Ken Sands
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Editor, top management. Former @chronicle, @bloomberg, @cq, @spokesman, currently SVP editorial @rtoinsider.com, a Yes Energy company. Up the Hogsback and through the Pearly Gates. IYKYK🔌💡
Key fact: an amendment, which was approved by the committee unanimously, would block the executive branch from revoking permits for projects once they have been approved. 🔌💡 @yes-energy.bsky.social
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November 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Key fact: an amendment, which was approved by the committee unanimously, would block the executive branch from revoking permits for projects once they have been approved. 🔌💡 @yes-energy.bsky.social
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PA Withdraws from RGGI: High capacity prices in PJM could spur development in PA regardless of its participation in RGGI. A big barrier for renewables is the amount of time it takes to get through the interconnection process. 🔌💡
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November 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
PA Withdraws from RGGI: High capacity prices in PJM could spur development in PA regardless of its participation in RGGI. A big barrier for renewables is the amount of time it takes to get through the interconnection process. 🔌💡
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Kind of a big deal, having to do with Trump trying to fire heads of "independent" agencies.
Today, 11 former FERC commissioners filed a brief w/ Supreme Court arguing it should uphold "Humphrey’s Executor" or carve out an exception for ratemaking agencies. 🔌💡
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Today, 11 former FERC commissioners filed a brief w/ Supreme Court arguing it should uphold "Humphrey’s Executor" or carve out an exception for ratemaking agencies. 🔌💡
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November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Kind of a big deal, having to do with Trump trying to fire heads of "independent" agencies.
Today, 11 former FERC commissioners filed a brief w/ Supreme Court arguing it should uphold "Humphrey’s Executor" or carve out an exception for ratemaking agencies. 🔌💡
www.rtoinsider.com/119573-forme...
Today, 11 former FERC commissioners filed a brief w/ Supreme Court arguing it should uphold "Humphrey’s Executor" or carve out an exception for ratemaking agencies. 🔌💡
www.rtoinsider.com/119573-forme...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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$180 million so far.
The J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan has racked up $80 million in net costs since late May to stay online, per emergency orders from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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The J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan has racked up $80 million in net costs since late May to stay online, per emergency orders from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:54 PM
$180 million so far.
The J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan has racked up $80 million in net costs since late May to stay online, per emergency orders from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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The J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan has racked up $80 million in net costs since late May to stay online, per emergency orders from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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The final WRAP commitments show how much the program has been divided along the line of participants in CAISO's EDAM and SPP's Markets+. @yes-energy.bsky.social @rtoinsider.bsky.social
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October 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The final WRAP commitments show how much the program has been divided along the line of participants in CAISO's EDAM and SPP's Markets+. @yes-energy.bsky.social @rtoinsider.bsky.social
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What is going on here?
U.S., Westinghouse Partner for $80B in Nuclear Construction. And Japanese money somehow involved?
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U.S., Westinghouse Partner for $80B in Nuclear Construction. And Japanese money somehow involved?
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October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
What is going on here?
U.S., Westinghouse Partner for $80B in Nuclear Construction. And Japanese money somehow involved?
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www.rtoinsider.com/118367-westi...
U.S., Westinghouse Partner for $80B in Nuclear Construction. And Japanese money somehow involved?
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The Secretary of Energy asked FERC to assert jurisdiction over large loads, which could help data centers and others with speed-to-market concerns, but would upend the current practice where states oversee connections to the grid. 🔌💡
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October 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The Secretary of Energy asked FERC to assert jurisdiction over large loads, which could help data centers and others with speed-to-market concerns, but would upend the current practice where states oversee connections to the grid. 🔌💡
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NV Energy Files Request to Join EDAM.
The addition of NV Energy to EDAM would give the market footprint a strategically located balancing authority.
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The addition of NV Energy to EDAM would give the market footprint a strategically located balancing authority.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
NV Energy Files Request to Join EDAM.
The addition of NV Energy to EDAM would give the market footprint a strategically located balancing authority.
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The addition of NV Energy to EDAM would give the market footprint a strategically located balancing authority.
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MISO and SPP said they will study more than 30 project suggestions — some estimated to cost more than $1 billion apiece — in a 4-state area in their pursuit of major, regionally cost-shared transmission projects. 🔌💡
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October 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
MISO and SPP said they will study more than 30 project suggestions — some estimated to cost more than $1 billion apiece — in a 4-state area in their pursuit of major, regionally cost-shared transmission projects. 🔌💡
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October 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Hardball.
Escalating Conflict with Utilities Leads to Resignation of Top Conn. Regulator.
Supporters of PURA Chair Worry About Ripple Effects Nationally.
'This resignation sends a chilling message.' -- Vote Solar.
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Escalating Conflict with Utilities Leads to Resignation of Top Conn. Regulator.
Supporters of PURA Chair Worry About Ripple Effects Nationally.
'This resignation sends a chilling message.' -- Vote Solar.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Hardball.
Escalating Conflict with Utilities Leads to Resignation of Top Conn. Regulator.
Supporters of PURA Chair Worry About Ripple Effects Nationally.
'This resignation sends a chilling message.' -- Vote Solar.
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Escalating Conflict with Utilities Leads to Resignation of Top Conn. Regulator.
Supporters of PURA Chair Worry About Ripple Effects Nationally.
'This resignation sends a chilling message.' -- Vote Solar.
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A federal judge has lifted a stop-work order on Revolution Wind, handing a rare victory to the U.S. offshore wind industry amid the Trump administration’s relentless effort to torpedo it. 🔌💡
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September 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
A federal judge has lifted a stop-work order on Revolution Wind, handing a rare victory to the U.S. offshore wind industry amid the Trump administration’s relentless effort to torpedo it. 🔌💡
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Confirmation fireworks on FERC nominees:
“Its job is to serve the public interest fairly and impartially, guided by our laws and the Constitution, not by political whims from the White House," Martin Heinrich, D-N.M.
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“Its job is to serve the public interest fairly and impartially, guided by our laws and the Constitution, not by political whims from the White House," Martin Heinrich, D-N.M.
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September 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Confirmation fireworks on FERC nominees:
“Its job is to serve the public interest fairly and impartially, guided by our laws and the Constitution, not by political whims from the White House," Martin Heinrich, D-N.M.
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“Its job is to serve the public interest fairly and impartially, guided by our laws and the Constitution, not by political whims from the White House," Martin Heinrich, D-N.M.
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No surprise: billions of dollars at stake.
Revolution Wind Sues to Lift Federal Stop-work Order.
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Revolution Wind Sues to Lift Federal Stop-work Order.
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September 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
No surprise: billions of dollars at stake.
Revolution Wind Sues to Lift Federal Stop-work Order.
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Revolution Wind Sues to Lift Federal Stop-work Order.
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Just as renewable energy advocates predicted, MISO's claim of a "broad mix" of energy sources in the interconnection queue express lane actually means 74% gas plants. 🔌💡
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August 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Just as renewable energy advocates predicted, MISO's claim of a "broad mix" of energy sources in the interconnection queue express lane actually means 74% gas plants. 🔌💡
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Friday news dump No. 3:
IRS Guidance on Wind and Solar Credits Not as Bad as Feared.
Some renewables companies see their stock prices soar. 🔌💡
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IRS Guidance on Wind and Solar Credits Not as Bad as Feared.
Some renewables companies see their stock prices soar. 🔌💡
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August 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Friday news dump No. 3:
IRS Guidance on Wind and Solar Credits Not as Bad as Feared.
Some renewables companies see their stock prices soar. 🔌💡
@yes-energy.bsky.social
www.rtoinsider.com/112706-irs-g...
IRS Guidance on Wind and Solar Credits Not as Bad as Feared.
Some renewables companies see their stock prices soar. 🔌💡
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www.rtoinsider.com/112706-irs-g...
Busy Friday No. 2:
Red vs. blue states in a contentious debate over a $22B MISO transmission project. 🔌💡
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Red vs. blue states in a contentious debate over a $22B MISO transmission project. 🔌💡
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August 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Busy Friday No. 2:
Red vs. blue states in a contentious debate over a $22B MISO transmission project. 🔌💡
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Red vs. blue states in a contentious debate over a $22B MISO transmission project. 🔌💡
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Busy day for a summer Friday. No. 1:
Duke Energy Says Combining Carolina Utilities Would Save Billions. 🔌💡
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Duke Energy Says Combining Carolina Utilities Would Save Billions. 🔌💡
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August 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Busy day for a summer Friday. No. 1:
Duke Energy Says Combining Carolina Utilities Would Save Billions. 🔌💡
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Duke Energy Says Combining Carolina Utilities Would Save Billions. 🔌💡
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President Donald Trump made it official Aug. 13, naming David Rosner as the new chair of FERC several workdays after former Chair Mark Christie resigned. 🔌💡
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August 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
President Donald Trump made it official Aug. 13, naming David Rosner as the new chair of FERC several workdays after former Chair Mark Christie resigned. 🔌💡
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Tough choice for Orsted in the daunting US offshore wind environment: raise billions of dollars more, or see billions go to waste. Stock drops 30%. 🔌💡
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August 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Tough choice for Orsted in the daunting US offshore wind environment: raise billions of dollars more, or see billions go to waste. Stock drops 30%. 🔌💡
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The dreaded words: "load shed."
PJM initiated a load-shedding event Aug. 11 in the Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) region after the Brandon Shores substation went offline. 🔌💡
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PJM initiated a load-shedding event Aug. 11 in the Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) region after the Brandon Shores substation went offline. 🔌💡
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August 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The dreaded words: "load shed."
PJM initiated a load-shedding event Aug. 11 in the Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) region after the Brandon Shores substation went offline. 🔌💡
@yes-energy.bsky.social
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PJM initiated a load-shedding event Aug. 11 in the Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) region after the Brandon Shores substation went offline. 🔌💡
@yes-energy.bsky.social
www.rtoinsider.com/112285-pjm-i...
While the reported pick of David Rosner to be FERC chair might seem to be a rare bipartisan move from the White House, sources say it represents another step in exerting control over what historically has been an independent agency. 🔌💡
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August 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
While the reported pick of David Rosner to be FERC chair might seem to be a rare bipartisan move from the White House, sources say it represents another step in exerting control over what historically has been an independent agency. 🔌💡
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Surprise: Trump said to nominate Democrat to head FERC.
Rosner, a former Joe Manchin aide, seen as friendly to fossil fuels and locating data centers with nuclear power plants, top Trump priorities. 🔌💡
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Rosner, a former Joe Manchin aide, seen as friendly to fossil fuels and locating data centers with nuclear power plants, top Trump priorities. 🔌💡
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August 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Surprise: Trump said to nominate Democrat to head FERC.
Rosner, a former Joe Manchin aide, seen as friendly to fossil fuels and locating data centers with nuclear power plants, top Trump priorities. 🔌💡
@yes-energy.bsky.social
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Rosner, a former Joe Manchin aide, seen as friendly to fossil fuels and locating data centers with nuclear power plants, top Trump priorities. 🔌💡
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FERC Chair Mark Christie officially stepped down at the close of business Aug. 8, leaving the commission with a quorum of three.
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August 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
FERC Chair Mark Christie officially stepped down at the close of business Aug. 8, leaving the commission with a quorum of three.
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