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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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    3 min
  • RTO Insider Daily Headlines: September 29, 2026

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines: September 29, 2026
    Sep 29 2026
    RTO Insider Daily Headlines for September 29, 2026.

    In this episode:

    • The Next Frontier of Grid Resilience: Wildfire Prevention and Utility Asset Protection (RTO Insider commentary)
    The next frontier in grid asset protection is not simply responding to fires faster, but deploying targeted solutions that reduce the likelihood of ignition and spread before a fire starts, writes industry leader Wes Bolsen.
    https://www.rtoinsider.com/146163-next-frontier-grid-resilience-wildfire-prevention-utility-asset-protection/

    • DTE Proposes Gas Plants, Storage, Renewables in IRP (RTO Insider)
    DTE Electric is pitching an all-of-the-above-except-coal energy mix in its 2026 Integrated Resource Plan, reaffirming its commitment to end coal use by 2032.
    https://www.rtoinsider.com/146928-dte-affirms-coal-phaseout-in-latest-irp-submission/

    • FERC Approves $425K in NERC Penalties (ERO Insider)
    FERC approved penalties against TransAlta, NLPC and Pepco for violations of NERC reliability standards.
    https://www.rtoinsider.com/146922-ferc-approves-425k-in-nerc-penalties/

    • IESO Proposes New Capacity Accreditation Method for Future Procurements (RTO Insider)
    IESO is recommending marginal reliability impact as its method for accrediting capacity in future procurements, moving away from its current reliance on unforced capacity.
    https://www.rtoinsider.com/146833-ieso-proposes-new-capacity-accreditation-method-future-procurements/

    • PGE Says Oregon PUC Order on Holding Company Proposal is Too Strict (RTO Insider)
    Portland General Electric rejected the Oregon Public Utility Commission’s conditional order approving the utility’s proposed holding company structure, saying tighter controls on dividends would restrict “ordinary business activities” and limit necessary investments.
    https://www.rtoinsider.com/146926-pge-says-oregon-puc-conditions-holding-company-plan-too-strict/

    • Texas Nuclear Summit Speakers See Bright Future for Industry (RTO Insider)
    Speakers at the third annual Texas Nuclear Summit reflected on the event's growth and discussed the potential for new nuclear power aided by federal government support.
    https://www.rtoinsider.com/146863-texas-nuclear-summit-bright-future-for-industry/

    Chapters:
    00:07 Introduction
    00:14 Commentary: The Next Frontier of Grid Resilience: Wildfire Prevention and Utility Asset Protection
    00:33 DTE Proposes Gas Plants, Storage, Renewables in IRP
    00:49 FERC Approves $425K in NERC Penalties
    01:01 IESO Proposes New Capacity Accreditation Method for Future Procurements
    01:17 PGE Says Oregon PUC Order on Holding Company Proposal is Too Strict
    01:36 Texas Nuclear Summit Speakers See Bright Future for Industry
    01:50 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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    2 min
  • RTO Insider Daily Headlines: September 30, 2026

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines: September 30, 2026
    Sep 30 2026
    RTO Insider Daily Headlines for September 30, 2026.

    In this episode:

    • MISO’s Market Monitor Needs a Record the Public Can Trust (RTO Insider commentary)
    MISO hired EY-Parthenon to examine how it oversees its Independent Market Monitor. Its preliminary findings have produced a disagreement worth resolving.
    https://www.rtoinsider.com/146949-miso-market-monitor-needs-a-record-the-public-can-trust/

    • PJM Stakeholders Present Terms of Governance Changes (RTO Insider)
    PJM, several consumer advocates and a coalition of members presented the Members Committee with term sheets laying out how to rework the RTO’s governance and stakeholder process.
    https://www.rtoinsider.com/147011-pjm-stakeholders-present-terms-of-governance-changes/

    • Wash. PUDs Settle with Feds over Canadian Entitlement Share (RTO Insider)
    Three Washington public utility districts have settled ongoing litigation with the federal government over their collective share of the Canadian Entitlement under the Columbia River Treaty between the U.S. and Canada.
    https://www.rtoinsider.com/146999-wash-puds-settle-feds-canadian-entitlement-share/

    • NRC Authorizes TVA to Build 1st U.S. Small Modular Reactor (RTO Insider)
    The TVA said a construction date has not been set and cost-sharing negotiations with industry partners still are underway.
    https://www.rtoinsider.com/147009-nrc-authorizes-tva-build-1st-us-small-modular-reactor/

    • Utilize Coalition Report Lays out Strategies for Increasing Grid Use (RTO Insider)
    The Utilize Coalition released a policy paper laying out how the effective use of transmission and distribution infrastructure can be measured over time.
    https://www.rtoinsider.com/147001-utilize-coalition-report-designing-state-programs/

    Chapters:
    00:07 Introduction
    00:14 Commentary: MISO’s Market Monitor Needs a Record the Public Can Trust
    00:28 PJM Stakeholders Present Terms of Governance Changes
    00:43 Wash. PUDs Settle with Feds over Canadian Entitlement Share
    00:58 NRC Authorizes TVA to Build 1st U.S. Small Modular Reactor
    01:11 Utilize Coalition Report Lays out Strategies for Increasing Grid Use
    01:24 Subscribe

    Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com.

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    2 min
  • RTO Insider Daily Headlines: October 1, 2026

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines: October 1, 2026
    Oct 1 2026
    RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 1, 2026. In this episode: • FERC Conditionally Approves PJM Backstop Procurement, Delays Implementation (RTO Insider) FERC has approved the bulk of PJM’s Reliability Backstop Procurement but suspended its implementation for five months while it investigates whether several aspects fall short of being just and reasonable. https://www.rtoinsider.com/ferc-conditionally-approves-pjm-backstop-procurement-delays-implementation/ • Key Senators Present Bipartisan Permitting Reform Proposal (RTO Insider) The ambitious proposal ranges from expanded FERC permitting authority to safeguards from data center costs to time limits on certain review processes. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147080-breaking-news-key-senators-reach-bipartisan-permitting-reform-proposal/ • Appellate Decisions Highlight Requirements for Review of FERC Orders (RTO Insider commentary) Three decisions in the past year by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit — which hears most FERC cases — show parties must satisfy several threshold requirements before courts will consider the merits of a petition for review. https://www.rtoinsider.com/146930-appellate-decisions-highlight-requirements-review-ferc-orders/ • ROWE Appoints Inaugural Board of Directors (RTO Insider) The temporary body constituted to get the Regional Organization for Western Energy up and running voted to appoint the organization’s inaugural board of directors and approve a board member independence plan. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147071-rowe-independent-board-slate-approved/ • PGE Hours Away from EDAM Entry as CAISO Addresses Kinks (RTO Insider) Portland General Electric is ready to join CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market on Oct. 1 as the new market continues to grapple with new issues, many related to software. https://www.rtoinsider.com/146932-pge-hours-away-edam-entry-caiso-addresses-kinks/ • WRAP 1st Priority amid Western Market Shakeup, WPP CEO Says (RTO Insider) As the West’s day-ahead markets face a potential upheaval, the Western Power Pool remains committed to ensuring its resource adequacy program continues to deliver value to participants, the organization’s CEO said. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147073-wrap-priority-amid-western-market-shakeup-wpp-ceo/ • Planned Data Center on Utah Federal Land Sparks Concern (RTO Insider) Utah continues to be an attractive location for hyperscale data center projects despite state leaders moving to place regulatory guardrails on the massive artificial intelligence infrastructure projects in response to fierce public backlash. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147101-planned-data-center-utah-federal-land-sparks-concern/ • DOE Again Postpones Centralia, Craig Coal Unit Retirements (RTO Insider) The U.S. Department of Energy issued emergency orders to keep coal-fired power plants in two Western states open for another 90 days past their planned retirement dates — despite the units’ sparse generation since the extensions began. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147076-doe-again-extends-operation-coal-plants/ • NERC Reports CIP Exceptions Falling Across ERO (ERO Insider) NERC reported that the number of technical feasibility exceptions to the CIP standards continued to fall in its latest report on the TFE program. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147062-nerc-reports-cip-exceptions-falling-across-ero/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 FERC Conditionally Approves PJM Backstop Procurement, Delays Implementation 00:30 Key Senators Present Bipartisan Permitting Reform Proposal 00:43 Commentary: Appellate Decisions Highlight Requirements for Review of FERC Orders 01:01 ROWE Appoints Inaugural Board of Directors 01:16 PGE Hours Away from EDAM Entry as CAISO Addresses Kinks 01:30 WRAP 1st Priority amid Western Market Shakeup, WPP CEO Says 01:48 Planned Data Center on Utah Federal Land Sparks Concern 02:05 DOE Again Postpones Centralia, Craig Coal Unit Retirements 02:23 NERC Reports CIP Exceptions Falling Across ERO 02:35 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 2, 2026

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines: October 2, 2026
    Oct 2 2026
    RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 2, 2026. In this episode: • Backlash Engulfs West Virginia Data Center Law (RTO Insider) Consternation, not celebration, is dogging The Power Generation and Consumption Act. The act, part of an expansive agenda that includes tripling West Virginia’s generating capacity by 2050, created a microgrid program to let new “high-impact” data centers build standalone power supplies without the need to tap into the grid. https://www.rtoinsider.com/137837-is-w-va-microgrid-law-aimed-at-attracting-data-centers-working/ • Scheduling Conflicts Hamper GCPA’s Fall Conference (RTO Insider) The CEOs and five staff members from ERCOT, the Texas PUC, the Texas Office of the Public Utility Counsel and Lower Colorado River Authority all had scheduling conflicts, according to the Gulf Coast Power Association, and were unable to participate in the Fall seminar. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147179-scheduling-conflicts-hamper-gcpa-fall-conference/ • MISO Tries Different Tack for PRMR Allocation, Decides on Forecasting Approach (RTO Insider) MISO announced it’s abandoning a plan to use settled load to divide its resource planning obligations among its load-serving entities, moving instead to a forecasting approach it once vowed not to use. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147168-miso-tries-different-tack-prmr-allocation-decides-forecasting-approach/ • Pennsylvania PUC Advances Large Load Power Curtailment Plan (RTO Insider) The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is forging ahead with a proposal to ensure that data centers and other large load customers don’t get special treatment during emergency power cutbacks. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147082-pa-puc-approves-tentative-order-emergency-load-control-procedures/ • The Bid to Align Energy Permitting and the Public Interest (RTO Insider commentary) A larger, more secure North American power grid has been an energy policy priority for grid experts for more than two decades, touched off by the stunning 2003 Northeast Blackout, which streaked around the eastern Great Lakes, cutting off power to 50 million people. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147152-whats-the-meaning-of-the-siting-permitting-proposal-in-congress/ • IESO/OEB Briefs: Oct. 1, 2026 (RTO Insider) IESO says it will provide additional technical justification for its 100-MW/minute battery ramp-rate limit at a future engagement after storage stakeholders questioned the basis for the restriction. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147067-ieso-oeb-briefs-100126/ • PGE Says EDAM Entry Brings ‘Huge Expansion’ of Opportunities (RTO Insider) Portland General Electric said its entry into CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market on Oct. 1 went down without any hiccups and is now focused on reaping the benefits from the market. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147173-pge-edam-entry-smooth-huge-opportunities/ • Virginia Energy Plan Considers How to Achieve Net Zero with Demand Growth (RTO Insider) The 2026 Virginia Energy Plan includes different ways of reliably and affordably meeting growing power demand while staying on track for a net-zero power sector by 2050. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147180-spanberger-introduces-virginia-energy-plan/ • Colo. PUC Drafts Rules for Wildfire Plans, PSPS (RTO Insider) The Colorado PUC has released draft rules aimed at bringing consistency and transparency to electric utility plans for wildfire mitigation and public safety power shutoffs, including communication requirements and independent review of wildfire risk assessments. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147170-colorado-puc-drafts-rules-wildfire-plans-psps/ • NextEra-Dominion Merger Spurs Widespread Concern in ISO-NE and PJM (RTO Insider) NextEra Energy’s proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy faces substantial pushback over concerns about increased market power and negative effects on ratepayers. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147172-nextera-dominion-merger-spurs-widespread-concern-iso-ne-pjm/ • States Dissatisfied with Endorsed Term Sheet of PJM Governance Changes (RTO Insider) PJM stakeholders endorsed a term sheet of proposals drafted by a coalition of members to re-envision the RTO’s governance and stakeholder process giving states more opportunity for input, but not to the satisfaction of several state and consumer advocate officials. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147166-states-dissatisfied-endorsed-term-sheet-pjm-governance-changes/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Backlash Engulfs West Virginia Data Center Law 00:36 Scheduling Conflicts Hamper GCPA’s Fall Conference 00:57 MISO Tries Different Tack for PRMR Allocation, Decides on Forecasting Approach 01:14 Pennsylvania PUC Advances Large Load Power Curtailment Plan 01:29 Commentary: The Bid to Align Energy Permitting and the Public Interest 01:48 IESO/OEB Briefs: Oct. 1, 2026 02:05 PGE Says EDAM Entry Brings ‘Huge Expansion’ of Opportunities 02:20 Virginia Energy Plan Considers How to Achieve Net Zero with Demand Growth 02:...
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    4 min
  • RTO Insider Daily Headlines: October 6, 2026

    RTO Insider Daily Headlines: October 6, 2026
    Oct 6 2026
    RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 6, 2026. In this episode: • Markets+ Independents Want Governance Issues Resolved (RTO Insider) Markets+ participants in the independent sector have been given extra time to continue working on a compromise that protects their voting rights along with the governance rights of IOUs and public power utilities. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147182-spp-markets-independents-want-governance-issues-resolved/ • SPS OK’d to Replace Coal Plant with 3.7 GW New Generation (RTO Insider) Texas regulators have approved Southwestern Public Service Co.’s request to add more than 3,700 MW of new generation to replace an aging coal plant that dates to the early 1980s. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147438-sps-replace-coal-plant-new-generation/ • DOE to Loan Vistra up to $4.2B for Nuclear Upgrades (RTO Insider) The Department of Energy will loan Vistra up to $4.2 billion to upgrade and uprate three of its nuclear power plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147440-doe-to-loan-vistra-nuclear-plant-upgrades/ • NYISO: Aging Generation ‘No Longer a Future Concern’ (RTO Insider) NYISO included a dire warning in the latest draft of its 2026 Reliability Needs Assessment: “Immediate action” is needed to lower its future loss-of-load expectation. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147318-nyiso-aging-generation-no-longer-a-future-concern/ • Powering the Grid from Both Ends: Why Big Tech’s Nuclear Gamble Needs Energy Efficiency (RTO Insider commentary) Data centers are sprouting everywhere, bringing massive demands for electricity. In response, Google recently partnered with Georgia Power to finance capacity uprates at a nuclear power through a new subscription program. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147430-powering-grid-both-ends-why-big-techs-nuclear-gamble-needs-energy-efficiency/ • MISO, SPP, PJM Float Replacement for 2004 Freeze Date (RTO Insider) MISO, SPP and PJM are taking another stab at replacing a 22-year view of their systems to portion out firm rights on transmission lines. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147448-miso-spp-pjm-float-new-replacement-2004-freeze-date/ • Toronto Third Line Cost Proposal Uses Capped Risk-Sharing Model (RTO Insider) IESO’s latest proposal would determine how Target Cost overruns are divided between the winning transmitter and ratepayers and establish a ceiling on ratepayer exposure to those overruns. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147312-toronto-third-line-cost-plan-uses-capped-risk-sharing-model/ • ISO-NE Developers Challenge Cluster Study After ‘Project-killing Costs’ (RTO Insider) A group of project developers filed a complaint with FERC about ISO-NE’s first cluster study conducted under Order 2023 rules, arguing that structural issues with the study methodology led to exorbitant interconnection cost estimates. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147432-iso-ne-developers-challenge-cluster-study-after-project-killing-costs/ • Former DOE Employees Tabulate Stalled Grants (RTO Insider) An organization of former Department of Energy employees said in a new report that many DOE grants remain functionally frozen. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147442-former-doe-employees-tabulate-stalled-grants/ • SCOTUS Considers Constitutionality of State, Local Climate Lawsuits (NetZero Insider) The U.S. Supreme Court’s fall term opened with oral arguments over whether federal law allows communities to sue fossil fuel producers for alleged damages from climate change. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147436-scotus-hears-arguments-constitutionality-climate-lawsuits/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Markets+ Independents Want Governance Issues Resolved 00:28 SPS OK’d to Replace Coal Plant with 3.7 GW New Generation 00:47 DOE to Loan Vistra up to $4.2B for Nuclear Upgrades 01:00 NYISO: Aging Generation ‘No Longer a Future Concern’ 01:15 Commentary: Powering the Grid from Both Ends: Why Big Tech’s Nuclear Gamble Needs Energy Efficiency 01:34 MISO, SPP, PJM Float Replacement for 2004 Freeze Date 01:50 Toronto Third Line Cost Proposal Uses Capped Risk-Sharing Model 02:05 ISO-NE Developers Challenge Cluster Study After ‘Project-killing Costs’ 02:25 Former DOE Employees Tabulate Stalled Grants 02:36 SCOTUS Considers Constitutionality of State, Local Climate Lawsuits 02:51 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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