FERC approved PJM’s proposal to provide more transparency in its process for designating immediate-need transmission projects.

Transmission owners defended PJM’s, ISO-NE’s and SPP’s immediate-need reliability projects while states said they are frustrating FERC Order 1000’s intent.

NEPOOL focused on how to apply transmission charges to a storage resource when it is charging for later resale and not providing a service.

PJM, ISO-NE and SPP appear to be thwarting Order 1000’s intent to open transmission projects to competition by abusing the “immediate need” exemption.