FERC authorized an exception to MISO’s interconnection rights transfer process, allowing two Xcel Energy subsidiaries to cooperate on a replacement of a coal-fired plant with a solar farm.

Xcel is accelerating its transition away from fossil-fueled resources by proposing to add about 10 GW of renewables in Minnesota and Colorado.

FERC approved several interconnection and facilities service agreements submitted by MISO to comply with a 2019 commission ruling.

Two FERC commissioners still have heartburn over a 2018 commission order reinstating MISO transmission owners’ rights to self-fund network upgrades.

FERC affirmed an administrative law judge’s decision to assign a Minnesota city’s portion of a 345-kV line to Northern States Power’s joint pricing zone.

The U.S. Justice Department said that a Minnesota law granting in-state transmission owners rights of first refusal on grid additions is unconstitutional.

FERC ruled that Xcel can recover its investment in a transmission project if it is abandoned for reasons beyond the company’s control.

FERC ordered a pay cut for MISO transmission owners, reducing their ROE to 10.32% from 12.38%.