Reliability

ATC and ITC Midwest
House Natural Resources Committee Advances Permitting Bills
The House Natural Resources Committee advanced a package of permitting bills, headlined by the SPEED Act that seeks to speed up permit processing and limit litigation.
EIA
FERC Winter Outlook Warns of ‘Tight’ Conditions
FERC staff warned that severe weather events "could create tight supply conditions" in some areas during the coming winter months.
Consumers Energy
DOE Issues 3rd Emergency Order to Keep Michigan Coal Plant Open
The U.S. Department of Energy has reupped a coal-fired power plant in Michigan for another 90-day operations period, preventing its planned retirement for a third time.
NERC
NERC Winter Reliability Assessment Finds Many Regions Facing Elevated Risk
Rising electricity demand is adding to seasonal reliability risks this winter as supply has not kept pace with consumption in many regions, NERC reported in its Winter Reliability Assessment.
Grid Strategies
Transmission Delays Mean Higher Costs for Customers, Study Finds
A new report WIRES commissioned from Grid Strategies quantifies the costs consumers face from delayed transmission projects based on analysis of eight major portfolios from four different markets around the country.
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NARUC Report Seeks to Make Headway on Gas-electric Challenges
A new report from the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners offers state regulators an extensive set of recommendations intended to address risks stemming from the ever evolving interdependence of the natural gas and electric sectors in the U.S.
Xcel Energy
Xcel Seeks Extension for Comanche Coal Plant from Colorado Regulators
Public Service Company of Colorado and the Polis administration want to keep Unit 2 of the coal-fired Comanche Generating Station running a year longer than planned.
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MISO States Call NERC’s Planned RA Standard Inappropriate
The Organization of MISO States is warning NERC that its possible new resource adequacy standard would tread on states’ planning authority.
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FERC Rejects Kentucky Complaint Against AEP’s Tx Cost Allocation
FERC rejected a complaint from the Kentucky PSC against AEP, finding the utility holding company's practice of spreading supplemental projects around its PJM utilities is still just and reasonable.
Consumers Energy
J.H. Campbell Tab Rises to $80M on DOE’s Stay Open Orders
The J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan has racked up $80 million in net costs since late May to stay online per emergency orders from the Department of Energy.

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