Michael Brooks

Mount Rainier

Deputy Editor and Reporter at RTO Insider

Editor and reporter at @RTOInsider. @merrillcollege graduate. In love with @colorfulnette1. Can't stop the signal.

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Articles

Md. Crossover Day Update: Bills Passed, Amended, Waiting

1 month ago | rtowww.com | K Kaufmann |John Cropley |James Downing |Michael Brooks

The Utility Transparency and Accountability Act was one of the dozens of bills the Maryland House of Delegates passed March 17, sending it to the Senate as part of the legislature’s “crossover day,” which begins a three-week countdown to the close of the 2025 session on April 7.
NJ Releases Electrification-focused Energy Master Plan

1 month ago | rtowww.com | Hugh Morley |John Cropley |James Downing |Michael Brooks

Facing an expected surge in energy demand, New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities outlined a draft Energy Master Plan (EMP) on March 13 that would continue the state’s existing, vigorous electrification strategy while also accepting “emerging clean firm technologies,” such as nuclear power. The 2024 EMP, which the BPU began researching last year, succeeds the 2019 version, which formed the cornerstone of Gov. Phil Murphy’s aggressive renewable energy strategy.
SERC Projects Shrinking Margins in Next Decade

1 month ago | rtowww.com | Holden Mann |Michael Brooks

Soaring electricity demand across the SERC Reliability footprint is squeezing the region’s reserve margins, with more than half of SERC’s subregions expected to fall below NERC’s 15% reference margin in the coming decade, the regional entity said in its Long-Term Reliability Assessment released March 11.
Ford Suspends Ontario Electricity Tariff as Trump Huffs and Puffs

1 month ago | rtoinsider.com | Michael Brooks |Robert Mullin |Henrik Nilsson |Amanda Durish Cook

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RTO Insider Acquired by Yes Energy

1 month ago | rtoinsider.com | Michael Brooks |Robert Mullin |Henrik Nilsson |Amanda Durish Cook

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Judge Issues Restraining Order on Trump Admin over Funding Pause

2 months ago | rtoinsider.com | K Kaufmann |Michael Brooks |Robert Mullin |Amanda Durish Cook

A community solar project in Monroe, N.J. | Heitman D.C. District Court Judge Loren AliKhan issued a temporary restraining order on OMB from pausing all federal grants and loans.
SPP MOPC Briefs: Jan. 15, 2025

Jan 20, 2025 | rtoinsider.com | Michael Brooks |Robert Mullin |Amanda Durish Cook |Jon Lamson

SPP MOPC Briefs: Jan. 15, 2025 The SPP MOPC approved requesting an extension for compliance with FERC Order 881 until Sept. 1, 2026.
Lessons Learned from Early Offshore Efforts

Oct 31, 2024 | rtoinsider.com | John Cropley |James Downing |Jon Lamson |Michael Brooks

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Industry Puts on Game Face as Election Nears

Oct 31, 2024 | rtoinsider.com | John Cropley |James Downing |Jon Lamson |Michael Brooks

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EPA Announces Nearly $3B for Clean Port Equipment

Oct 29, 2024 | rtoinsider.com | Michael Brooks |Hugh Morley |Elaine Goodman |K Kaufmann

Looking to read the full article? Scroll down and login or sign up today!EPA announced it will disburse $2.9 billion in grants to U.S. port authorities to purchase zero-emission equipment, vehicles and on-site electricity generators through its Clean Ports Program.