September 27, 2024

Transmission Planning

Overheard at EBA’s 2021 Mid-Year Forum
The first day of EBA's Mid-Year Forum included discussions on FERC's inquiry into transmission cost allocation and organized market developments in the West.
SPP
SPP Strategic Planning Committee Briefs: Oct. 13, 2021
SPP’s Strategic Planning Committee approved a task force’s recommended framework to manage DC tie revenue-requirement recovery in the proposed RTO West.
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SPP Markets and Operations Policy Committee: Oct. 11-12, 2021
SPP is searching for ways to advocate change in the natural gas industry following the latter's role in February’s disastrous winter storm outages.
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OSW Grid Strategy Must Extend Beyond Current Proposals, Utility Says
Tim Burdis of PJM says transmission upgrade and replacement decisions in anticipation of a skyrocketing offshore wind industry need to be made now.
Dominion Energy
DOE: Atlantic Coast Needs Integrated Transmission Planning for OSW
Offshore wind is often mismatched with consumer demand for electricity; better transmission planning can help avoid curtailment, congestion, report says.
MISO
MISO Hopes Bifurcated MVP Cost Allocation Will be Temporary
MISO said its proposal to conduct transmission cost allocation separately for the South and Midwest regions is likely to be in place for up to four years.
FERC
FERC Tx Inquiry: Consensus on Need for Change, Discord over Solutions
FERC’s inquiry into transmission planning and cost allocation prompted a flood of comments, most of them agreeing on the need for some changes.
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MISO Tx Expansion Plans Proceeds to Board Vote
MISO's 339-project, $3.04 billion MTEP 21 is headed for approvals from the MISO Board of Directors. 
NEPOOL
NEPOOL Participants Committee Briefs: Oct. 7, 2021
The NEPOOL Participants Committee held its first in-person meeting since March 2020 after going exclusively virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Transource
PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: Oct. 5, 2021
PJM received 79 proposals addressing both the onshore and offshore demands of N.J.’s ambitious OSW program as part of the RTO’s “state agreement approach."

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