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FERC rejects TransAlta 202(c) cost recovery plan for Centralia unit

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Only utilities in the Northwest should pay the nearly $20 million in expenses for a 90-day order covering the Centralia unit, and despite the unit’s lack of output, payment is due, the agency said.

Directly affected

  • TAC Transalta

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • AQN Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp

    GA selected AQN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: utilities, power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • FPS Forgent Power Solutions Inc

    GA selected FPS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • LECO LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS

    GA selected LECO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: electric. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • POWI POWER INTEGRATIONS INC COM

    GA selected POWI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • PSIX POWER SOLUTIONS INTL INC

    GA selected PSIX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • SPRU SPRUCE POWER HOL

    GA selected SPRU as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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Only utilities in the Northwest should pay the nearly $20 million in expenses for a 90-day order covering the Centralia unit, and despite the unit’s lack of output, payment is due, the agency said.

Source: Utility Dive

Transalta (TAC) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “FERC rejects TransAlta 202(c) cost recovery plan for Centralia unit,” Transalta (TAC) is +4.25%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.08% over the same days, a +5.33% difference versus the market.

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How busy Taiwan Strait has been lately

Taiwan Strait has 48 linked stories in the last 7 days and 48 in the last 30 on the page that also carries “FERC rejects TransAlta 202(c) cost recovery plan for Centralia unit.” The recent pace is rising.

Who gains and who loses around Transalta (TAC)

Companies carried with this story

  • TAC Transalta

    In “FERC rejects TransAlta 202(c) cost recovery plan for Centralia unit,” Transalta (TAC) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: The reported development directly names TRANSALTA CORP in the headline; GA resolved that company to TAC

  • AQN Algonquin Power & Utilities

    For “FERC rejects TransAlta 202(c) cost recovery plan for Centralia unit,” Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AQN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: utilities, power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • FPS Forgent Power Solutions

    In “FERC rejects TransAlta 202(c) cost recovery plan for Centralia unit,” Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected FPS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • LECO Lincoln Electric Holdings

    For “FERC rejects TransAlta 202(c) cost recovery plan for Centralia unit,” Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected LECO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: electric. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • POWI Power Integrations

    For “FERC rejects TransAlta 202(c) cost recovery plan for Centralia unit,” Power Integrations (POWI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected POWI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • PSIX Power Solutions International

    Power Solutions International (PSIX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Oct 2026 story “FERC rejects TransAlta 202(c) cost recovery plan for Centralia unit.” Reason on file: GA selected PSIX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • SPRU Spruce Power Holding

    For “FERC rejects TransAlta 202(c) cost recovery plan for Centralia unit,” Spruce Power Holding (SPRU) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected SPRU as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

What Taiwan Strait means for Transalta (TAC)

The 2 Oct 2026 story “FERC rejects TransAlta 202(c) cost recovery plan for Centralia unit” names Transalta (TAC) because of Taiwan Strait.

What ties Transalta (TAC) to the headline is this: The reported development directly names TRANSALTA CORP in the headline; GA resolved that company to TAC

Also listed, Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN): GA selected AQN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: utilities, power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates in the story, and the Transalta (TAC) price range

AQN traded between 4.92 and 5.29 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 5.16. FPS traded between 29.88 and 41.61 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 31.50. TAC traded between 11.47 and 13.27 across 14 sessions. The latest close on file is 13.01.

What the saved facts support for Transalta (TAC)

46 out of 100

“FERC rejects TransAlta 202(c) cost recovery plan for Centralia unit” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 7 linked companies.