Regulatory Update

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October 30, 2026 7 min read

Grid Resilience Formula Grants: How Munis and Co-ops Get In

DOE allocated $967 million in grid resilience formula grants to states, territories and tribes. Here is how a municipal utility or co-op reaches that money, the match it carries, and what it can buy.

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October 24, 2026 5 min read

California SB 886: Who Pays for Data Center Transmission

California SB 886 sets a January 2028 CPUC tariff deadline and assigns transmission upgrade costs to data centers. What the statute requires.

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October 21, 2026 4 min read

Colorado Wildfire Mitigation Plan Rules: Comments Nov. 2

Colorado's PUC proposed wildfire mitigation plan and power shutoff rules for Xcel Energy and Black Hills Energy. What the rules would require and how to comment by Nov. 2.

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October 21, 2026 6 min read

New York Data Center Moratorium: No End Date Yet

New York's data center moratorium runs on two clocks: an executive order with no end date and a bill not delivered to the Governor as of Oct. 21, 2026. What each covers.

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October 19, 2026 4 min read

NERC Computational Load Standards Pass Final Ballot

NERC's computational load standards passed final ballot Oct. 14. What CLO-003-1 asks of whoever owns the main power transformer at a 50 MW-plus, 100 kV-plus data center site.

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October 19, 2026 5 min read

Virginia Supplier Program: Comments Due Nov. 12

NextEra and Dominion proposed an up to $1 billion annual Virginia supplier program. The SCC moved written comments to Nov. 12. What vendors can ask.

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October 18, 2026 5 min read

EPA Power Plant Rule Repeal: Nov. 2 Comment Deadline

EPA's partial repeal of the 2024 power plant rule takes effect Nov. 16; phase 1 gas turbine standards stay. Comments on full repeal are due Nov. 2.

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October 10, 2026 5 min read

Microgrid Funding Bill 2026: What STRONG GRID Would Fund

The STRONG GRID Act is the microgrid funding bill 2026 suppliers lined up behind. What S.5159 would fund, who could apply, and why it has not moved.

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September 30, 2026 4 min read

Pacific Northwest Power Resource Plan: Comments Due Oct 16

The draft Ninth Northwest Power Plan recommends a 2027-2032 resource portfolio, including 220 MW of voltage regulation. Comments close October 16, 2026.

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September 23, 2026 4 min read

Minnesota Wildfire Mitigation Plans Due Feb. 1, 2027

Minnesota regulators ordered four utilities to file standalone wildfire mitigation plans by Feb. 1, 2027. What the plans must contain and when equipment demand can follow.

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September 21, 2026 5 min read

State Grid Modernization Policy Q2 2026: Find Your State

NC Clean Energy Technology Center counted 47 interconnection-rule actions in Q2 2026. Why that count matters to equipment buyers and how to find your state's.

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September 14, 2026 9 min read

Gen-Tie Line Eminent Domain: 550 Feet Stops 1,053 MW

A Colorado judge found gen-tie line eminent domain unavailable on a wind interconnection route. 550 feet of easement holds up 1,053 MW of built turbines.

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