Federal regulators are hitting the gas on infrastructure speed, but sharp local utility policy friction is slowing crucial customer investments. We break down the impact of the new FERC actions designed to clear interconnection queues, remove procedural steps for gas projects, and derisk major transmission capital flows. Learn why the fight over Idaho Power's export credit rate has created uncertainty for 14,000 solar households, and how massive safety capex is potentially leading to financial stability for utilities like PG&E. Understand the critical national and local shifts, from ISO New England’s tightening of distributed resource control to aggressive utility capital plans, that are shaping the future financial health and operational control of the electric grid today.