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Three Barriers Limiting Behind-the-Meter Generation in MISO
Market platform limitations on aggregation, regulatory uncertainty around compensation, and environmental permit constraints on diesel-based gen sets…
12 hrs ago
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Rao Konidena
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Duke Energy Carolina's Existing Customers Just Dodged a Bullet (Thanks, FERC)
FERC blocks Duke Energy Carolina's attempt to shift data center costs to existing customers.
Jan 13
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Rao Konidena
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MISO Generators file a complaint at FERC regarding LOLE Continuing Error.
Second complaint following Pelican Power's complaint. More to come??
Jan 9
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Rao Konidena
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To make electricity affordable, we have a choice - keep running uneconomic coal or aggregate smart thermostats.
DOE's coal mandates, and surging transmission investment are both hitting customer bills - but nobody's in charge of the total.
Jan 8
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Rao Konidena
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Large Loads Are Breaking the “Small Utility” Exemption in FERC Order 2222.
Even a single data center with roughly 100–120 MW of demand operating at a very high load factor could push a utility with approximately 3 million MWh…
Jan 2
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Rao Konidena
There is more than 8,782 MW of DERs not registered with MISO.
The 2025 OMS DER Survey doesn’t answer the key questions about DR in MISO—it reveals that nobody’s asking them.
Dec 30, 2025
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Rao Konidena
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Two States, Two Utilities, One Playbook: The Fight Over Distributed Energy Costs.
Recent proceedings in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts reveal a troubling pattern in how utilities approach DER integration—and how effective technical…
Dec 26, 2025
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Rao Konidena
PJM's Capacity Auctions Are Missing 1,500 MW of Residential DR. Here's Why.
Mapping Voltus-Mission:data complaint, RenewHome estimate and PJM's capacity auction results shows a pattern of barriers for residential DR.
Dec 23, 2025
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Rao Konidena
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