September 24, 2024

Transmission Planning

NYISO
NYISO: $1.5B in Tx Upgrades Needed to Deliver 2021 Class Year
About 40% of the proposed capacity seeking interconnection in NYISO’s class year 2021 is not deliverable without expensive upgrades, the ISO reported.
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ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: Aug. 16, 2022
ERCOT’s Board of Directors unanimously approved a nodal protocol revision request that will lower unsecured credit limits from $50 million to $30 million.
Entergy
SREA Criticizes Lack of MISO South Planning in FERC Tx Proceeding
SREA said while MISO may have a robust transmission planning process, FERC should know that the RTO’s South region does not share in it.
Pattern Energy
ERCOT Board Gives Southern Cross Project a Boost
ERCOT’s Board of Directors has added its endorsement of the Southern Cross Transmission merchant project’s last three regulatory directives.
LS Power
Court Blocks LS Power’s Attempts for More Competitive MISO Tx Projects
LS Power was unsuccessful with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in separate attempts to force MISO to open more projects to competition.
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Battle Lines Drawn on FERC Tx Planning NOPR
Commenters disagreed over FERC’s proposed transmission planning rules, sparring over its 20-year planning horizon and reinstatement of the federal ROFR.
PJM
PJM Planning Committee Briefs: Aug. 9, 2022
Stakeholders urged PJM to delay action on generation deliverability testing until rules on capacity interconnection rights for ELCC resources are complete.
Power Engineers
DC Circuit Faults FERC on Cost Allocation of New Jersey Transmission Projects
The D.C. Circuit rejected PJM’s “de minimis” exemption under its DFAX cost allocation and ordered FERC to explain its OK of DFAX's use in two N.J. projects.
ACORE
ACORE Panel Lauds MISO Tx Benefits Process
A panel convened by the American Council on Renewable Energy largely agreed that MISO’s transmission benefits process could be a blueprint for the country.
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MISO, SPP Identify Hotspots for Smaller Interregional Tx Projects
MISO and SPP say they have plenty of constrained flowgates that could become candidates for smaller, cross-border transmission projects.

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