MISO, PJM and SPP are close to meeting FERC’s transparency requirements around affected-system studies, but their compliance filings still need fine-tuning.

FERC denied rehearing of a 2019 order that directed MISO, PJM and SPP to shine more light on how they perform their affected-system studies.

MISO is revising how it handles generator interconnections along its seams with neighboring balancing areas in a bid to satisfy recent FERC mandates.

FERC told MISO, PJM and SPP their joint operating agreements don’t provide enough clarity on how the RTOs’ handle generator interconnections along seams.

FERC approved the MISO plan to cut some duplicate analyses from the first phase of its generation interconnection queue.

MISO is proposing near-term changes designed to speed up its interconnection queue as it confronts its largest-ever influx of potential generation projects.

FERC approved the MISO proposal to shorten the window of time it allows for altering estimated capacity volumes for projects in the interconnection queue.

Generation developers and transmission providers called for more direction from FERC to improve coordination of “affected system” studies.

Renewable developers sparred with transmission planners for MISO, SPP and PJM Tuesday over the RTOs' affected system studies.

FERC ordered a technical conference on how PJM, MISO and SPP coordinate generator interconnection studies on projects near their seams.