September 27, 2024

Transmission Planning

BOEM
New York Writing Ending to Tale of Two Grids
New York City is set to replace dirty power plants with clean energy from up the Hudson and in the ocean, with an estimated $26 billion in projects.
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MISO Regulators Adopt Civil Tone on Contentious Planning Issues
State regulatory staff and MISO continued to debate  the potential billions in spending called for in the RTO’s long-range transmission plan.
OPSI
FERC’s Christie Promotes State Perspectives at OPSI Conference
FERC Commissioner and former OPSI President Mark Christie spoke at the organization's annual meeting, arguing against federal transmission siting authority.
Advanced Solar Products
NJ Launches Grid Modernization Study
Growing solar and offshore wind generation requires modernization of New Jersey’s distribution interconnection process, the BPU said, kicking off a study.
ITC Holdings
Michigan Senate OKs Transmission ROFR for Incumbent TOs
Michigan’s Senate voted to grant incumbent transmission owners the right of first refusal to build and operate new transmission lines in the state.
Shutterstock
ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee Briefs: Oct. 20, 2021
The ISO-NE PAC received a project list update for the Regional System Plan that included 12 new projects to resolve thermal overloads and voltage violations.
Organization of MISO States
MISO, SPP Eye Small Interregional Tx Projects
MISO and SPP said they will likely establish a smaller interregional project type, which could produce the two's first cross-border transmission project.
Louisiana PSC
La. Regulators Threaten MISO Departure over Tx Costs
 Louisiana regulators say they'll consider a split with MISO if ratepayers are forced to fund major transmission built in northern parts of the footprint.
Roger Merchant
Maine Regulators Hear from CMP, Residents on NECEC Permit
A delay of the NECEC transmission line could cost Central Maine Power an extra $67 million, according to CEO Thorn Dickinson.
NJBPU
Counterflow: Apples and Oysters
Columnist Steve Huntoon says a new Brattle study challenging the use of participant funding is fatally flawed.

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