January 8, 2025

Transmission Rates

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.
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DC Circuit Sends FERC Back to Drawing Board on MISO ROE
The battle over MISO transmission owners’ return on equity continued with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals vacating FERC’s order setting the rate at 10.02%.
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PJM Sees Additional $603M ‘Data Center Alley’ Transmission Spend
Dominion Energy plans $603 million in additional transmission spending to serve the unprecedented growth of data centers near Dulles Airport in Virginia.
Kentucky PSC
DC Circuit Backs Kentucky Munis on Transmission Rate ‘Pancaking’
FERC failed to consider the impact of potential rate increases when it allowed LG&E/KU to partially exit market power mitigation, the D.C. Circuit ruled.
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States Back FERC Interregional Transfer Requirement
State regulators say minimum requirements on interregional transfer capacity could produce cross border transmission where Order 1000 failed.
Michels Power
Counterflow: Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later
When would consumers like to pay a transmission owner’s return on project costs — before and during construction or when the project is completed?
NYPA
FERC Rejects Niagara Mohawk Tx Cost Formula, ROE Adders
FERC nixed Niagara Mohawk Power’s proposed cost allocation and recovery for its share in the Smart Path Connect transmission project in upstate New York.
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DC Circuit Court Backs FERC over MISO Interregional Cost Allocation
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals endorsed FERC over Entergy Arkansas in a disagreement over MISO’s cost allocation for interregional transmission projects.
Solar Landscape
NJ Solar Sector Calls for Speedy Grid Modernization Plan
Solar developers embraced a new report by the NJ BPU on how to modernize the state’s power grid to handle the expected rise in energy from wind and solar.
Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory
Counterflow: Stuff That Ain’t So
FERC's NOPR on transmission planning and cost allocation is based on false premises and undermines the agency's credibility, says columnist Steve Huntoon.

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