Transmission Planning

CAISO Recommends $2.7 Billion Tx Spending Cut
CAISO is recommending cutting more than $2.7 billion from current transmission spending estimates across the 2027 planning horizon.
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ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: Feb. 20, 2018
ERCOT CEO Bill Magness had to revise a slide of his Feb. 20 report to the ISO’s Board of Directors on the fly with the latest record for wind production.
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PacifiCorp Picks Wind Expansion Winners
PacifiCorp selected bids from developers of four wind farms totaling 1,300 MW, advancing an effort that would expand the company’s wind portfolio by more than 60% if constructed.
FERC: NYISO Not Done on Order 1000 Rules
FERC ruled that NYISO must make additional changes to comply with Order 1000.
Central Maine Power
Mass. Picks Avangrid Project as Northern Pass Backup
Massachusetts has selected Central Maine Power's transmission project as the alternative to Northern Pass for the state’s clean energy solicitation.
MISO
MISO Evaluating Economic Modeling for Tx Projects
MISO is embarking on a review of its economic planning process in an effort to more accurately capture the benefits of cost-shared transmission projects.
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FERC Orders New Rules for Supplemental Tx Projects in PJM
PJM transmission owners’ processes for developing supplemental projects violate FERC Order 890 transparency and coordination requirements, FERC ruled.
MISO: Minimal Change to 2019 Tx Planning Futures
MISO expects the 15-year future scenarios informing its 2019 Transmission Expansion Plan to look much like those for 2018.
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PJM TOs, Customers Await Ruling on Supplemental Projects
How much more information PJM transmission owners will be required to share with transmission customers could be decided at today’s FERC meeting.
MISO Plans Interregional Improvements with SPP
MISO is weighing how it can improve its interregional process and joint operating agreement with SPP to make it easier to develop cross-seams projects.

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