The major elements of PJM’s proposed structure for its competitive planning processes moved past the PJM Planning Committee.

MISO and PJM will entertain proposals for interregional reliability projects even though none of the 19 planned reliability upgrades offer opportunities for collaboration.

PJM will emphasize cost controls in changes to its competitive transmission process, an element in its RTEP redesign.

MISO officials and stakeholders discussed December's record output for wind power, IT improvements and transmission cost allocation.

A review of what we learned at the PJM Planning Committee and Transmission Expansion Advisory Committee meetings on Thursday, November 3rd.

The length of the Xcel Energy (NYSE:XEL) project in MISO MTEP 16 will have to be extended, increasing its cost and reducing its benefit-cost ratio.

Stakeholders support the MISO push to revise its cost allocation process for market efficiency projects, but their suggested approaches are a mixed bag.

MISO unveiled its preliminary 2016 Transmission Expansion Plan at a meeting of the System Planning Committee of the Board of Directors.

The PJM Planning Committee held a special session to begin soliciting stakeholder input on changes to the RTO’s selection process for Order 1000 projects.

MISO said it will work to improve the role of the Planning Advisory Committee in interregional matters following complaints that the committee was hearing after the fact about IPSAC decisions.