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July 25 #chartoftheday Relentless woodpecker attacks, pole top rot, and giant splits are just a few reasons Eversource told ISO-NE it needs to replace transmission poles on Lines S153 & T198. The birds are winning. NH’s grid is held together by chewed-up lumber. Yes, there are…

July 24 #chartoftheday New Jersey approved a 10 MW floating solar project on the Wanaque Reservoir—inside protected Highlands land. After an initial denial, @njdwsc and @Nexamp worked with NJDEP and the Highlands Council to meet CSI Program rules. A first-of-its-kind clean…

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July 23 #chartoftheday In Minnesota, @xcelenergy filed a petition for two new large load tariffs: ⚡ Large General TOD ⚡ Large Peak Controlled TOD For 100+ MW loads, 15-year contracts would include cost tests, capacity reduction fees & 75% financial commitments.…

July 22 #chartoftheday ⚡ Big battery play in LA County ⚡ Prairie Song Reliability Project filed with the California Energy Commission to build a massive 1,150 MW / 9,200 MWh BESS in Antelope Valley — plus a 500 kV transmission line to SCE’s Vincent Substation. Using the AB…

July 21 #chartoftheday In Arizona, regulators say they have “very little confidence” in data from Thim Utility and Thim Water. At Rancho Vista, 84.3% of water pumped in 2024 was lost — 12.6M gallons out of 15M, per ACC staff. Data also conflicted with ADEQ and ADWR records.…

July 18 #chartoftheday Electric and gas bills could rise for 1.2M+ New Yorkers. NYSEG and RG&E want state approval to raise rates by $850M starting next year. Some NYSEG gas customers could see monthly bills jump 33.5%. 📊 app.halcyon.io/processes/7ab9…

July 17 #chartoftheday In Virginia, Appalachian Power (APCo) is seeking approval to securitize $1.375B in storm recovery and coal plant costs. The move could save customers $175.5M (NPV), or $11.44/month for typical households vs. traditional recovery. More here 👉…

July 16 #chartoftheday A major utility handoff is on the table in New Mexico. Regulators are reviewing a plan to transfer @nmgasco from public ownership under Emera Inc. to a private equity firm, Bernhard Capital, via its BCP Infrastructure Funds. Here's the before-and-after…

July 15 #chartoftheday In Nevada, NV Energy’s June 2025 Distribution Reliability Report is out. Top cause of outages over the last 24 months? “Unknown.” (Yes, really.) More from the PUC filing 👉 app.halcyon.io/processes/7152…

July 14 #chartoftheday Iowa’s energy future just got sunnier! @RiverCityEnergy just filed the Project Map for its massive 500 MW solar PV facility 🌞 Yellow = project boundaries Top = point of interconnection (via new gen-tie + substation) Filed with the Iowa Utilities…

July 11 #chartoftheday It’s Friday… you know what that means: time to get weird. A Wisconsin solar project approval docket includes a two-page diagram explaining the structure and function of a horse’s ear. Yes, really. Yes, there’s a picture. No, we don’t know why. That is…

July 10 #chartoftheday Big backup power move in California ⚡ LBA RVI-Company I, LP filed to install 97.3 MW of diesel generators at its San Jose data center campus—just under the 100 MW cap to qualify for a Small Power Plant Exemption from the CEC. All to hit “99.999%” power…

July 9 #chartoftheday In Idaho, Clean Energy Opportunities urged the PUC to adopt “Super Off-Peak” rates (10am–2pm) in Idaho Power’s Micron docket. Why? EIM data shows that the lowest prices of the day typically occur during those hours—solar is high, demand is low, and risks…

July 8 #chartoftheday ⚡️ Vermont's grid is due for an upgrade! Vermont Transco LLC and Vermont Electric Power Company, Inc. (VELCO) want to install an Advanced Power Flow Controller—aka SmartValve—at the Sandbar station. Why? To ease the strain on a Phase Shifting Transformer…

July 7 #chartoftheday ⚡️Nothing like a Monday rate hike to wake you up. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. is seeking a $7.5M increase in Wyoming. O&M, depreciation, and rate base costs lead the charge. Two new 41.6 kV transmission lines aim to cut wildfire risk—one in the base, one…

July 3 #chartoftheday In honor of the 4th tomorrow–when the grills come out (and so do the bears) – today’s standout comes from Virginia🇺🇲 The public has been notified of @AppalachianPowe's new Renewable Portfolio Standard. But that notice is sharing space with Cutie Pie, a bear…

July 2 #chartoftheday Bold solar moves in the Bluegrass State! Summer Shade Solar, LLC filed plans for a 106 MW-AC solar project + 424 MWh of battery storage in southern Kentucky. The catch? It’s being built in a noncontiguous layout – thanks to the area’s wild "topography and…

July 1 #chartoftheday Big shifts are ahead for the Pacific Northwest. @AvistaUtilities has just filed its 2026–2045 Natural Gas Conservation Potential Assessment for Washington and Idaho — a deep dive 20-year outlook prepared by AEG. The report shows a clear decline in…