September 28, 2024

Transmission Planning

Entergy
South Regulators Lambast MISO Long-term Tx Planning
State commission staff from MISO South questioned MISO's long-range transmission plan at an Entergy State Regional Committee meeting.
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Glick Works to Strengthen Relationship with NARUC
FERC Chair Richard Glick is seeking ‘peace, love and understanding’ with state regulators as work on easing transmission issues begins.
Texas Admin Monitor
Texas Public Utility Commission Briefs: July 15, 2021
Texas PUC staff and ERCOT staff have been "living on coffee and anger" as they work together to redesign the state's deregulated market.
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PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: July 13, 2021
PJM stakeholders affirmed OA language from the RTO’s mitigation proposal endorsed in February to avoid critical infrastructure projects.
SPP
SPP Markets and Operations Policy Committee Briefs: July 12-13, 2021
Renewable developers said SPP's plan to resolve a four-year backlog of GI requests by 2024 sets an example for the other RTOs to follow.
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MISO Members Revive Debate over ‘Postage Stamp’ Cost Allocation
The postage-stamp cost allocation method for long-term transmission projects might be coming back in vogue in MISO.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
FERC Goes Back to the Drawing Board on Transmission Planning, Cost Allocation
FERC voted to reconsider its rules on transmission planning, cost allocation and generator interconnection, acknowledging the failures of  Order 1000.
Exelon
Counterflow: New Ball and Chain for Renewable Energy
Columnist Steve Huntoon says a proposal by PJM TOs to rate base network upgrades and charge generators formula rates would harm new wind and solar.
NREL
NREL: International Tx Critical for Emission Reductions, Resource Adequacy
The U.S. and Canada signed an MOU on grid expansion collaboration and released a report promoting a massive buildout of transmission across North America.
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MISO, SPP Solicit Ideas on Allocating Joint Tx Costs
MISO and SPP are asking for stakeholder ideas on how they can cost share joint transmission projects that allow new generator interconnections.

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