RTO Insider Daily Headlines: September 23, 2026

RTO Insider Daily Headlines for September 23, 2026. In this episode: • States File 3 More Challenges to OSW Lease Buyouts (NetZero Insider) New York leads a coalition of eight states as plaintiffs in two complaints over buyouts along the northeast coast and California is the plaintiff in a complaint over a buyout off its coast. https://www.rtoinsider.com/145341-three-new-lawsuits-target-trump-admin-offshore-wind-buyouts/ • How Much Flexible AI Compute Can the Grid Actually Count On? (RTO Insider commentary) With capacity in major ISOs being rapidly outstripped by new data loads, the question concerning flexibility becomes increasingly critical. How grid planners address the issue obviously has major implications for resource adequacy. https://www.rtoinsider.com/145201-how-much-flexible-ai-compute-can-the-grid-actually-count-on/ • Entergy Objects to MISO’s $70M JTIQ Cost Assignment for Lone Star Plant (RTO Insider) Entergy Texas has filed a complaint against MISO over the grid operator proposing to assign $70 million in interregional transmission upgrades to the utility’s Lone Star power station. https://www.rtoinsider.com/145298-entergy-objects-miso-cost-jtiq-assignment-lone-star-plant/ • Temporary Gas Plants Approved for 2 Nevada Data Centers (RTO Insider) Nevada regulators have approved permits for two behind-the-meter gas plants to power data centers until NV Energy is able to permanently supply the campuses with electricity. https://www.rtoinsider.com/145338-temporary-gas-plants-approved-nevada-data-centers/ • Exelon’s Butler Expounds on Data Center Backlash at Atlantic Council (RTO Insider) The political backlash to data center development is largely owed to the lack of communication and community buy-in, Exelon CEO Calvin Butler said at an Atlantic Council event in New York City. https://www.rtoinsider.com/145344-exelons-butler-expounds-data-center-backlash-atlantic-council/ • Review of MISO Monitor Shows Stakeholder Desire for Guardrails, Board Supervision (RTO Insider) The third-party best practices review of the MISO Independent Market Monitor ordered by the Board of Directors may place sharper parameters on the IMM’s duties and governance. https://www.rtoinsider.com/145301-miso-review-imm-overreach-bias-succession-planning-board-involvement/ • NERC’s Large Load Standards Pass First Ballot (ERO Insider) NERC reported that five proposed standards to address computational loads passed their first industry ballot. https://www.rtoinsider.com/145328-nerc-large-load-standards-pass-first-ballot/ Chapters: 00:07 Introduction 00:14 States File 3 More Challenges to OSW Lease Buyouts 00:28 Commentary: How Much Flexible AI Compute Can the Grid Actually Count On? 00:47 Entergy Objects to MISO’s $70M JTIQ Cost Assignment for Lone Star Plant 01:04 Temporary Gas Plants Approved for 2 Nevada Data Centers 01:18 Exelon’s Butler Expounds on Data Center Backlash at Atlantic Council 01:34 Review of MISO Monitor Shows Stakeholder Desire for Guardrails, Board Supervision 01:50 NERC’s Large Load Standards Pass First Ballot 01:59 Subscribe Read these stories and more at W-W-W dot R-T-O Insider dot com. Music provided by BreakzStudios.