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RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 23, 2026. In this episode: • ‘The Market is Working': EDAM Operations Successful, PacifiCorp Says (RTO Insider) Six months in, PacifiCorp said CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market is working well for the utility, with many operational kinks now resolved and natural gas-fired exports reaching new highs. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148953-edam-market-is-working-pacificorp-pge/ • N.J. Using $500M of RGGI Funds to Ease Energy Bills as Critics Question Participation (RTO Insider) New Jersey is directing $500 million in funds from the state’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative allocation to help ease surging electricity bills amid a growing debate about whether the cap-and-invest program is no longer effective and has become a ratepayer burden. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148680-nj-500m-rggi-funds-ease-energy-bills-critics-question-participation/ • MISO Advisory Committee Asks for Role in IMM Best Practices Review (RTO Insider) MISO’s Advisory Committee is seeking involvement in the ongoing third-party best practices review of the RTO's Independent Market Monitor, which could reshape the boundaries of the IMM’s role and strengthen board oversight. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149160-miso-advisory-committee-asks-for-role-imm-review/ • Majority of New Projects in ISO-NE Transitional Cluster have Withdrawn (RTO Insider) Facing interconnection cost estimates averaging over $100 million, most new projects and the majority of new capacity participating in ISO-NE’s Transitional Cluster Study have withdrawn from the RTO’s interconnection queue. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149149-new-iso-ne-projects-transitional-cluster-study-withdrawn/ • ACORE Grid Forum Examines Transmission Policy at a Time of Change (RTO Insider) U.S. transmission policy is changing as regions implement FERC Order 1920 and Congress weighs passage of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act during a lame duck session. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149220-acore-grid-forum-examines-transmission-policy-time-of-change/ • Ransomware Group Targeting Infrastructure, CISA Warns (ERO Insider) CISA and its partners said the SafePay ransomware group has targeted around 600 critical infrastructure organizations worldwide since 2024. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149216-ransomware-group-targeting-infrastructure-cisa-warns/ • Ontario Distribution Utilities Face Potentially Sweeping Policy Changes (RTO Insider) Ontario Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce is preparing a series of “reforms” to the province’s local electricity distribution sector, including changes to board qualifications and municipal shareholder practices. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149214-ontario-distribution-utilities-face-potentially-sweeping-reforms/ • Lukewarm Stakeholder Support for NYISO Large Load Interconnection Framework (RTO Insider) NYISO’s proposed framework to comply with FERC’s Order to Show Cause on large load interconnections does not have the full endorsement of stakeholders, with most abstaining from votes recommending its approval and some state agencies in opposition. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149222-nyiso-large-load-reform-framework-passes-bic-fails-oc/ • MISO, SPP Say JTIQ Portfolio ‘Fully Subscribed’ (RTO Insider) MISO and SPP say their mutual transmission planning initiative to relieve congestion and connect new generation projects along their seam — the Joint Targeted Interconnection Queue — has been fully subscribed. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149237-miso-spp-say-jtiq-portfolio-now-fully-subscribed/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 ‘The Market is Working': EDAM Operations Successful, PacifiCorp Says 00:30 N.J. Using $500M of RGGI Funds to Ease Energy Bills as Critics Question Participation 00:54 MISO Advisory Committee Asks for Role in IMM Best Practices Review 01:11 Majority of New Projects in ISO-NE Transitional Cluster have Withdrawn 01:30 ACORE Grid Forum Examines Transmission Policy at a Time of Change 01:45 Ransomware Group Targeting Infrastructure, CISA Warns 01:58 Ontario Distribution Utilities Face Potentially Sweeping Policy Changes 02:15 Lukewarm Stakeholder Support for NYISO Large Load Interconnection Framework 02:34 MISO, SPP Say JTIQ Portfolio ‘Fully Subscribed’ 02:50 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.

RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 22, 2026. In this episode: • EQR Data Governance: FERC Order 917 will Put it to the Test (RTO Insider commentary) FERC’s Order 917 is triggering major changes to Electric Quarterly Report filing requirements for public utilities and certain non-public utilities. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148519-eqr-data-governance-ferc-order-917-will-put-it-to-the-test/ • NextEra’s Ketchum Discusses Dominion Deal During Q3 Earnings Call (RTO Insider) NextEra Energy reported third-quarter earnings of about $4.78 billion, holding a call with analysts just days after the Virginia State Corporation Commission heard initial testimony on the company’s proposed merger with Dominion Energy. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149153-nextera-talks-va-merger-case-q3-call/ • BPA Kickstarts Large Load Initiative Under ‘Aggressive’ Schedule (RTO Insider) The Bonneville Power Administration provided more details on its plan to speed up the connection of large loads, with the goal of having a final record of decision by Spring 2027. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149151-bpa-kickstarts-large-load-initiative-under-aggressive-schedule/ • FERC Tech Conference Explores the Nitty Gritty of Data Center Flexibility (RTO Insider) A FERC reliability technical conference turned into a lengthy discussion on how to reliably integrate flexible data centers onto the grid. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149155-ferc-tech-conference-explores-nitty-gritty-data-center-flexibility/ • NERC Committee Approves Next Large Loads Project (ERO Insider) NERC's Standards Committee approved a new standards project focused on ride-through and active power recovery requirements for computational loads. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149147-nerc-standards-committee-approves-large-load-project/ • Ontario Data Center Developers Focus on Grid Access as Province Weighs Higher Rates (RTO Insider) Data center developers at the Ontario Energy Conference expressed more concern about potential restrictions on grid access than the prospect of higher electricity rates, as the province considers new requirements for large facilities. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149047-ontario-data-center-developers-focus-grid-access/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Commentary: EQR Data Governance: FERC Order 917 will Put it to the Test 00:30 NextEra’s Ketchum Discusses Dominion Deal During Q3 Earnings Call 00:49 BPA Kickstarts Large Load Initiative Under ‘Aggressive’ Schedule 01:03 FERC Tech Conference Explores the Nitty Gritty of Data Center Flexibility 01:16 NERC Committee Approves Next Large Loads Project 01:28 Ontario Data Center Developers Focus on Grid Access as Province Weighs Higher Rates 01:47 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.

RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 21, 2026. In this episode: • Building America’s Next Grid Starts with Understanding the One We Have (RTO Insider commentary) Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power must answer a question now that no state had required of utilities until 2026: “How much of the grid are you actually using?” https://www.rtoinsider.com/148854-building-americas-next-grid-understanding-one-we-have/ • CEC Boosts VPP Funding Amidst Accelerated AI Data Center Growth (RTO Insider) The California Energy Commission approved funding for two large virtual power plant projects as the state tries to offset a huge increase in AI data center demand. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148950-cec-boosts-vpp-funding-wildfire-mitigation/ • FERC Rejects Centralia Cost Recovery for 2nd Time, Keeps Door Open (RTO Insider) FERC for the second time in a month rejected a TransAlta proposal to recover costs stemming from the U.S. Department of Energy’s order to keep Unit 2 of the coal-fired Centralia Power Plant open past its planned retirement at the end of 2025. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149074-ferc-rejects-centralia-cost-recovery-but-holds-door-open/ • BLM to Revisit Approval of Controversial Data Center in Nevada (RTO Insider) A hotly contested data center project proposed on federal land in Nevada is going back to the drawing board. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149063-blm-revisit-approval-controversial-data-center-nevada-blm/ • Permitting Bill’s Lame Duck Fate Depends on Countervailing Issues (RTO Insider) While Senators hope to vote on a bipartisan permitting bill meant to speed up energy deployment and Congress members have been in their home states seeking re-election, groups have firmed up their views of the bill. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149050-permitting-bills-lame-duck-fate-depends-countervailing-issues/ • ISO-NE Announces Further Reduction to Non-performance Factor (RTO Insider) ISO-NE announced the reduction of its non-performance factor from 115% to 110%, a change that will reduce its operating reserve requirements in the real-time and day-ahead energy markets. https://www.rtoinsider.com/149076-iso-ne-further-reduction-non-performance-factor/ • NV Energy's Standard Large Load Agreement Scrutinized (RTO Insider) Debate is swirling around NV Energy’s proposal for a standard energy supply agreement for large load customers, with some parties saying regulators should scrap the idea and focus on a large load tariff instead. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148540-nv-energy-standard-large-load-agreement-raises-questions/ • Feds, Environmentalists Clash at 9th Circ. over Northwest Dams Spill (RTO Insider) The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in a suit over spill levels at federal hydroelectric dams in the Northwest, with the opposing sides clashing over whether a 2020 biological opinion does enough to protect imperiled salmon. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148957-feds-environmentalists-clash-9th-circ-over-northwest-dams-spill/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Commentary: Building America’s Next Grid Starts with Understanding the One We Have 00:29 CEC Boosts VPP Funding Amidst Accelerated AI Data Center Growth 00:44 FERC Rejects Centralia Cost Recovery for 2nd Time, Keeps Door Open 01:02 BLM to Revisit Approval of Controversial Data Center in Nevada 01:13 Permitting Bill’s Lame Duck Fate Depends on Countervailing Issues 01:28 ISO-NE Announces Further Reduction to Non-performance Factor 01:45 NV Energy's Standard Large Load Agreement Scrutinized 02:01 Feds, Environmentalists Clash at 9th Circ. over Northwest Dams Spill 02:21 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.

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.

RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 19, 2026. In this episode: • Montana PSC Sued over Climate Consideration Snub (RTO Insider) Seventeen organizations — including healthcare providers, youth organizations and clean energy and climate advocates — sued the Montana Public Service Commission for refusing to consider climate change impacts in its utility regulations. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148655-montana-psc-sued-over-climate-consideration-snub/ • Severe Weather Keeps Stress-testing Our Grid; The Fix is Waiting on Congress (RTO Insider commentary) Congress has an extraordinary opportunity to protect consumers from high electricity prices and severe weather. The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 would enable us to build the electricity system we need, write Rachel Levine and Evan Vaughan. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148534-severe-weather-keeps-stress-testing-grid-waiting-on-congress/ • Editor's Note: ‘Volatility’ Describes Market Reforms, Demand, Transmission in 2026 (RTO Insider commentary) Market reform in PJM and the Western markets can be described with one word: volatility. Meanwhile, public opposition to data centers is growing across North America, with at least 500 local governments in the U.S. approving moratoria or bans on data centers. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147861-editors-note-volatility-describes-market-reforms/ • Warming Climate Could Jumble Western Energy Demand, Report Finds (RTO Insider) Electricity demand in the West will become rockier in the summer and winter as the effects of climate change continue to set in globally, according to a new report published by the California Energy Commission. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148267-warming-climate-could-jumble-western-energy-demand/ • MISO Stakeholders Want Large Load-Driven Tx Project Traceability Before MTEP 27 (RTO Insider) Stakeholders have asked MISO to develop a way to assign data center developers the costs of reliability projects they trigger with their massive demand ahead of the RTO’s 2027 transmission planning cycle. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148657-miso-stakeholders-want-large-load-driven-tx-project-traceability/ • Moody’s: New York Weathering Economic Headwinds Better than U.S. (RTO Insider) Moody’s Analytics says New York state is holding up better than the rest of the U.S. despite the national economic headwinds of inflation and high energy prices caused by the Iran War and President Donald Trump’s global trade tariffs. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148691-moodys-new-york-weathering-economic-headwinds-better-than-us/ • NYISO, Monitor Spar over RNA Assumptions; Final Draft Advances (RTO Insider) NYISO’s Market Monitoring Unit, Potomac Economics, says the ISO has adopted “increasingly conservative” assumptions in its Reliability Needs Assessment and that market incentives are inadequate to address the identified capacity deficiencies. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148689-nyiso-monitor-spar-over-rna-assumptions-final-draft-advances/ • Western RA Programs Tout Transparency to Tackle Seams (RTO Insider) Transparency and data accuracy are key to ensuring seams are efficiently handled between the various resource adequacy programs operating in the West, representatives from the efforts said. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148685-western-ra-programs-tout-transparency-to-tackle-seams/ • ISO-NE Generators Raise Concerns About Treatment of Large Loads (RTO Insider) New England generators have raised concerns about potential legal issues with ISO-NE’s proposed treatment of new large loads, taking issue with the redispatch price threshold for those with non-firm service. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148676-iso-ne-generators-raise-concerns-treatment-large-loads/ • Group Questions Transparency of State Complaint over MISO Long-range Transmission (RTO Insider) An investigation into how the complaint against MISO’s $22 billion long-range transmission portfolio was orchestrated shows an absence of public input among the five states that signed onto it. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148659-new-report-questions-origins-5-state-miso-long-range-tx-complaint/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Montana PSC Sued over Climate Consideration Snub 00:31 Commentary: Severe Weather Keeps Stress-testing Our Grid; The Fix is Waiting on Congress 00:54 Commentary: Editor's Note: ‘Volatility’ Describes Market Reforms, Demand, Transmission in 2026 01:18 Warming Climate Could Jumble Western Energy Demand, Report Finds 01:34 MISO Stakeholders Want Large Load-Driven Tx Project Traceability Before MTEP 27 01:52 Moody’s: New York Weathering Economic Headwinds Better than U.S. 02:10 NYISO, Monitor Spar over RNA Assumptions; Final Draft Advances 02:28 Western RA Programs Tout Transparency to Tackle Seams 02:44 ISO-NE Generators Raise Concerns About Treatment of Large Loads 02:59 Group Questions Transparency of State Complaint over MISO Long-range Transmission 03:16 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. 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RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 16, 2026. In this episode: • PJM Regional Transmission Cost Adjustments Increase by Hundreds of Millions of Dollars (RTO Insider) PJM presented changes to several projects approved in previous Regional Transmission Expansion Plan windows, increasing transmission costs by about $783 million for projects within Exelon’s regions, $60 million for projects within Dominion and $25 million within PPL. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148557-pjm-regional-transmission-cost-adjustments-increase-hundreds-of-millions/ • Canadian Policymakers Using U.S. Experience to Address Data Center Demand (RTO Insider) Canadian policymakers are learning from the U.S.’s experience with data centers — and offering their southern neighbors some lessons as well. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148516-canadian-policymakers-using-us-experience-address-data-center-demand/ • FERC Approves Sale of FirstLight Resources to Hull Street Energy (RTO Insider) FERC approved the sale of FirstLight Power’s U.S. generation resources to Hull Street Energy, finding that the transaction would not adversely affect competition, rates or regulation. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148543-ferc-approves-sale-firstlight-resources-to-hull-street-energy/ • National Ramifications Seen in Ohio AEP Tariff Suit (RTO Insider) The Ohio Supreme Court is weighing an industry group’s challenge to the American Electric Power data center tariff that Ohio utility regulators approved in 2025. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148560-national-ramifications-seen-in-ohio-aep-tariff-suit/ • State-regulated IRP Model Superior for Democratic Accountability, Consumer Protection (RTO Insider commentary) Former FERC Chair Mark Christie says that keeping responsibility for the all-important electric power grid at the state level best serves democratic accountability, and that means best serving the people who pay the bills. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148244-state-regulated-irp-model-superior-for-democratic-accountability-consumer-protection/ • FERC Proposes 'Landmark' Changes to How it Reviews LNG, Gas Pipelines (RTO Insider) FERC proposed streamlined review of smaller upgrades to LNG facilities and to end its own air pollution tests for Natural Gas Act infrastructure approvals. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148542-ferc-proposes-landmark-changes-how-reviews-lng-gas-pipelines/ • AEPCO, WAPA Team Up on Day-ahead Market Decision (RTO Insider) Arizona Electric Power Cooperative said it is working with the Western Area Power Administration to analyze the costs and benefits of joining either CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market or SPP’s Markets+. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148547-aepco-wapa-team-up-day-ahead-market-decision/ • Northwest Cautiously Awaits BPA’s ‘Open Season’ Proposal (RTO Insider) Stakeholders responded with cautious optimism to the Bonneville Power Administration’s proposal to connect large loads to the grid faster through an open season process, with the Public Power Council saying money shouldn’t be the only determinant of who gets transmission. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148536-bpa-seeks-to-connect-large-loads-under-open-season/ • FERC Approves ERO 2027 Budgets, Reserve Withdrawals (ERO Insider) FERC approved the budgets for NERC and the regional entities at its October open meeting. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148538-ferc-approves-ero-2027-budgets/ • PJM OC Briefs: Oct. 8, 2026 (RTO Insider) PJM’s Joe Ciabattoni presented a problem statement and issue charge to explore how it can send advance notice that system conditions are expected to be tight during periods of moderate temperature or light load. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148553-pjm-oc-briefs-100826/ • PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: Oct. 6, 2026 (RTO Insider) PJM presented updates to its proposal to establish voltage and frequency ride-through requirements for large computational loads. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148555-pjm-pc-teac-briefs-100626/ • The Exxon Case: A Battle over Climate Reparations (RTO Insider commentary) Natural disasters often are called “acts of God,” even when climate change is implicated. Should they also be considered “acts of Exxon”? https://www.rtoinsider.com/148550-exxon-case-a-battle-over-climate-reparations/ • Reliability Officials Urge Proper Cyber Hygiene amid AI Era (RTO Insider) Even as AI becomes more prevalent in cyber crime, and the risks posed by agentic AI emerge from the pages of science fiction into reality, the best defense remains maintaining good cyber hygiene, speakers at the EBA's Energy Forum said. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148246-reliability-officials-urge-proper-cyber-hygiene-amid-ai-era/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 PJM Regional Transmission Cost Adjustments Increase by Hundreds of Millions of Dollars 00:37 Canadian Policymakers Using U.S. Experience to Address Data Center Demand 00:50 FERC Approves Sale of FirstLight Resources to Hull Street Energy 01:05 National Ramifications Seen in Ohio AEP Tariff Suit 01:19 Commentary: State-regulated IRP Model Superior for Democratic Accountability, Consumer Protection 01:37 FERC Proposes 'Landmark' Changes to How it Reviews LNG, Gas Pipelines 01:52 AEPCO, WAPA Team Up on Day-ahead Market Decision 02:08 Northwest Cautiously Awaits BPA’s ‘Open Season’ Proposal 02:27 FERC Approves ERO 2027 Budgets, Reserve Withdrawals 02:36 PJM OC Briefs: Oct. 8, 2026 02:53 PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: Oct. 6, 2026 03:06 Commentary: The Exxon Case: A Battle over Climate Reparations 03:19 Reliability Officials Urge Proper Cyber Hygiene amid AI Era 03:38 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. 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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.

RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 14, 2026. In this episode: • Virginia Decides Who Pays for Data Center Hookups but not the Upgrades (RTO Insider commentary) Virginia regulators have settled the simple part of who pays for the power lines that data centers need and put off the expensive part. The simple part is the hookup, says opinion writer Tommy Turner. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148184-virginia-decides-who-pays-data-center-hookups-but-not-upgrades/ • New Jersey’s Nuclear Ambitions Under Scrutiny (RTO Insider) Any new nuclear project in New Jersey would face substantive obstacles, speakers said at the Nuclear Energy Seminar, who discussed how to fund the projects, spread the investment risk and line up power purchases. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147986-new-jersey-nuclear-ambitions-under-scrutiny/ • States Increase Policy Actions for New Nuclear in 2026 (RTO Insider) The NC Clean Energy Technology Center says the vast majority of states in the U.S. have taken policy actions in 2026 to advance nuclear power. https://www.rtoinsider.com/148199-nccetc-on-recent-state-nuclear-policies/ • FERC: MISO Zero-injection Gen Plan for Large Loads Incomplete (RTO Insider) FERC said MISO’s plan to accelerate interconnections for large loads to be served exclusively by generators that pledge not to inject power onto the larger system is unfinished as filed. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147967-ferc-miso-zero-inject-gen-plan-large-loads-incomplete/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Commentary: Virginia Decides Who Pays for Data Center Hookups but not the Upgrades 00:30 New Jersey’s Nuclear Ambitions Under Scrutiny 00:46 States Increase Policy Actions for New Nuclear in 2026 00:59 FERC: MISO Zero-injection Gen Plan for Large Loads Incomplete 01:15 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.

RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 13, 2026. In this episode: • SPP CARE Delays Vote on Potential Highway/byway Replacement (RTO Insider) SPP's Care Team has delayed a vote on a potential replacement to the grid operator's highway/byway method for transmission cost allocation as the stakeholder group wraps up its assigned work. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147909-spp-care-delays-vote-potential-highway-byway-replacement/ • Regional Issues Forum Faces 'Transitional' Year Before Dissolving (RTO Insider) 2027 should be a “transitional” year for the body that meets three times yearly to educate stakeholders about issues affecting CAISO’s West-wide energy markets and provides them a venue for sharing views outside the normal stakeholder process for market initiatives. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147921-regional-issues-forum-faces-transitional-year-before-dissolving/ • U.S. Seizes More Alleged China Hacking Domains (ERO Insider) The FBI reported seizing more tools used by China-affiliated hackers against critical infrastructure, as CISA warned that the company responsible remains dangerous. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147905-us-seizes-more-china-hacking-domains/ • Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for October 2026 (RTO Insider commentary) Following are summaries of the agenda items for FERC’s monthly open meeting, to be held Oct. 15. It was furnished by the White & Case law firm. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147832-summary-ferc-meeting-agenda-october-2026/ • FERC OKs Duke Energy Carolinas’ Large Load Network Upgrade Rules (RTO Insider) FERC accepted rule changes from Duke Energy Carolinas to cut the risk of cost shifts from network upgrades to serve large loads, but three commissioners agreed that the industry needs more reforms to ensure that does not happen. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147912-ferc-oks-duke-energy-carolinas-large-load-network-upgrade-rules/ • FERC General Counsel: Commission in ‘Era of Good Feelings’ (RTO Insider) Amid increased political tension and division in U.S. government, FERC has been a “heartening outlier” that is enjoying unusual unanimity among its members, creating an “era of good feelings” in commission history, according to General Counsel James Dawson. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147887-ferc-general-counsel-commission-in-era-of-good-feelings/ • FERC Rejects PJM Interim Resource Adequacy Service Proposal (RTO Insider) FERC rejected PJM’s Interim Resource Adequacy Service framework for requiring new large loads to either bring their own new capacity or be subject to curtailment. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147920-ferc-rejects-pjm-interim-resource-adequacy-service-proposal/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 SPP CARE Delays Vote on Potential Highway/byway Replacement 00:30 Regional Issues Forum Faces 'Transitional' Year Before Dissolving 00:50 U.S. Seizes More Alleged China Hacking Domains 01:03 Commentary: Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for October 2026 01:17 FERC OKs Duke Energy Carolinas’ Large Load Network Upgrade Rules 01:34 FERC General Counsel: Commission in ‘Era of Good Feelings’ 01:53 FERC Rejects PJM Interim Resource Adequacy Service Proposal 02:06 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.

RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 12, 2026. In this episode: • Why PJM’s Proposed Backstop Auction Is a Bad Idea (RTO Insider commentary) It’s no secret that data centers are putting enormous strain on our nation’s aging electric grid. But PJM's proposed backstop auction is not a good option, write two members of the NYU Law School's Institute of Policy Integrity. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147732-why-pjms-proposed-backstop-auction-is-a-bad-idea/ • Strengths, Gaps in U.S. Clean Energy Manufacturing Examined (NetZero Insider) The U.S. clean economy supply chain has grown extensively but unevenly, a new report concludes, and as a result it is still vulnerable to foreign disruptions. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147720-strengths-gaps-us-clean-energy-manufacturing-examined/ • IMM Patton Appears Unfazed by MISO 3rd-party Review (RTO Insider) Potomac Economics President David Patton apparently is not worried that the third-party “best practices” review of his role as Independent Market Monitor for MISO will result in any significant changes. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147839-patton-appears-unfazed-miso-3rd-party-review/ • From RTO Skepticism to ROWE Embrace: 10 Years Later at the CAISO Symposium (RTO Insider) Two CAISO stakeholder symposiums held 10 years apart show how the West's thinking about organized electricity markets has evolved. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147836-rto-skepticism-rowe-embrace-10-years-later-caiso-symposium/ • NYISO Study Shows High Upgrade Costs for Arthur Kill Battery Project (RTO Insider) NYISO staff have found that system deliverability upgrades for the Elevate Arthur Kill II battery project could cost roughly $216 million. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147827-nyiso-study-shows-high-upgrade-costs-arthur-kill-battery-project/ • NYISO’s Final RNA Draft Draws Criticism from NYC over Repowering (RTO Insider) NYISO’s final draft of its latest Reliability Needs Assessment drew questions from stakeholders regarding the way it presented possible solutions to looming reliability needs in the appendices. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147825-nyiso-final-rna-draws-stakeholder-questions/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Commentary: Why PJM’s Proposed Backstop Auction Is a Bad Idea 00:32 Strengths, Gaps in U.S. Clean Energy Manufacturing Examined 00:46 IMM Patton Appears Unfazed by MISO 3rd-party Review 01:01 From RTO Skepticism to ROWE Embrace: 10 Years Later at the CAISO Symposium 01:15 NYISO Study Shows High Upgrade Costs for Arthur Kill Battery Project 01:28 NYISO’s Final RNA Draft Draws Criticism from NYC over Repowering 01:45 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.

RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 9, 2026. In this episode: • NERC Committees Highlight Importance of Canada Outreach (ERO Insider) At their meeting in Toronto, NERC's trustees discussed the latest outreach efforts to Canadian utilities and policymakers. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147648-nerc-committees-highlight-importance-canada-outreach/ • Ontario Energy Conference Returns with New Faces Atop IESO, Hydro One (RTO Insider) Ontario’s energy sector will gather in Toronto as the province weighs how much electricity demand to build for and how quickly to expand its power system. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147654-ontario-energy-conference-returns-new-faces-atop-ieso-hydro-one/ • NERC Trustees Applaud Cross-border Collaboration at Open Meeting (ERO Insider) NERC trustees approved a slate of standards actions and updates to the ERO's Rules of Procedure at their open meeting in Toronto. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147718-nerc-trustees-applaud-cross-border-collab-canada-meeting/ • FERC Upholds 11 Years of Refunds for PJM in Linden VFT Cases (RTO Insider) FERC upheld an earlier decision requiring 11 years of refunds in a long-running dispute over cost allocation for projects that export power from PJM to New York. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147730-ferc-upholds-11-years-refunds-pjm-linden-vft-cases/ • DOE Awards PSE $40M for Grid Upgrades (RTO Insider) The U.S. Department of Energy awarded about $40.2 million to Puget Sound Energy to strengthen the utility’s grid. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147702-doe-awards-pse-40m-grid-upgrades/ • WRAP Approves New Penalty Structure, Subregion as 1st Binding Season Looms (RTO Insider) In anticipation of its first binding season, WPP's WRAP has created a third subregion to onboard additional participants and implemented a new penalty mechanism aimed at boosting investments in resources. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147700-wrap-approves-penalty-structure-subregion/ • AESO to Launch New Market Without Ramping-reserve Deliverability Constraint (RTO Insider) AESO plans to launch Alberta’s Restructured Energy Market without a real-time deliverability constraint for its 30-minute ramping reserve product. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147575-aeso-launch-new-market-without-ramping-reserve-deliverability-constraint/ • Google’s Corio Says Data Centers are Future of Power (RTO Insider) The head of Google’s infrastructure and strategy division says she isn't tired of talking about data centers and that they are the future of the power industry. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147726-google-corio-says-data-centers-future-of-power/ • New Aurora Report Analyzes Cost of Western Market Seams (RTO Insider) Best management practices for seams would save up to $840 million per year across the West in a split day-ahead market scenario, Aurora Energy Research found in a new study. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147728-new-aurora-report-analyzes-western-seams-impacts/ • ISO-NE Puts Finishing Touches on CAR-SA Proposal Prior to Nov. Votes (RTO Insider) ISO-NE discussed late-stage tweaks and stakeholders made their cases for amendments to the RTO’s wide-ranging proposal of capacity accreditation and seasonal capacity auction reforms in preparation for upcoming votes. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147722-iso-ne-car-stakeholder-proposals-nov-votes/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 NERC Committees Highlight Importance of Canada Outreach 00:24 Ontario Energy Conference Returns with New Faces Atop IESO, Hydro One 00:39 NERC Trustees Applaud Cross-border Collaboration at Open Meeting 00:51 FERC Upholds 11 Years of Refunds for PJM in Linden VFT Cases 01:06 DOE Awards PSE $40M for Grid Upgrades 01:18 WRAP Approves New Penalty Structure, Subregion as 1st Binding Season Looms 01:36 AESO to Launch New Market Without Ramping-reserve Deliverability Constraint 01:49 Google’s Corio Says Data Centers are Future of Power 02:01 New Aurora Report Analyzes Cost of Western Market Seams 02:16 ISO-NE Puts Finishing Touches on CAR-SA Proposal Prior to Nov. Votes 02:36 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.

RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 8, 2026. In this episode: • Analysis: Election Results Could Slow Data Centers (RTO Insider) Politics plays a major role in where Big Tech companies choose to site data center projects, and a report concludes the fate of proposed hyperscale projects in 14 states may hinge on the outcome of the midterm elections. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147554-cleanview-analysis-nov-election-results-could-slow-data-centers/ • PowerLines Finds a Quarterly Record of $4.5B in Rate Increase Requests (RTO Insider) PowerLines’ latest quarterly tally of proposed rate increases has investor-owned utilities seeking $4.5 billion during the third quarter for a total of $23.1 billion over the first nine months of 2026. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147537-powerlines-quarterly-record-45b-rate-increase-requests/ • SPP Promotes Kelley, O’Guinn to Senior Roles (RTO Insider) SPP promoted David Kelley and Kimberly Lindsey O’Guinn to senior leadership roles that the RTO says will help advance its strategy and ensure it continues to meet members’ growing energy demands. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147651-spp-leadership-changes-kelley-oguinn/ • PacifiCorp EDAM Implementers Share Advice, Tout Early Benefits (RTO Insider) PacifiCorp’s Rebekah Medford offered advice for utilities preparing to join CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147637-pacificorp-edam-implementers-share-advice-tout-early-benefits/ • Mon Power Complains PJM’s Conservative Operations During Fern Cost it $145M (RTO Insider) FirstEnergy’s Monongahela Power filed a complaint against PJM arguing that the grid operator’s decision to advance schedule and commit gas-fired generation during the prolonged extreme cold weather last winter cost its customers $145 million. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147656-mon-power-complains-pjm-conservative-operations-cost-145m/ • Mixed Reactions at FERC to MISO’s One-time Amnesty Plan for 2022 Queue Cycle, Restudy Cap (RTO Insider) MISO’s proposal before FERC to introduce a one-shot exit option for developers that entered projects in 2022 and limit restudies bogging down its interconnection queue drew support and concerns over how upgrade costs could be reassigned. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147635-mixed-reactions-at-ferc-miso-one-time-amnesty-plan/ • New Advocacy Group Questions ROWE Independence (RTO Insider) A recently launched organization has questioned the independence of the inaugural board of the Regional Organization for Western Energy, in what ROWE’s interim president called a “smear campaign.” https://www.rtoinsider.com/147531-new-advocacy-group-questions-rowe-independence/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Analysis: Election Results Could Slow Data Centers 00:30 PowerLines Finds a Quarterly Record of $4.5B in Rate Increase Requests 00:50 SPP Promotes Kelley, O’Guinn to Senior Roles 01:05 PacifiCorp EDAM Implementers Share Advice, Tout Early Benefits 01:16 Mon Power Complains PJM’s Conservative Operations During Fern Cost it $145M 01:38 Mixed Reactions at FERC to MISO’s One-time Amnesty Plan for 2022 Queue Cycle, Restudy Cap 02:00 New Advocacy Group Questions ROWE Independence 02:14 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.

RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 7, 2026. In this episode: • Ariz. Commissioner Stands Firm on Markets+ Support (RTO Insider) Arizona Corporation Commission Chair Nick Myers is firing back on speculation that Arizona is wavering in its choice of SPP’s Markets+ rather than CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147532-ariz-commissioner-stands-firm-markets-support/ • ROE Debated at N.J. Utility Reform Hearings (RTO Insider) New Jersey officials trying to create a model for determining how utilities should operate faced contentious pushback from stakeholders in a recent public hearing, particularly over how much return on equity utilities should earn. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147310-roe-debated-new-jersey-utility-reform-hearings/ • OMS Shuts Down Southern Push for Neutral Docs without Unanimity (RTO Insider) A majority of members in the Organization of MISO States abruptly halted MISO South members’ attempt to make OMS position documents neutral in nature unless they are unanimously accepted. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147550-oms-shuts-down-southern-push-neutral-docs-without-unanimity/ • Google, Constellation Sign PPAs Totaling 3,590 MW (RTO Insider) The power purchase agreements entail 890 MW from nuclear uprates and 2,700 MW from existing power generation in the PJM grid. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147527-constellation-google-plan-890mw-nuclear-uprates-pjm-territory/ • Canada Cold Weather Standard Revisions Pass Final Ballot (ERO Insider) Stakeholders have approved the final ballot on a proposed Canada-specific update to one of NERC's cold weather standards. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147529-canada-cold-weather-standard-revisions-pass-final-ballot/ • EIA Releases Mixed Forecast for Winter Heating Bills (RTO Insider) The U.S. Energy Information Administration's 2026/27 Winter Fuels Outlook forecasts a mixed bag of heating bills for consumers this winter depending on their fuel and region. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147540-eia-releases-mixed-forecast-winter-heating-bills/ • Alabama Regulators Greenlight Framework for Data Center Decisions (RTO Insider) The Alabama Public Service Commission approved a framework for handling large load contracts that requires Alabama Power to disclose data centers’ names and their expected peak power demands, but does not include an actual tariff template. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147534-alabama-regulators-greenlight-framework-data-center-decisions/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Ariz. Commissioner Stands Firm on Markets+ Support 00:28 ROE Debated at N.J. Utility Reform Hearings 00:45 OMS Shuts Down Southern Push for Neutral Docs without Unanimity 01:00 Google, Constellation Sign PPAs Totaling 3,590 MW 01:16 Canada Cold Weather Standard Revisions Pass Final Ballot 01:27 EIA Releases Mixed Forecast for Winter Heating Bills 01:42 Alabama Regulators Greenlight Framework for Data Center Decisions 01:59 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.

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.

RTO Insider Daily Headlines for October 5, 2026. In this episode: • CAISO, SPP Say they are ‘Committed’ to Seams Solution in FERC Report (RTO Insider) CAISO and SPP have submitted their joint report on market seams to FERC, saying they have worked extensively on the issue while acknowledging that questions about governance “will need consideration." https://www.rtoinsider.com/147306-caiso-spp-release-report-on-dam-seams/ • MISO Rounds out Sept. with 2 Emergencies, Cites Constraints, TLRs (RTO Insider) MISO said transmission loading relief instructions from neighboring systems and then binding constraints were behind its pair of grid emergencies in September 2026. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147265-miso-rounds-out-sept-with-2-emergencies-cites-constraints-tlrs/ • BPA Issues Proposed Agreement to End Tx Planning Pause (RTO Insider) The Bonneville Power Administration released a settlement proposal aimed at resuming processing of transmission service requests after a pause that has lasted for more than a year. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147341-bpa-issues-proposed-agreement-to-end-tx-planning-pause/ • FERC Rejects TransAlta’s Cost-recovery Request for Centralia Coal Plant (RTO Insider) FERC rejected TransAlta’s proposal for recovering costs related to DOE orders to keep the coal-fired Centralia power plant in Washington state open past its planned retirement date. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147314-ferc-rejects-transaltas-cost-recovery-request-centralia-coal-plant/ • ISO-NE Outlines 2027 Annual Work Plan (RTO Insider) Capacity auction reforms, large load rules, transmission planning and establishing a new dynamic operating reserve product will make up much of ISO-NE’s workload in 2027. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147339-iso-ne-outlines-2027-annual-work-plan/ • New England States See Opportunity for Nuclear Development (RTO Insider) Amid growing interest in new nuclear resources in New England, representatives of the six New England states convened to express support for nuclear energy and discuss opportunities for nuclear development. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147337-new-england-states-see-opportunity-nuclear-development/ • D.C. Circuit Rejects Basin’s Appeal of Northwest Rural’s Withdrawal from Tri-State (RTO Insider) A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s appeal of FERC approving Northwest Rural Public Power District’s withdrawal from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147304-dc-circuit-rejects-basins-appeal-northwest-rural-withdrawal-tri-state/ • FERC Leaves Fuel Question to States; Virginia's Order Doesn't Answer it (RTO Insider commentary) Dominion's 944 MW Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center holds an SCC certificate that is on appeal to the Supreme Court of Virginia, and the pipeline capacity its fuel subsidiary signed for after the hearing closed is before FERC with no order. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147308-ferc-leaves-fuel-question-states-virginia-order-doesnt-answer-it/ • States Demand FERC Action on Year-old Complaint Against MISO Long-range Tx (RTO Insider) An attorney for the member states that lodged a complaint in 2025 to deconstruct MISO’s $22 billion long-range transmission portfolio has called on FERC to act on the filing. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147280-states-demand-ferc-action-complaint-miso-long-range-tx/ • CAISO, PG&E Spar Over ‘Large Loads’ Definition (RTO Insider) CAISO and Pacific Gas and Electric representatives butted heads at a meeting over the ISO’s proposed "large load" definition as artificial intelligence data centers pound at the door of the Golden State’s grid. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147193-caiso-pge-spar-over-large-loads-definition/ • FERC Approves Updated IBR Ride-through Standard (ERO Insider) FERC approved NERC's changes to address concerns over legacy IBRs, in-progress construction and wind turbines equipped with choppers. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147301-ferc-approves-updated-ibr-ride-through-standard/ • Electric Vehicles’ Grid Demand Growing More Slowly in 2026 (NetZero Insider) An estimated 13.67 TWh was used to charge light-duty EVs in the first half of 2026, 8% more than was used in the second half of 2025. https://www.rtoinsider.com/147186-electric-vehicles-grid-demand-growing-more-slowly-in-2026/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:13 CAISO, SPP Say they are ‘Committed’ to Seams Solution in FERC Report 00:29 MISO Rounds out Sept. with 2 Emergencies, Cites Constraints, TLRs 00:44 BPA Issues Proposed Agreement to End Tx Planning Pause 00:58 FERC Rejects TransAlta’s Cost-recovery Request for Centralia Coal Plant 01:14 ISO-NE Outlines 2027 Annual Work Plan 01:28 New England States See Opportunity for Nuclear Development 01:45 D.C. Circuit Rejects Basin’s Appeal of Northwest Rural’s Withdrawal from Tri-State 02:02 Commentary: FERC Leaves Fuel Question to States; Virginia's Order Doesn't Answer it 02:25 States Demand FERC Action on Year-old Complaint Against MISO Long-range Tx 02:41 CAISO, PG&E Spar Over ‘Large Loads’ Definition 02:58 FERC Approves Updated IBR Ride-through Standard 03:09 Electric Vehicles’ Grid Demand Growing More Slowly in 2026 03:25 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.

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 02:35 Colo. PUC Drafts Rules for Wildfire Plans, PSPS 02:56 NextEra-Dominion Merger Spurs Widespread Concern in ISO-NE and PJM 03:11 States Dissatisfied with Endorsed Term Sheet of PJM Governance Changes 03:31 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.

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.

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. Music provided by BreakzStudios.

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.

RTO Insider Daily Headlines for September 28, 2026. In this episode: • Democrats Fume Over Data Center Development on Public Lands (RTO Insider) Congressional Democrats are ramping up opposition to the Trump administration efforts to potentially use thousands of acres of federal lands in the West to house data centers in the wake of the BLM’s recent approval of a controversial project in Nevada. https://www.rtoinsider.com/146841-democrats-fume-over-data-center-development-on-public-lands/ • Pathways Reveals Proposed ROWE Board Members (RTO Insider) The group standing up ROWE announced the names of five industry veterans poised to become the organization’s first board directors amid pressure to show it can provide independent governance over CAISO’s energy markets. https://www.rtoinsider.com/146741-pathways-announces-rowe-inaugural-board/ • Grid Operators Need Authority Budgets Before AI Agents Get More Power (RTO Insider commentary) Grid organizations should use AI aggressively where it improves forecasting, compliance, maintenance, planning and analysis. But as AI shifts from advising people to agents that can act across systems, the industry needs a harder limit on delegated power. https://www.rtoinsider.com/146165-grid-operators-need-authority-budgets-before-ai-agents-get-more-power/ • ISO Governance Speed is Not a Legal Abstraction; it's an Engineering Constraint (RTO Insider commentary) There's a cost to "shared governance" ISO gridlock that doesn't show up in a tariff filing: the physical grid does not wait for administrative consensus to finish forming, warns engineering analyst Mica C. Tufillaro. https://www.rtoinsider.com/146859-iso-governance-speed-not-legal-abstraction-engineering-constraint/ • Earthjustice Report Suggests Cost Allocation Methods for Large Loads (RTO Insider) Earthjustice has released a report by Energy Futures Group on how to allocate the costs caused by the addition of large loads like data centers. https://www.rtoinsider.com/146831-earthjustice-report-suggests-cost-allocation-methods-for-large-loads/ • FERC Reaffirms ROE Reduction, Refund Requirements for ISO-NE TOs (RTO Insider) Responding to a rehearing request by the ISO-NE transmission owners, FERC reaffirmed its reduction of the TOs’ base return on equity and its requirement for the companies to refund customers for the overcollection of funds dating back to 2011. https://www.rtoinsider.com/146828-ferc-reaffirms-roe-reduction-refund-iso-ne-tos/ • Storage Developers Face Evolving Challenges, Opportunities in ISO-NE (RTO Insider) While advancements in battery technology, increasing arbitrage opportunities and state programs are boosting the case for energy storage in ISO-NE, regulatory challenges continue to pose substantial barriers to development. https://www.rtoinsider.com/146697-iso-ne-storage-devs-face-evolving-challenges-opportunities/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 Democrats Fume Over Data Center Development on Public Lands 00:31 Pathways Reveals Proposed ROWE Board Members 00:46 Commentary: Grid Operators Need Authority Budgets Before AI Agents Get More Power 01:07 Commentary: ISO Governance Speed is Not a Legal Abstraction; it's an Engineering Constraint 01:26 Earthjustice Report Suggests Cost Allocation Methods for Large Loads 01:38 FERC Reaffirms ROE Reduction, Refund Requirements for ISO-NE TOs 01:58 Storage Developers Face Evolving Challenges, Opportunities in ISO-NE 02:15 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.