January 9, 2025

Transmission Rates

PacifiCorp
FERC Opens Probes on Western Transmission Rate Protocols
FERC challenged the transmission formula rate protocols of five Western utilities, saying they lack sufficient transparency and customer protections.
JU
New York TOs Again Defend Local Tx Project Rights
New York TOs again rejected challenges to their new public policy category of local transmission development for purposes of cost sharing and recovery.
MISO, SPP
Now, the Hard Part: MISO, SPP Tackle JTIQ Cost Allocation
SPP and MISO began gathering feedback on ways they can pass the hat for seven joint transmission projects that could enable almost 29 GW of new generation.
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FERC Conditionally Accepts Rockland Electric’s ROE Adder in PJM
FERC conditionally accepted Rockland's proposed return on equity and transmission revenue requirement, subjecting both to further hearing.
Matthew T. Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
FERC Partially Grants Challenges to AEP Transmission Rates
FERC partially granted four cooperatives’ challenge of AEP companies’ annual update for transmission formula rate charges under the SPP tariff.
NYSEG
FERC Upholds Denial of NYTOs’ Cost Allocation Complaint
FERC upheld its denial of New York transmission owners’ complaint that NYISO’s funding mechanism for transmission upgrades is unjust and unreasonable.
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FERC Approves BPA’s 2022 Power and Transmission Rates
FERC approved the BPA’s proposed 2022 wholesale power and transmission rates — a formality by the commission that carries little weight under federal law.
U.S. Forest Service
FERC Rejects PG&E Bid to Raise Profits
FERC rebuffed a request by PG&E for a 13% return on equity based on its financial risks from wildfires and the state's aggressive decarbonization efforts.
MISO
MISO Midwest-South Transfer Service on Outage until July
MISO said the transmission line behind its path linking the Midwest and South regions has been out of commission since late 2021 and is set to stay on outage.
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DC Circuit Upholds FERC on Transmission Cost Allocation in PJM
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied petitions for review of a settlement that allocated transmission costs in PJM.

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