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FERC Approves Removal of RTO Adder for AEP Ohio Cos.
FERC approved revised rate schedules for two American Electric Power affiliates in Ohio to remove their RTO participation adders.
Brosz Engineering
FERC Accepts Unexecuted Agreements Filed in Protest
FERC accepted unexecuted network upgrade agreements for wind farms in the Dakotas and Minnesota despite uncertainty over who should finance the upgrades.
AEP
Kentucky Officials Ask FERC to Deny AEP-Liberty Deal
Kentucky officials have asked FERC to shut down AEP’s proposed $2.6 billion sale of its Kentucky operations to Liberty Utilities.
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FERC Urged to Close ‘Regulatory Gap’ on Tx Costs
State regulators and others urged FERC to increase oversight of “local” transmission projects while TOs insisted existing cost controls are sufficient.
NV Energy
FERC Approves Greenlink Nevada Incentives
The agency approved a package of transmission rate incentives for NV Energy’s $2.5 billion Greenlink Nevada project.
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FERC Issues Show-cause Order on ComEd Formula Rate Protocols
FERC ordered show-cause proceedings for Commonwealth Edison’s formula rate protocols, saying that they may not provide adequate transparency.
Xcel Energy
PSCo, Idaho Power Comply with Show-cause Order

FERC has approved two Western utilities’ revisions to their transmission formula rate protocols in their response to a show cause proceeding begun last year.

ITC Holdings
FERC Affirms ITC Midwest’s Capital Structure Rehearing
FERC has decided for a second time to leave ITC Midwest’s 16-year-old capital structure untouched over protests it results in unaffordable customer rates.
Duke Energy Renewables
FERC Grants Rehearing of SPP Capacity Accreditation Proposal
FERC rejected SPP’s capacity accreditation methodology for wind and solar resources and granted a rehearing request of its prior approval.
Ameren
MISO States Ramp Up ROFR Legislation
State legislatures across MISO are undertaking a flurry of activity on rights of first refusal legislation as major transmission planning surges.

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