Transmission Planning
SPP stakeholders resoundingly rejected a proposed tariff change to integrate large loads, pushing back against what some say is a rushed process outside of the normal stakeholder structure.
FERC sided with MISO IMM David Patton, denying a petition from MISO that would have prevented the RTO from reimbursing the Monitor for reviewing the market impact of transmission planning.
A new study warns the United States is not building anywhere near enough high-voltage transmission to support the anticipated needs of the evolving economy.
Retiring ISO-NE CEO Gordon van Welie discussed the changes he helped oversee during his time at the RTO, including the rise of gas generation and major investments in transmission infrastructure.
SPP stakeholders unanimously approved a tariff change that replaces current planning processes with an integrated three-year cycle composed of long-term and annual studies.
The PSC shut down the process to build an underwater transmission network to bring electricity to shore from the hundreds of wind turbines the state hopes to see spinning off its coastline.
IESO transmission planners are using “adaptive pathways” to account for uncertainty over future load growth.
Industry experts say that while DOE's report points to a well known issue, it focuses only on keeping old plants online instead of needed new capacity.
A California Senate committee has advanced a bill aimed at increasing accountability and transparency of the state Public Utilities Commission.
Clean Grid Alliance claims new information MISO has released on its interconnection queue fast lane definitively shows the plan would be detrimental to independent power producers and should be rejected by FERC.
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