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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 1h

The Trump administration is gearing up — possibly — to terminate billions more in energy-related grants awarded under the Biden administration.
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Writer: John Cropley

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 20h

The full U.S. Senate voted Oct. 7 to approve Laura Swett and David LaCerte to the open seats on FERC.
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Writer: James Downing

RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 1d

New analyses report record growth for the global renewable energy sector in 2025 and project continued expansion through the end of the decade.
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Writer: John Cropley

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 1d

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved the $6.2 billion sale of Allete to BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in a unanimous decision.
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Writer: Amanda Durish Cook

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 2d

Eight businesses and advocacy groups are suing EPA, seeking to reverse its termination of Solar for All.
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Writer: John Cropley

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 2d

IESO is adopting more “proactive” planning processes as it embarks on its largest transmission expansion in two decades.
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Writer: Rich Heidorn Jr.

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 3d

New York is planning a step back and a change of focus for a renewables program that never gained traction in the five years after it was launched.
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Writer: John Cropley

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 5d

Duke Energy on Oct. 1 filed its long-range plan for its system in the Carolinas with the North Carolina Utilities Commission.
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Writer: James Downing

RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 6d

The U.S. Department of Energy has terminated 321 grants totaling $7.56 billion for 223 projects, apparently targeting Democratic-leaning states.
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Writer: John Cropley and Tom Kleckner

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 6d

Boost Productivity with a Cloud-Based Power System Modeling Software
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Writer: Greg Toothaker

Boost Productivity with a Cloud-Based Power System Modeling Software

EnCompass Cloud is the key to faster, more accurate energy modeling. It's a cloud-based power grid model software designed to help you produce market price forecasts.

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 6d

The U.S. Department of Energy is looking for developers that want to build artificial intelligence data centers — and the power generation to run them — on two nuclear sites.
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Writer: John Cropley

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 7d

The federal government officially shut down as the clock turned to midnight Oct. 1 after the two parties failed to agree on a spending package to keep it open at the start of fiscal year 2026.
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Writer: James Downing

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 7d

Why Combined Cycle Gas Plants Still Matter in a Rapidly Changing Grid
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Writer: Laura Fletcher

Why Combined Cycle Gas Plants Still Matter in a Rapidly Changing Grid

Combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants are no longer solely baseload generators – they’re strategic grid assets that provide firm, dispatchable capacity.

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 7d

The Clean Energy Buyers Association released a study Sept. 30 that offers hard evidence that its large corporate customer members have materially contributed to the growth of renewables.
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Writer: James Downing

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 8d

New reports give a picture of a U.S. energy storage sector accelerating even faster in 2025 despite policy changes but facing a potential slowdown because of those same policy changes.
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Writer: John Cropley

RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 8d

NYISO’s draft 2025-2034 Comprehensive Reliability Plan, released Sept. 25, shows a wide range of possible scenarios for resource adequacy in New York.
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Writer: Vincent Gabrielle

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 9d

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is seeking to remand its earlier approval of the construction and operations plan for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind.
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Writer: John Cropley

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 9d

IESO’s plan to give its staff authority to set market parameters without approval by the Board of Directors has sparked a debate over the ISO’s governance and the role of stakeholders.
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Writer: Rich Heidorn Jr.

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 10d

The balance between benefit and harm that some regulators try to maintain has been reset again.
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Writer: John Cropley

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 12d

IESO system planners today recommended the construction of a $1.5 billion HVDC line to meet Toronto’s growing energy needs, saying it would be more “future proof” than two cheaper options.
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Writer: Rich Heidorn Jr.

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 13d

Centrus Energy has begun preparing for the massive expansion of its Ohio uranium enrichment plant that it will undertake if it receives federal funding.
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Writer: John Cropley

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 13d

IESO system planners today recommended the construction of a $1.5 billion HVDC line to meet Toronto’s growing energy needs, saying it would be more “future proof” than two cheaper options.
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Writer: Rich Heidorn Jr.

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 13d

The House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) introduced its “Cheap Energy Agenda” on Sept. 24.
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Writer: James Downing

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 14d

The forthcoming resignation of Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Chair Marissa Gillett has created high-stakes questions.
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Writer: Jon Lamson

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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 14d

Several new reports and updates give snapshots and predictions about the changing direction of the U.S. energy sector.
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Writer: John Cropley

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