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SPP's Western Expansion Set for Implementation on April 1

LCG, March 13, 2026--The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) announced yesterday that leaders from the participating organizations voted unanimously to proceed as planned with expanding its regional transmission organization (RTO) services into the Western Interconnection. SPP sees the decision to proceed as planned as a strong signal of confidence as SPP and its partner utilities prepare for this key milestone, which will occur overnight between March 31 and April 1.

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Entergy Estimates Customer Savings of $5B from "Fair Share Plus" Data Center Agreements

LCG, March 6, 2026--Entergy yesterday announced approximately $5 billion in total savings for 2.3 million customers in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi resulting from data center customer agreements in those states. Entergy, which completed its first data center customer agreement in 2024, projects the customer savings over the next 20 years and after the regulatory approval or acknowledgement of the public service commissions in those states.

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Grid Operators in Northeast Work Together

LCG, March 15, 2002-The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) and Pennsylvania- New Jersey- Maryland Interconnection LLC (PJM) agreed to combine efforts in facilitating power trade in the region.

On Wednesday the northeast operators announced their intent to improve market efficiency by coordinating regulations and resources. They plan to homogenize rules as well as allow for more leeway in decisions, such as which plants will supply a region's regular or emergency needs . Quarterly Reports would be given to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and state public utility commissions.

If the agreement falls through then FERC may mediate further discussion.

As the nation's first regional transmission organization (RTO), PJM Interconnection controls the largest wholesale power market in the world. NYISO and PJM's combined markets affect supply about 41 million people with electricity in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Washington D.C, and New York.

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