Tariff Changes Proposed for Large Loads in New York State
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted abeyance on August 13 of its large load show cause order to both the New York Independent System Operator and its…
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August 31, 2026
August 27, 2026
EMC’s The Energy Insider Podcast Episode 27 and 28 Now Available on MAGNIFYI.com
EMC’s The Energy Insider Podcast Episode 27 and 28 on MAGNIFYI.com Include: In Episode #27 of The Energy Insider, Jack Doueck sits down with Jeffrey Levin, Founder…
August 26, 2026
PSC Staff Recommends Termination of Community Choice Aggregations
On August 25, 2025 Staff of the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) issued a CCA Staff Proposal recommending that the PSC terminate the authorization for municipal…
August 25, 2026
ALJs Recommend Adoption of Non-unanimous Joint Settlement Over Objection of Competitive Suppliers
Two Pennsylvania PUC Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) would adopt, without modification, a non-unanimous settlement for the FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities’…
August 24, 2026
Retail Residential Market is Moribund in Maryland
The passage of Senate Bill 1 in 2024 that required both corporate and individual salesperson licensing and restricted the terms of sales contracts resulted in no…
August 21, 2026
Commission Initiates Data Access Rulemaking
On August 19, 2026 the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) issued an order finding that “the present proceeding be initiated to develop rules on utility data access…
August 19, 2026
PSC Preliminary Report Released Evaluating Alternative Generation Procurement Models
The Power Advisory LLC, filed the preliminary report for the Renewable Energy Certainty Act Generation Procurement Models Study (“Preliminary Report”). The Preliminary…
Governor Shapiro Signs Executive Order Demanding Data Center Developers Comply with Strict Requirements and Blocking Speculative, Irresponsible Data Center Projects
Governor Josh Shapiro signed an Executive Order (EO) directing the Department of Environmental Protection to only review permit applications if developers have made a…
August 18, 2026
Gov. and Independent Regulatory Review Commission Weigh in on DER Rulemaking
Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) – “Many of the public comments received on this proceeding acknowledge the need for the proposed rulemaking and agree…
August 17, 2026
Texas Governor Targets Large Municipal Utilities for Retail Competition
Abbott said his Keep Texas Affordable agenda will lower electricity costs by expanding consumer choice for five million people by ending utility monopolies that drive up…
