January 10, 2025

Transmission Rates

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Monitor: PJM Energy Prices Rising but Still Competitive
Energy prices in PJM increased “significantly” in the first half of 2021 compared to 2020, but prices remained lower than historical levels, the IMM reported.
Organization of MISO States
MISO, SPP Offer Idea on Joint Interconnection Tx Allocation
MISO and SPP have shared an early concept for cost allocation on joint transmission projects intended to ease the two’s crowded interconnection queues.
LS Power
La. and Miss. Join MISO, TOs in Opposing Cost Sharing at 100 kV
Louisiana and Mississippi joined MISO and its TOs in opposing LS Power’s campaign for regional cost sharing of transmission projects down to 100 kV.
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Stakeholder Soapbox: Advancing Grid Parity
R Street Institute's Devin Hartman discusses anti-competitive flaws in RTO transmission policy and ways to level the playing field to encourage innovation.
PJM Interconnection
PJM Stakeholders Blast TOs’ Petition to Rate-base Network Upgrades
Protesters urged FERC to reject a bid by PJM transmission owners to fund network upgrades and add them to their rate bases.
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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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.
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.
MISO
MISO, TOs: More Time Needed for ROE Refunds
MISO and transmission owners said they need nine more months to issue refunds stemming from FERC's 2020 change to ROE in transmission rates.
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Can New Laws Overcome Transmission Permitting Roadblocks?
A House panel heard testimony on Democratic proposals to address cost allocation problems and increase federal authority over siting of transmission lines.

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