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Also in Missouri, and not coincidental, is a new-ish application from Evergy “for Approval of New and Modified Tariffs for Service to Large Load Customers.” Plenty of data center operators are weighing in.
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A rarity (these days) in another newly-covered state, Nevada: a utility (NV Energy) is lowering rates (for natural gas).
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Another new state! Wisconsin — where proceedings to approve or deny a 1,100 megawatt gas combustion turbine project are underway. Not shown here, but indicated through repeated references to large load customers — another factory- or data center-driven grid expansion.
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In Oregon, Portland General Electric has filed its 2026 annual power cost update tariff. Here is the kickoff document (236 pages).
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Still in the Pacific Northwest: another Washington utility, NW Natural Gas, tackles the accounting required for tariffs on Canadian natural gas imports.
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The Arizona Electric Power Cooperative is raising $94 million in long-term financing. This is a new proceeding, so you can follow it from the start at the Docket profile or jump right into the 352-page Application document.
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Also in Arizona, the Columbia Electric Cooperative has opened a proceeding to revise its net metering tariff to include batteries. Not the world’s biggest electric system, but worth reading to see how much has changed since the tariff was established in 2010.
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A useful docket in Virginia concerning data center-driven electricity rate increases. Hundreds of comments filed in the past week!
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And lastly in New York State, a transcript worth reading on Consolidated Edison’s contentious rate case.
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