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  • RTO Insider Daily Headlines: September 25, 2026

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines: September 25, 2026
    Sep 25 2026
    RTO Insider Daily Headlines for September 25, 2026. In this episode: • Energy Storage Marks Another Strong Quarter (RTO Insider) A new report shows battery storage installation soaring in the United States and the average duration of installed batteries growing longer. https://www.rtoinsider.com/146261-second-quarter-us-energy-storage-report/ • Second Judge Blocks N.Y. Climate Change Superfund Act (NetZero Insider) New York’s attempt to charge fossil fuel companies $75 billion in compensation for climate damage has been shot down by a second federal judge. https://www.rtoinsider.com/146727-ny-climate-change-superfund-act-struck-down-again/ • NYISO Breaks Down Summer System Conditions (RTO Insider) New York had 10 days with a system peak load of over 27,000 MW this summer, NYISO reported to stakeholders at the end of August. https://www.rtoinsider.com/142327-nyiso-breaks-down-2026-summer-season-performance/ • Fixing PJM’s Real Problem: Interconnection Delays (RTO Insider commentary) PJM's interconnection queue for reviewing and approving requests wasn’t flexible enough to handle the increased volume in recent years and has seized up, writes Tom Rutigliano of the NRDC. https://www.rtoinsider.com/146711-fixing-pjms-real-problem/ • Trump Administration Prioritizing Large-Scale Energy Storage (RTO Insider) The Trump administration has spent the past year course correcting its policies on energy storage, making it a top priority in its efforts to lower energy costs as the buildout of data centers and the artificial intelligence industry strains the nation’s aging power grid, according to a senior Department of Energy official. https://www.rtoinsider.com/146721-trump-administration-prioritizing-large-scale-energy-storage/ • Ariz. Utilities’ Day-ahead Market Choices Face Fresh Scrutiny (RTO Insider) An Arizona regulator has asked utilities in the state for updated analysis on their choice of day-ahead market — including the impact of Bonneville Power Administration potentially switching from SPP’s Markets+ to CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market. https://www.rtoinsider.com/146709-ariz-utilities-day-ahead-market-choices-face-fresh-scrutiny/ • Experts Debate Restructuring vs. Vertical Integration at AEI (RTO Insider) The return of major load growth has brought back basic debates about how to economically regulate the power industry, and the American Enterprise Institute gathered a group of experts to discuss the topic. https://www.rtoinsider.com/146725-experts-debate-restructuring-versus-vertical-integration-at-aei/ • CISA, FBI Warn of Attacks on ICS Integrators (ERO Insider) Federal agencies said malicious cyber actors may be targeting third-party industrial control system integration services. https://www.rtoinsider.com/146714-cisa-issues-ics-integrator-guidance/ • DOE Awards $1.9B for 31 Grid Modernization Projects (RTO Insider) Recipients are expected to reconductor or replace more than 1,500 miles of transmission lines and add grid-enhancing technologies to nearly 21,000 miles. https://www.rtoinsider.com/146729-doe-announces-speed-power-transmission-grants/ • MISO Asks FERC for Queue Restudy Cutback, 1-shot Exit Ramp for 2022 Projects (RTO Insider) MISO has filed a plan with FERC to reduce restudies in its interconnection queue and hand out a one-time pardon for generation proposals that entered its queue in 2022, allowing them to exit without consequence in late 2026. https://www.rtoinsider.com/146694-miso-asks-ferc-queue-restudy-cutback-one-shot-exit-ramp/ • IESO Finalizes Long Lead-Time Procurement Changes as Registration Opens (RTO Insider) IESO has finalized changes to its Long Lead-Time request for proposals, including a mechanism to replace unsigned or disqualified awards, new contract language allowing it to share project progress reports with the Ontario government and revisions to storage requirements. https://www.rtoinsider.com/146715-ieso-finalizes-long-lead-time-procurement-changes/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Energy Storage Marks Another Strong Quarter 00:25 Second Judge Blocks N.Y. Climate Change Superfund Act 00:38 NYISO Breaks Down Summer System Conditions 00:50 Commentary: Fixing PJM’s Real Problem: Interconnection Delays 01:08 Trump Administration Prioritizing Large-Scale Energy Storage 01:29 Ariz. Utilities’ Day-ahead Market Choices Face Fresh Scrutiny 01:48 Experts Debate Restructuring vs. Vertical Integration at AEI 02:04 CISA, FBI Warn of Attacks on ICS Integrators 02:16 DOE Awards $1.9B for 31 Grid Modernization Projects 02:31 MISO Asks FERC for Queue Restudy Cutback, 1-shot Exit Ramp for 2022 Projects 02:52 IESO Finalizes Long Lead-Time Procurement Changes as Registration Opens 03:13 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.
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  • RTO Insider Daily Headlines: October 15, 2026

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines: October 15, 2026
    Oct 15 2026
    RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 15, 2026. In this episode: • Large Loads a Force Behind Nearly $15B in MTEP 26 (RTO Insider) MISO’s 2026 Transmission Expansion Plan has dropped to $14.74 billion from an earlier $17 billion portfolio and remains driven by large load additions. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147660-large-load-related-projects-force-behind-15b-mtep-26/ • DOE, TVA Spending $581M to Add 2.5 GW of Grid Capacity (RTO Insider) DOE and TVA are putting up a combined $581 million to expand grid capacity across eight states in the federal utility's footprint. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148252-doe-tva-spending-581m-add-25gw-grid-capacity/ • Brattle Report: Growing VPPs Can Offset Residential Bill Increases (RTO Insider) Scaling up residential virtual power plants rapidly over the next five years could cut expected bill increases in half while providing hundreds of megawatts of capacity, the Brattle Group found in a report. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148263-brattle-report-growing-vpps-offset-residential-bill-increases/ • Permitting Bill Only Part of the Solution on Transmission, EBA Panelists Say (RTO Insider) Congress’ latest proposal to streamline permitting of energy infrastructure could remove some hurdles but fails to address jurisdictional obstacles hindering regional transmission development, panelists at the Energy Bar Association’s Energy Forum said. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148254-permitting-bill-only-part-of-solution-transmission-eba-panel-says/ • Trump Administration Renews Challenge to Revolution Wind (RTO Insider) A late-stage challenge by the Trump administration to the Revolution Wind project has been met with widespread condemnation in New England. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148248-trump-administration-renews-challenge-to-revolution-wind/ • Oregon Pauses Data Center Permitting Until July 2027 (RTO Insider) Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has dealt a major blow to Big Tech developers looking to build or expand data centers in the state. She directed the Department of Environmental Quality to pause issuing any new air or water quality permits associated with data center projects until July 2027. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148459-oregon-pauses-data-center-permitting-until-july-2027/ • Arizona Utilities Outline Reasons for Markets+ Support (RTO Insider) While several Arizona utilities are doubling down on their commitment to SPP’s Markets+, interest in CAISO’s competing Extended Day-Ahead Market may be bubbling up in part of the state. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148242-arizona-utilities-file-day-ahead-market-responses/ • CPUC Delays Google Data Center Vote for 4th Time (RTO Insider) For the fourth month in a row, the California Public Utilities Commission has postponed its vote on an “exceptional” case agreement for a large Google data center in San Jose. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148192-cpuc-delays-vote-on-google-data-center-again/ • Markets+ is ‘Proven Path’ for West, BPA, SPP Contends (RTO Insider) SPP's white paper contends that BPA should stick with its 2025 decision to join Markets+ because the day-ahead offering already meets all the criteria new Administrator Travis Kavulla said he wants to examine after ordering the agency to revisit its market choice. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148398-markets-is-proven-path-for-west-bpa-spp-contends/ • FERC Auditors Warn of AI, Registration Risks (ERO Insider) FERC's latest round of audits on compliance with NERC's CIP standards revealed increasing use of artificial intelligence tools at many registered entities. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148240-ferc-released-cip-audits-report/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Large Loads a Force Behind Nearly $15B in MTEP 26 00:31 DOE, TVA Spending $581M to Add 2.5 GW of Grid Capacity 00:47 Brattle Report: Growing VPPs Can Offset Residential Bill Increases 01:05 Permitting Bill Only Part of the Solution on Transmission, EBA Panelists Say 01:24 Trump Administration Renews Challenge to Revolution Wind 01:35 Oregon Pauses Data Center Permitting Until July 2027 01:58 Arizona Utilities Outline Reasons for Markets+ Support 02:12 CPUC Delays Google Data Center Vote for 4th Time 02:26 Markets+ is ‘Proven Path’ for West, BPA, SPP Contends 02:47 FERC Auditors Warn of AI, Registration Risks 03:00 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.
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  • RTO Insider Daily Headlines: October 20, 2026

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines: October 20, 2026
    Oct 20 2026
    RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 20, 2026. In this episode: • Trump Admin Gives $42M to Help Build Constitution Pipeline (RTO Insider) The Trump Administration is using a decades old law to give Williams Companies $42 million to help build the Constitution Pipeline from Pennsylvania to New York. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148946-trump-admin-announces-42m-constitution-pipeline/ • Before the Grid Relies on New Load, What Evidence is Required? (RTO Insider commentary) To connect large loads, speed matters. But it does not answer a more fundamental question: What evidence justifies relying on a forecast, proposed project, or assumed operating arrangement in the first place? https://www.rtoinsider.com/148476-before-the-grid-relies-on-new-load-what-evidence-is-required/ • SPP Stakeholders Endorse $23.7B Transmission Plan (RTO Insider) SPP's MOPC has endorsed a $23.7 billion transmission plan that includes six more 765-kV projects to address increasing load growth and has a projected baseline value of $86 billion. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148559-spp-stakeholders-approve-23b-itp-2026/ • N.J. Utilities’ Response to PJM Vote Inquiry Sparks Concern (RTO Insider) The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities says state utilities “submitted incomplete and deficient reports on their PJM voting history” in the first report required under a law. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148683-nj-utilities-response-to-pjm-vote-inquiry-sparks-concern/ • FERC Approves ISO-NE’s ‘First-of-its-kind’ Asset Condition Reviewer (RTO Insider) FERC approved ISO-NE’s proposal to create an asset condition project reviewer, a role within the RTO intended to add transparency and scrutiny to local transmission upgrades in the region. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148960-ferc-approves-iso-ne-first-asset-condition-reviewer/ • Deseret Power Cleared to Participate in SPP’s RTOE, CAISO’s EDAM (RTO Insider) FERC has conditionally accepted Deseret Power Electric Cooperative’s status change and authorized it to participate in both SPP’s RTO Expansion and CAISO’s Extended Day-ahead Market. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148694-deseret-power-cleared-participate-spp-rtoe-caiso-edam/ • Spanberger, Va. SCC Staff Seek More Conditions for NextEra-Dominion Merger (RTO Insider) Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger called on NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy to freeze residential rates for six years and triple monthly customer bill credits as conditions to win approval for their proposed merger. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148955-spanberger-va-scc-seek-more-conditions-nextera-dominion-merger/ • MRO Engineer Urges Strong Oversight of AI Adoption (ERO Insider) In a webinar, a CIP expert with MRO recommended utilities exercise control over their employees' use of AI tools. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148948-mro-engineer-urges-strong-oversight-ai-adoption/ • Ontario Energy Conference Attendees Seek Aggressive Development (RTO Insider) The specter of Donald Trump and Canada’s increasingly strained relationship with the U.S. hovered over much of the fifth annual Ontario Energy Conference, but attendees also discussed plans for aggressive energy infrastructure development. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148564-dispatch-from-the-2026-ontario-energy-conference/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Trump Admin Gives $42M to Help Build Constitution Pipeline 00:28 Commentary: Before the Grid Relies on New Load, What Evidence is Required? 00:46 SPP Stakeholders Endorse $23.7B Transmission Plan 01:06 N.J. Utilities’ Response to PJM Vote Inquiry Sparks Concern 01:22 FERC Approves ISO-NE’s ‘First-of-its-kind’ Asset Condition Reviewer 01:37 Deseret Power Cleared to Participate in SPP’s RTOE, CAISO’s EDAM 01:53 Spanberger, Va. SCC Staff Seek More Conditions for NextEra-Dominion Merger 02:11 MRO Engineer Urges Strong Oversight of AI Adoption 02:23 Ontario Energy Conference Attendees Seek Aggressive Development 02:40 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.
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