Transmission Operations

DOE Lab to Join PJM DER Integration Effort
The Department of Energy will collaborate with PJM to develop standards aimed at improving the integration of distributed energy resources onto the grid.
NERC Conference Ponders the Human Element to Reliability
NERC offered lessons from firefighters, psychologists and the airline industry at its eighth annual Human Performance Conference.
NYISO Management Committee Briefs: March 27, 2019
NYISO reported that it confronted minimal operating challenges this past winter as New York enjoyed relatively mild weather for most of the season.
FERC OKs Trans Bay Cable Sale to NextEra
Despite protests from a number of cities, FERC approved the sale of the Trans Bay Cable, a 400-MW line that runs under San Francisco Bay, to NextEra.
FERC Approves MISO Pseudo-tie Proposal
FERC approved Tariff revisions intended to relieve costs for MISO resources pseudo-tying into PJM despite criticism that they didn't go far enough.
Texas Public Utility Commission Briefs: March 13, 2019
The Texas PUC formally approved Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative’s request to move about 12% of its load and transmission facilities from SPP into ERCOT
SPP Seams Steering Committee Briefs: March 13, 2019
SPP told stakeholders it will have to make decisions on potential interregional projects in the 2019/20 coordinated system plan before hearing from MISO.
NYISO Business Issues Committee Briefs: March 13, 2019
NYISO’s Business Issues Committee approved revisions to the Installed Capacity (ICAP) Manual regarding external to rest of state deliverability rights.
SPP Briefs: Week of March 4, 2019
SPP celebrated the fifth anniversary of its wholesale market by noting it had produced the nation’s lowest electricity costs.
Overheard at GCPA MISO South Regional Conference
MISO CEO John Bear opened GCPA’s MISO South Regional Conference with the RTO’s strategic initiatives and the five “500-year” storms it has experienced.

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