September 30, 2024

Transmission Planning

Mid-Grid Panelists Call for Long-term Midwest Tx Plan
The Midwest requires a more comprehensive approach to transmission planning to meet the region’s varied goals, experts said during a Mid-Grid meetup.
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.
SPP Strategic Planning Committee Briefs: April 15, 2020
SPP Board Chair Larry Altenbaumer asked the Strategic Planning Committee for an education session on congestion hedging following stakeholder disagreement.
Artificial Island Cost Dispute is Over — Almost
FERC ended its refereeing in a battle over cost allocation of the $266.5M Artificial Island stability project, PJM’s first Order 1000 transmission project.
PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: April 14, 2020
PJM told the Planning Committee it stands behind seeking approval of a regional market efficiency project process without developing cost allocation rules.
PJM Ordered to Recalculate Wind Farm’s Capacity Rights
PJM must recalculate the incremental capacity transfer rights for E.ON's Radford's Run wind farm based on the project’s system impact study, FERC ruled.
Morenci Project Dropped from MTEP 18
FERC affirmed METC's 138-kV Morenci transmission project is a local distribution facility that should not be included in MISO's annual transmission plan.
Stakeholders not Sold on PJM SATA Plan
PJM stakeholders questioned the scope and timing of the RTO’s proposed initiative for considering storage as transmission assets in the RTEP process.
Local Projects Axed from MISO Cost Allocation Refile
MISO is mounting a third attempt to gain FERC approval to overhaul the cost allocation design for economic transmission projects after previous rejections.
MISO Begins Bid to Merge Tx, Queue Planning
MISO will use the recommendations of the Coordinated Planning Process Task Team to work on synchronizing the RTO's transmission planning and generator interconnection processes.

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