Transmission

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Calpine Sees Support for TCC Auction Proposal from NYISO Stakeholders
Calpine came to the NYISO Installed Capacity Working Group with its proposal to create on- and off-peak transmission congestion contract auctions. 
La. PSC
MISO Debates What-ifs, Vows Improvements in Front of La. PSC After Load Shed
MISO leadership again promised to step up the RTO’s advance communication of tight system conditions following its four-hour load-shed directive for about 600 MW in Greater New Orleans.
DOE
DOE’s Wright Fields Senate Questions About Funded Project Reviews
Senators asked Energy Secretary Chris Wright about project spending his department has put under review or already cut when he testified about the Trump administration’s 2026 budget request.
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Industry Sees Challenges as BPA Considers ‘Radical’ Updates to Transmission Planning
The Bonneville Power Administration faces monumental challenges in implementing actions to meet the Pacific Northwest’s needs once it lifts its pause on transmission planning.
Meta
Oregon Governor Signs Bill to Create Data Center Rate Class
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill designed to ensure that operators of large data centers pay for grid upgrades needed to supply them with electricity while avoiding shifting those costs to residential ratepayers.
WEC Energy Group
MISO’s Queue Fast Lane, Take 2, Nets Déjà vu Arguments

MISO’s repackaged proposal to establish a temporary fast track in its interconnection queue resulted in a familiar division among MISO stakeholders, with vertically integrated utilities in favor and clean energy organizations opposed.

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MISO IMM Contends he Should Have Role in Tx Planning Oversight

The MISO Independent Market Monitor insisted to FERC that MISO’s own rules allow him to assess transmission. Market monitors of other grid operators backed him up.

PJM
PJM MRC/MC Preview: June 18, 2025

PJM and members will review proposals for allocating the costs of keeping Eddystone Generating Station operating under a Department of Energy emergency order.

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
D.C. Circuit Rejects Kimball Wind’s Bid for Substation Reimbursement

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Kimball Wind LLC’s petition to overturn a FERC decision rejecting the wind developer’s bid for $5.9 million in reimbursement from WAPA for contributing to a substation expansion in Nebraska.

MISO
MISO 2025 Transmission Planning Cycle Rises to $13B
MISO’s 2025 Transmission Expansion Plan has amassed another $2 billion in investment since early spring, bringing its total to $13 billion.

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