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September 4, 2026 7 min read

FERC MISO Tranche 2.1 Cost Recovery PJM: No Bid Required

FERC approved MISO Tranche 2.1 cost recovery for PJM-side facilities in docket ER26-1538. Five named utilities build the work, with no competitive solicitation.

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August 8, 2026 4 min read

Section 202(c) Plant Orders: Dates, Dispatch and Procurement Evidence

Updated DOE plant-order dates and the Campbell court decision show why an emergency order alone does not establish an equipment purchase.

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June 27, 2026 6 min read

The Co-op Grid Hardening Playbook: Six Resilience Moves

A Missouri co-op's six-move grid hardening playbook: the equipment a hardening cooperative buys, in order, as it takes on transmission ownership.

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May 3, 2026 7 min read

MISO's Anti-PJM Auction: 141 GW Cleared, Prices Halved, and the Solar Surge That Did It

MISO's 2026-27 Planning Resource Auction cleared at $116-126/MW-day annualized, roughly half last year's $212-217 range. Solar accreditation jumped 59% and 5.6 GW of new accredited capacity entered the market. The signal for distribution equipment buyers in the 15-state footprint is the opposite of PJM.

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April 10, 2026 5 min read

FERC Order 1000 Under Fire: Utilities Push to Dismantle Competitive Transmission Bidding

Nine utilities filed a FERC complaint to suspend competitive bidding for transmission in MISO and SPP. The outcome could reshape how billions in grid infrastructure gets built.

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April 7, 2026 5 min read

MISO Data Center Power Demand Is Reshaping the Grid

MISO data center power demand is driving $27B in new generation, 1,332 MW of battery storage, and urgent storm replacement.

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