The need for gas peakers and electric transmission and the increasing popularity of hybrid storage projects were recurrent topics at the ACORE Policy Forum.

NextEra subsidiaries appealed a ruling that upheld a Texas law giving incumbent transmission companies the right of first refusal to build power lines.

An SPP committee charged with coordinating the RTO’s policy development and recommendations to integrate storage resources took its first steps.

The Mass. DOER hosted a conference to explore if it should solicit proposals for a coordinated independent transmission network for offshore wind.

Public Utility Commission of Texas Chair DeAnn Walker directed staff to open a rulemaking that widens the pool of applicants for ERCOT’s reliability monitor.

The Infocast ERCOT Market Summit brought together nearly 300 industry representatives and policymakers to discuss the Texas grid and challenges it faces.

FERC approved PJM’s updated annual cost responsibility assignments for projects in the Regional Transmission Expansion Plan over the objections of ODEC.

A district court dismissed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a Texas law giving incumbent utilities the right of first refusal over transmission projects.

The growth of DER means the MISO grid will become increasingly fraught with planning challenges that require target responses, stakeholders heard.

Two MISO groups will discuss what the RTO can do to break down walls between the MTEP and network upgrade planning for the generator interconnections.