Ken Sands

The utility affordability crisis playing out across the country is crystallized in Northern Indiana, where some ratepayers have bills higher than their mortgage payments. 🔌💡

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.
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Writer: Elaine Goodman

NY Democrats introduce a bill calling for a 3-year moratorium on the siting and permitting of new data centers. 🔌💡
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ISO-NE has said Revolution will be important to reducing reliability risks and NYISO has said Sunrise will help address the capacity shortfall identified in downstate zones. 🔌💡

The Trump administration has been pushing natural gas as a means to meet winter reliability, especially in the Northeast where pipeline constraints require generators to burn oil during cold snaps. 🔌💡 @yes-energy.bsky.social
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Democrats in the New York Legislature have introduced a bill that would institute a three-year moratorium on the citing and permitting of new data centers statewide. 🔌💡 @yes-energy.bsky.social
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Once again, enviros: “The federal government has manufactured a fake emergency to revive a coal plant that was literally broken at the time DOE claimed the plant is needed." 🔌💡

These guys really know their stuff.

With Sunrise Wind Ruling, OSW Industry now 5-0 Against Trump Admin. Last Remaining Federal Stop-work Order Against Offshore Wind Set Aside 🔌💡 @yes-energy.bsky.social
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It's a clean sweep in federal court, 5-0 for the offshore wind industry vs. Trump administration. Story coming soon at @rtoinsider.bsky.social about today's ruling on Sunrise Wind off New York.

The North American power grid’s resource adequacy outlook is “worsening,” and multiple areas are at high risk of shortfalls. 🔌💡

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The federal loan guarantee had the potential to reduce costs for ratepayers at a time when APS is ramping up resource acquisition. But, you know, renewables...🔌💡

Court scoreboard:
OSW industry 4, Trump administration 0.
One more ruling to come.
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Data centers! The sky is falling! What's that, California? Electric vehicle charging will be bigger than data centers? 🔌💡 @yes-energy.bsky.social

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Writer makes a compelling case, which we’ve heard before.

The PJM capacity market's rising prices and generation shortfalls have placed the RTO at the center of the dialogue around resource adequacy issues stemming from new large loads. 🔌💡

Taking office on Jan. 20, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) immediately signed two sweeping executive orders that sought to control the state’s aggressively rising electricity rates.
#energysky 🔌💡

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Writer: Hugh Morley

Facing surging electricity demand from data centers and artificial intelligence, NV Energy might soon be struggling to meet Nevada’s renewable portfolio standard.
#energysky 🔌💡

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Writer: Elaine Goodman

📺 On-Demand Webinar: Energy markets are experiencing seismic shifts—from policy changes to evolving grid dynamics. Led by the editor-in-chief of @rtoinsider.bsky.social this overview dives into the future of FERC, expansion of western markets, and renewables.

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The White House and state governors hope this move shores up reliability while meeting huge new demand from data centers. 🔌💡
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DOE critics say keeping coal plants open under Section 202(c) misinterprets the law, which is intended to address only “real” emergencies. 🔌💡

Offshore wind rulings this week: Industry 3, Trump 0.
Virginia Project Wins Injunction, Can Restart Construction 🔌💡
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🎇As we step into 2026, get the latest analyses of the trends and events poised to shape the year in the 54-page special issue of @rtoinsider.bsky.social. If you participate in any power market, you'll want the latest on storage, renewables, data centers & more.  www.yesenergy.com/rto-insider-... 🔌💡

Judge Allows Construction to Resume on Empire Wind.
Ruling is 2nd Win for U.S. Offshore Wind Sector as it Fights Blanket Stop-work Order. 🔌💡
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Quite popular with our readers: This plan would allow large customers like data centers to set up their own private power grids that are exempt from economic regulation. (Free registration required.) 🔌💡
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The judge ruled that penalizing states Trump did not carry in the 2024 election violates the Constitution. To paraphrase: vindictive, said plaintiffs. Yeah, so what? replied defendants. 🔌💡

Democrats used a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy hearing on bills to shore up the electricity sector’s physical and cyber security.
#energysky 🔌💡

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Writer: James Downing

The assertion is that data center developers and other large loads can support expensive generation like nuclear, or renewables, without any chance of spreading costs to others. 🔌💡

New proposal would let large customers like data centers set up their own private power grids exempt from economic regulation. 🔌💡 @yes-energy.bsky.social
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A significant percentage of these new deals depends on the success of advanced technologies that still have a series of technological hurdles to overcome and are not expected to produce power at scale for at least several more years. 🔌💡