October 9, 2024

Transmission Operations

COVID Complicates Western Firefighting Efforts
A U.S. Senate hearing addressed the issue of fighting wildfires in midst of the coronavirus pandemic, of particular concern in the West.
PMU Vote Delayed by PJM
PJM’s Planning Committee postponed a vote on “quick-fix” manual revisions to expand the use of PMUs and require them for certain projects under the RTEP.
PJM Operating Committee Briefs: June 4, 2020
PJM presented the Operating Committee with proposed rule changes concerning the testing, compensation, substitution and termination of black start resources.
FERC Partly Rejects CAISO Deliverability Enhancements
FERC partly rejected CAISO Tariff revisions seeking deliverability enhancements for interconnection customers, saying a proposal to limit self-scheduling by some generators wasn’t reasonable.
PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: May 12, 2020
PJM incumbent TOs won a victory as the Planning Committee endorsed a new regional targeted market efficiency project process that would be excluded from competition.
SPP Briefs: Week of May 11, 2020
SPP’s Market Monitoring Unit released the final version of its 2019 State of the Market report and a study on improving issues across the MISO seam.
SPP Board/Members Committee Briefs: April 28, 2020
SPP’s Board of Directors approved the first two revision requests stemming from the Holistic Integrated Tariff Team’s work.
Adjusted to New Normal, Chatterjee Looks Ahead
FERC's Neil Chatterjee is considering how the electric industry will adjust when stay at home orders end, he said during a chat with the Atlantic Council.
ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee Briefs: April 23, 2020
New England’s grid will see diminishing returns from the incremental addition of offshore wind as more megawatts are added, analysis from ISO-NE shows.
SPP MOPC Briefs: April 14, 2020
SPP's MOPC endorsed a revision request that would eliminate Z2 revenue credits for sponsored transmission upgrades despite concerns of a regulatory defeat.

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