November 16, 2024

Transmission

American Transmission Co.
Cardinal-Hickory Creek Line Fully Energized 13 Years After MISO Approval
Thirteen years after it was recommended by MISO, the 102-mile, $655 million, often-controversial Cardinal-Hickory Creek line is completely in service.
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The Buzz at NCEW: The Election, Permitting and IRA Tax Credits
With the presidential election five weeks away, the fate of permitting reform and the Inflation Reduction Act were top of mind for attendees and speakers at the National Clean Energy Week Policymakers Symposium.
Admin Monitor
Texas PUC Approves Permian Reliability Plan
Texas regulators have approved ERCOT’s reliability plan for the petroleum-rich Permian Basin that could rely on the state’s first use of 765-kV transmission facilities.
Bipartisan Policy Center
Nvidia CEO Huang Explains What’s Behind AI’s Energy Demand
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang explained why AI is driving such high demand for electricity and how it could benefit the power grid, and society more generally, in the near future.
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RTOs Continue Glacial Pace at Replacing ‘Freeze Date’
MISO, PJM and SPP have failed for years to find a suitable replacement for a 20-year-old system reference they use to portion out flow rights on their system, the so-called freeze date.
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California GETs Bill Gets Newsom’s Signature
California's governor has signed a bill that proponents say will speed the deployment of grid-enhancing technologies — techniques that can rapidly boost grid capacity and increase the use of renewable resources.
NYISO
With Final Class Year Approval, NYISO Marks End of an Era
NYISO’s Operating Committee approved the system upgrade facilities and system deliverability upgrade studies for Class Year 2023.
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With FERC Inaction, ISO-NE Delays Order 2023 Implementation
ISO-NE submitted its compliance to the commission in May, but FERC has yet to rule on the proposal, throwing a wrench in the RTO's implementation timeline.
MISO
MISO Affirms Commitment to $21.8B Long-range Tx Plan in Final Workshops
MISO staff are resolute that a collection of 24 proposed, mostly 765 kV projects totaling $21.8 billion is a “least-regrets” avenue to achieving members’ resource planning, despite misgivings from some members.
Energy Strategies
Report Calls for $75B in New Tx to Meet Western Needs
The Western Interconnection will need about 15,600 additional new line miles of high-voltage transmission at a cost of about $75 billion over the next 20 years to meet the anticipated increase in load growth, according to a report commissioned by Gridworks and GridLab.

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