FERC can make large load flexibility a reality through the implementation of the Department of Energy’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on large load interconnections, according to a new Nicholas Institute policy paper.

The SPP board has approved the RTO's 2025 Integrated Transmission Plan that includes four 765-kV projects.

Both parties have members working on permitting legislation, but the shutdown and the Trump administration's actions against clean energy projects make actual legislation a tough lift for now.

WECC expects two regions to be under elevated risk as the West heads into the winter, with staff saying a prolonged weather event could impact operating reserves.

With its 2025 cycle of transmission projects not yet final and approved, MISO already is working through 43 expedited project requests ahead of its 2026 cycle to support almost 14 GW of new load.

Despite recent transparency improvements, broader efforts are needed to address underlying concerns about a lack of regulatory oversight of local transmission costs in New England, a panel of transmission experts said.

Holistic reform to interconnection barriers is essential to meeting rapidly growing power demand across the country, experts said at a recent webinar.

ISO NE CEO Gordon van Welie talked about the evolving grid in New England and how markets are changing and what the future holds as state policies drive higher demand and increasing decarbonization.

NYISO stakeholders debated the validity of the ISO's recent finding of a reliability need in New York City by summer 2026.

Former FERC Chair Richard Glick and former FERC economist Devin Hartman told attendees at the Nodal Trader conference that they fear for FERC's independence.