FERC Commissioner Mark Christie said the agency's transmission NOPR gives the states plenty of flexibility to plan their public policy-focused projects.

FERC denied rehearing requests from transmission providers and others on Order 881.

FERC opened a docket on the costs and benefits of dynamic line ratings, an initiative it signaled in its December order banning static line ratings.

MISO foresees a relatively easy shift to incorporate transmission owners’ dynamic line ratings, though it said it will settle on a weather forecasting method.

FERC ordered transmission providers to end the use of static line ratings in evaluating near-term service, saying it will increase utilization of the grid.

MISO has developed a rough idea of how it might manage dynamic transmission line ratings should FERC begin to require them. 

FERC issued a proposal to require all transmission providers to implement seasonal and ambient-adjusted ratings on their lines.

MISO agrees with nearly all the new recommendations its Monitor issued this year, though executing the ideas may take some time.

Representatives from utilities, RTOs and technology vendors gathered at FERC headquarters for a workshop to discuss the role of grid-enhancing technologies.

FERC and NERC are reviewing the more than 70 comments filed in response to their proposal on disclosure of CIP violations to determine their next steps.