October 11, 2024

Transmission Operations

FERC Rejects MISO Network Resource Process Streamlining
FERC on Tuesday rejected a MISO proposal to streamline the RTO’s process to define and qualify its network resources, saying the changes would cause Tariff discrepancies.
CalFire Says PG&E Caused 4 Wildfires Last Year
Trees contacting Pacific Gas and Electric distribution lines caused four Northern California wildfires last year that burned about 9,400 acres, state investigators said.
SPP MMU
SPP Average Winter Prices up 4.6% from 2017
SPP’s winter real-time prices increased 4.6% from the previous year, according to the Market Monitoring Unit’s latest quarterly State of the Market report.
Texas PUC Delays Final Approval of SPS Wind Farm
The Public Utility Commission of Texas delayed its final approval of Southwestern Public Service’s request to build a 478-MW wind farm in West Texas.
ATC
ATC Restores Transmission Link Between Michigan Peninsulas
American Transmission Co. (ATC) has restored one of two underwater circuits in MISO connecting Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with the lower part of the state following a month-long outage for the damaged lines.
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PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: May 3, 2018
PJM staff completed an analysis on the reliability impact of the retirements of FirstEnergy’s Davis-Besse, Perry and Beaver Valley nuclear plants.
NYISO
NYISO Study Identifies Key Areas of Tx Congestion
Preliminary results from a biennial NYISO study show high congestion in three areas of the New York bulk power system.
SPP
SPP Seams Steering Committee Briefs: May 2, 2018
SPP and MISO staff are evaluating feedback gathered from their members on how best to improve their interregional planning process.
SCE&G
FERC Accepts Southeast Transmission Import Limits
FERC approved simultaneous transmission import limits for several balancing authority areas in the Southeast, stretching from Kentucky to Florida.
ERCOT Gains Additional Capacity to Meet Summer Demand
ERCOT will have more breathing room as it prepares for record demand this summer after an additional 525MW of generation recently came online in Texas.

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