Increased electrification and reliance on solar and wind will make electricity supply and demand more weather-dependent, resulting in more variable winter peak loads.

The New England Transmission Owners released a draft asset condition forecast database for the ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee and outlined updates to the asset condition project stakeholder review process.

NESCOE pressed transmission owners to increase the transparency of their asset condition projects and incorporate them into ISO-NE’s planning process.

FERC accepted changes to the New England Transmission Owners’ interconnection study rules but ordered changes to the interconnection agreement.

FERC’s new method for calculating transmission ROE drew requests for rehearing from TOs perplexed it would use a MISO-centric order to set national policy.

NEPOOL provided the Transmission Committee with an update on the hearing procedures in the proceeding under Federal Power Act Section 206.

FERC rejected a contested offer of settlement on network service rates for a group of New England transmission owners (NETOs).

FERC disclosed data underlying its new formula for setting ROE rates for New England transmission owners and explained how it influenced the methodology.

FERC signaled a major change in how it sets transmission owners' return on equity rates; no longer relying solely on the discounted cash flow model.