Transmission Planning

Tx Path Uncertain for Massive New Mexico Wind Farm
Regulators in New Mexico have approved Pattern’s Corona Wind Farm Project but not the SunZia transmission project that would send Corona's output to CAISO.
IPSAC
MISO, PJM Endorsing 2 TMEPs for Year-end Approval
MISO and PJM have whittled 20 prospective targeted market efficiency projects (TMEPs) down to two.
ERCOT
EIPC Finds Eastern Tx Planning Working Well
Transmission planning in the Eastern Interconnection is well-coordinated among its planning authorities, according to EIPC.
NYISO
NYISO Management Committee Briefs: Sept. 26, 2018
NYISO experienced six days with peak loads of more than 31,000 MW this summer, compared with last summer’s actual peak of 29,677 MW.
Admin Monitor
PUCT Urges 2nd Look at Freeport Project Costs
The PUCT signaled its discomfort with the rising costs of CenterPoint Energy’s planned 345-kV transmission line to serve load in the Freeport area.
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ERCOT Technical Advisory Briefs: Sept. 27, 2018
ERCOT stakeholders granted Southern Cross Transmission’s request to create a new market participant category for DC tie operators after months of inaction.
MISO to Create NOLA Cost Allocation Zone
MISO said it will approve New Orleans’ request to make the city a cost allocation zone but is deferring action on an interregional cost-sharing plan by TOs.
MISO Contemplates Storage as Tx Reliability Asset
MISO floated a relatively simple straw proposal for treating energy storage as a reliability asset in its annual transmission plan.
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MISO Utilities Float New Load Forecasting Approach
A new proposal would require MISO load-serving entities to develop a 20-year base load forecast that includes predictions for non-coincident peaks.
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FERC Upholds PJM TOs’ Supplemental Project Rules
FERC on Wednesday rejected a rehearing request over PJM Transmission Owners’ revised processes for planning supplemental projects, ruling it in compliance with Order 890.

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