November 21, 2024

February 2022

CAISO
Changing Grid, State Policies Favor Western RTO
CAISO, SPP and the Western Power Pool are all maneuvering to organize the Western electricity sector, and conditions finally seem ripe for change.
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ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: Feb. 23, 2022
ERCOT stakeholders have tabled for a month a discussion on a proposal that would reduce the offer floor for RUCs and remove opt-out provisions.
MISO, SPP
MISO, SPP Regulators to Engage on Tx Cost Allocation
MISO and SPP state regulators plan to involve themselves in the RTOs’ discussions about sharing costs from their joint interconnection queue study.
BOEM
Fierce Bidding Pushes NY Bight Auction to $4.37 Billion
Six companies offered a record $4.37 billion for 5.6 GW of offshore wind capacity in the New York Bight after three days of fierce bidding.
Matthew T. Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
NERC Cold Weather Project Moves Forward
NERC's latest cold weather standards project has progressed to the next phase after a special meeting of the Standards Committee's Executive Committee.
ChargePoint
Connecticut EV Right-to-charge Bill too Broad, Attorney Says
Connecticut legislators took comments on a priority bill that would prevent condo and apartment owners from restricting access to EV chargers.
MISO
MISO Long-range Tx Plan Overlaps with SPP Study
MISO will have a draft portfolio of billions of dollars’ worth of long-range transmission projects by the end of the month.
Electric cat, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
AEP to Sell Unregulated Renewables Portfolio
AEP said it intends to sell some or all of its unregulated contracted renewable resources and redirect the proceeds to its transmission assets.
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MISO Steering Committee Blocks Adds to Stakeholder Guidelines
Chairs of MISO’s stakeholder committees this week elected not to adopt rules to regulate stakeholder presentations in meetings.
DOE
Massachusetts Solar Watchers See Warning Signs in Local Siting
Solar siting in Massachusetts has proven to be a "much, much more heavy lift" than expected, said Grasshopper Energy's Jonathan Persaud.

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