RTO Insider Daily Headlines: September 22, 2026

RTO Insider Daily Headlines for September 22, 2026. In this episode: • CPUC Approves Rulemaking to Implement California IOU Participation in ROWE (RTO Insider) The California Public Utilities commission unanimously approved a new rulemaking to spell out how the agency will authorize the state’s investor-owned utilities to participate in a regional market operated by CAISO but governed by an independent body. https://www.rtoinsider.com/143675-cpuc-approves-rulemaking-implement-california-iou-participation/ • EPA Termination of Solar for All Ruled Unlawful (NetZero Insider) A federal judge has declared EPA’s August 2025 termination of the Solar for All program unlawful and ordered the termination vacated. https://www.rtoinsider.com/145225-epa-termination-of-solar-for-all-ruled-unlawful/ • Is New England Ready for New Nuclear? (RTO Insider) About five decades after New England’s original nuclear development boom and following years of retirements, the region may be on the verge of another nuclear renaissance, though this is far from a guarantee. https://www.rtoinsider.com/144189-is-new-england-ready-for-new-nuclear/ • TVA Sued over Coal Retirement Renege (RTO Insider) Environmental advocacy organizations have sued the Tennessee Valley Authority for backing out on promises to retire a coal plant while still constructing its gas-fired replacement, thereby violating air quality standards permitting. https://www.rtoinsider.com/145240-tva-sued-over-coal-retirement-renege/ • Propel NY Clears Key Hurdle in Long-running Regulatory Review (RTO Insider) New York PSC approval of the certificate of environmental compatibility and public need for Propel NY sets the stage for other approvals, such as the first phases of the construction plan. https://www.rtoinsider.com/145223-propel-ny-transmission-line-proposal-gains-key-approval/ • Changes Coming to IESO Program that Helps Facilities Identify Energy Savings (RTO Insider) IESO outlined proposed changes to its Expanded Energy Management program, which helps industrial, commercial and institutional facilities reduce energy use via the funding of staff and monitoring systems. https://www.rtoinsider.com/144771-changes-ieso-program-helps-facilities-identify-energy-savings/ • The Energy Authority: 2 Western Markets Better than 1 (RTO Insider) The Energy Authority says continued market competition between CAISO and SPP in the West is the best way to end up with efficient markets. https://www.rtoinsider.com/144570-energy-authority-2-western-markets-better-than-1/ • Flexibility, Innovation and Integration: What MISO’s September Tells Us About the Work Ahead (RTO Insider commentary) The generator interconnection process is not going to be fixed by one more adjustment to one more deposit schedule. What it needs is flexibility from the entities that run it, innovation in how the studies are conceived, and integration between interconnection and the transmission planning that should have been clearing its path all along. https://www.rtoinsider.com/145216-what-miso-september-tells-us-about-the-work-ahead/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 CPUC Approves Rulemaking to Implement California IOU Participation in ROWE 00:34 EPA Termination of Solar for All Ruled Unlawful 00:46 Is New England Ready for New Nuclear? 01:00 TVA Sued over Coal Retirement Renege 01:16 Propel NY Clears Key Hurdle in Long-running Regulatory Review 01:32 Changes Coming to IESO Program that Helps Facilities Identify Energy Savings 01:50 The Energy Authority: 2 Western Markets Better than 1 02:02 Commentary: Flexibility, Innovation and Integration: What MISO’s September Tells Us About the Work Ahead 02:28 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.