The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) and PacifiCorp have successfully launched the Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM), the grid operator reported on May 1.

Colorado Springs, Colorado-area lawmakers in late April announced the introduction of new bipartisan legislation that would give Colorado Springs Utilities a three-year extension to the retirement of the coal unit at the Ray Nixon Power Plant, if passed.

Louisville Gas and Electric, Kentucky Utilities and X-energy, a designer of advanced nuclear reactor technology and manufacturer of advanced nuclear fuels, are collaborating to explore deploying X-energy’s Xe-100 small modular reactor in Kentucky. The companies, subsidiaries of investor-owned PPL

President Donald Trump signed into law on April 30 the permanent annual spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security, just hours after it was passed by voice vote by the House. The bill had originally passed in the Senate on March 27.

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation recently filed its Inverter-Based Resource Registration work plan update with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which reports that NERC and the Regional Entities have processed registration for 100% of entities with identified inverter-based resources.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has accepted PJM’s proposal to extend the existing price collar used in the two most recent capacity auctions for two more future delivery years.