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The move is the latest and one of the most drastic steps by the Trump administration to thwart wind power development. rtoinsider.com/113181-feds-sl…

The College Football Enquirer without amiable doofus @DanWetzel and perfect straight man @ByPatForde ? Say it ain't so. It's just not funny. What's the point, then?

PA, VA Govs. float the idea of @ChristieFERC and Allison Clements as @pjminterconnect board members. Interesting times. rtoinsider.com/112226-pa-va-g…

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. rtoinsider.com/112110-reports…

Stakeholder Forum: Will Christie’s FERC Tenure End in a Bang or a Whimper? //www.rtoinsider.com/111936-stakeholder-forum-christies-ferc-tenure-end-bang-or-whimper/ It takes three votes

FERC on July 21 approved a controversial MISO proposal to create a fast lane for certain reliability-related projects in the RTO’s interconnection queue — just two months after rebuffing an earlier version of the plan. @ChristieFERC (this seems to work) rtoinsider.com/110668-ferc-ap…

Also at today's @FERC meeting, @ChristieFERC suggested PJM might deserve to be higher on NERC's list of regions most at-risk of "insufficient operating reserves." @rtoinsider #energytwitter rtoinsider.com/105319-nerc-wa…

At today's @FERC meeting, Chair @ChristieFERC specifically called out PJM governance as worrisome and cited @rtoinsider coverage: rtoinsider.com/105224-pjm-sta…

Here's @ChristieFERC , again standing up for states (and consumers) against potential federal and RTO overreach: "So perhaps state perspectives on RTO membership for their utilities should be reconsidered.” @pjminterconnect rtoinsider.com/103139-christi…

FERC Issues Order 1920-B Upholding States’ Role in Cost Allocation //www.rtoinsider.com/102694-ferc-issues-order-1920-b-upholding-states-role-cost-allocation/

@FERC Commissioner (now Chair) @ChristieFERC has been passionate and consistent in defending consumers and states in his four years on the commission. (He's also a big fan of our work at @rtoinsider )

Constellation operates the largest fleet of nuclear power plants in the U.S. Calpine has the largest geothermal operation as well as a large fleet of natural gas plants. The combination is viewed as a way to provide grid reliability amid growing demand from data centers.

Constellation Energy Corp. will acquire Calpine Corp. in a deal that will create the largest U.S. fleet of zero- and low-emission power generation. See Full Story: ow.ly/XBSx50UEkzM Writer: John Cropley

@johncanzanobft Subscription to The Sporting News. The Bible for baseball. The writers in the late ‘60s to mid 70’s are all in the hall of fame.

Best sports-related Christmas present you got as a kid? I'll go first. Electric football.

Big deal in the Midwest. MISO board goes against advice of its market monitor and approves $21.8 billion transmission portfolio. #energytwitter @rtoinsider @RTOAmanda @MISO_energy rtoinsider.com/93855-miso-boa…

According to @heatmap_news "Tesla Owners Buying Up ‘Insane’ Number of Anti-Elon Musk Bumper Stickers" heatmap.news/electric-vehic…

The North Carolina Utilities Commission issued an order Nov. 1 approving Duke Energy’s consolidated Carbon Plan and Integrated Resource Plan (CPIRP), which is meant to meet state-mandated carbon emission cuts. See Full Story: ow.ly/FIRW50TZZoL Writer: James Downing

The charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison. “Dangerous threats to our critical infrastructure threaten every member of this community and will not be tolerated,” Acting U.S. Attorney says." rtoinsider.com/91297-feds-acc…

With the annual GridSecCon security conference in its 13th year, Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (E-ISAC) CEO Manny Cancel said the event was “incredibly important”. See Full Story: ow.ly/Bvik50TSagA Writer: Holden Mann