manufacturer CTC Global is working with Google Cloud and Tapestry to launch the GridVista System. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/lyaT50Yhpj4#energyskyWriter: James Downing

After 19 months, New York has abandoned its most recent attempt to procure offshore wind power, saying it would not be prudent to proceed amid federal policy uncertainty. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/95Ti50YgSma#energyskyWriter: John Cropley

In late January, the mass of cold air — typically held at bay by the high-level upper atmosphere winds that occur 10-30 miles above the North Pole — staged a jailbreak. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/RYIB50YgSob#energyskyWriter: Peter Kelly-Detwiler

The Regional Organization of Western Energy has selected Western Freedom Executive Director Kathleen Staks as its interim president. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/u87s50YgBHG#energyskyWriter: Robert Mullin

New York has finalized regulations intended to reduce the timeline and cost of modernizing the state’s grid. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/Q3Lr50YgBAp#energyskyWriter: John Cropley

EPA has rescinded its 2009 finding that greenhouse gases are air pollutants that endanger public health and thus require regulation under the Clean Air Act. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/IAol50Yf5aK#energyskyWriter: Michael Brooks

NARUC’s Winter Policy Summit focused on the main issue facing the power industry — how to reliably and affordably interconnect new large load customers. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/NWZQ50Yf5pr#energyskyWriter: James Downing

New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities is asking the state’s four utilities for thoughts on how to help waive regulations and speed up the connection of distributed energy resources as it seeks to modernize its grid. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/9TyQ50Yek22#energyskyWriter: Hugh Morley

In multiple Facebook groups, Indiana residents say their gas and electricity bills have skyrocketed — sometimes quadrupling. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/Ysb350Yek9y#energyskyWriter: Amanda Durish Cook

More than 60 GW of generation is a step closer to connecting to Bonneville Power Administration’s transmission system, following the release of Phase 1 of BPA’s interconnection cluster study. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/eEPx50YcLU8#energyskyWriter: Elaine Goodman

NERC officials appeared before an Organization of MISO States board meeting in an attempt to quell regulators’ discontent with MISO’s “high-risk” label in the 2025 Long-Term Reliability Assessment. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/42wU50YcLS4#energyskyWriter: Amanda Durish Cook

In Massachusetts, a state with some of the most ambitious decarbonization policies in the country, fundamental disagreements between utilities and consumer advocates threaten to derail the transition from natural gas. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/mYPS50YcelE#energyskyWriter: Jon Lamson

While PJM experienced some of its highest peak loads ever during the late January winter storm, it overestimated load, with relatively high load forecasting errors. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/6H5750Ycen0#energyskyWriter: Devin Leith-Yessian

The New York Public Service Commission has issued new interconnection rules for distributed energy resource developers and utilities. #energysky 🔌💡 See Full Story: ow.ly/FVNc50YbFLz#energyskyWriter: Vincent Gabrielle