October 12, 2024

Transmission Operations

PJM Prepared to Meet Summer Peak Demand
PJM is prepared to meet the power needs of its  consumers this summer, when peak demand is expected to be at 152,131 MW.
FERC OKs Entergy LBA Agreements
FERC approved 11 Entergy local balancing authority agreements stemming from the utility’s 2013 integration into MISO.
EFH Files New Chapter 11 Plan
With its effort to convert its Oncor T&D utility into a REIT foundering, Energy Future Holdings filed a new bankruptcy plan.
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs
At last week's ERCOT Board of Directors meeting, its Independent Market Monitor talked about negative prices and their impact on the energy market.
SPP News Roundup from FERC Open Meeting
A roundup of orders related to SPP that FERC issued last week at its open meeting.
SPP Markets and Operations Policy Committee Briefs
A summary of issues discussed by the SPP Markets and Operations Policy Committee on April 12 to 13.
How Utility Conservatism is Hampering Tx Innovation
Risk-averse engineers and outdated utility ratemaking structures are preventing quicker deployment of innovative technologies.
Overheard at the Transmission Summit
More than 100 transmission developers, consultants, RTO officials and utility executives attended Infocast’s 19th Annual Transmission Summit.
FERC Issues Reliability Orders on Relays, Small Generators
FERC gave final approval to a NERC reliability standard on protective relays and preliminary approval to one for small generators.
PJM Operating Committee Briefs
The PJM Operating Committee approved ramp rates for Capacity Performance resources will have to meet to avoid penalties during performance assessment hours.

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