January 10, 2025

Transmission Rates

National Grid
Large New York Consumers Oppose National Grid Transmission Upgrades
A group of large New York electricity consumers opposes National Grid’s development and cost recovery proposal for 19 transmission upgrade projects.
MISO, SPP
MISO, SPP Regulators to Engage on Tx Cost Allocation
MISO and SPP state regulators plan to involve themselves in the RTOs’ discussions about sharing costs from their joint interconnection queue study.
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FERC Approves Pause of PJM Transmission Constraint Penalty Factor in Virginia
FERC approved a temporary halt to PJM’s transmission constraint penalty factor rules in Virginia’s Northern Neck peninsula.
Xcel Energy
KEPCo, Xcel Rehearing Requests on Z2 Fail
FERC rejected a pair of separate rehearing requests by SPP members related to the RTO’s assignment of network upgrade charges under tariff Attachment Z2.
The Brattle Group
Stakeholder Soapbox: Midwest Lessons on the Value of Transmission Independence and Competition
The Midwest has become ground zero for the future of transmission policy because of incumbent TOs' stifling control, R Street Institute's Devin Hartman says.
SPP
SPP Board of Directors/Members Committee Briefs: Jan. 25, 2022
SPP’s board approved three tariff revision recommendations related to transmission pricing in local zones and the RTO’s facility cost-allocation process.
PacifiCorp
FERC Directs More Clarity in Order 864 Filings
FERC partly rejected Order 864 compliance filings by NorthWestern, Duke Energy and PacifiCorp regarding changes caused by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
SPP
SPP Board, Regulators to Take up Rejected RRs
SPP’s Board of Directors and its state regulators will consider a pair of revision requests that did not pass stakeholder muster earlier this month.
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MISO Makes 2nd Plea for Time on ROE Refunds
MISO has made another attempt to coax more time from FERC so it can calculate refunds to transmission customers relating to the commission’s return on equity.
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DC Circuit Reverses FERC on PATH Refunds
Reversing FERC, the D.C. Circuit ruled that developers of the abandoned PATH transmission line must refund $6 million spent to influence public officials.

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