Grid planners must abandon narrow categorizations of transmission projects to allow broader cost allocation, speakers at WIRES meeting said.

FERC voted to approve a supplemental NOPR that would scale back a transmission rate adder designed to encourage utilities to join RTOs.

NERC and the regional entities pushed back on FERC’s proposal to shorten the time between the organization’s performance assessments from 5 years to 3.

FERC proposed revisions to its policy statement on natural gas price indices to improve the participation in and formation of the indices.

FERC proposed incentives to encourage public utilities to make cybersecurity investments above and beyond the requirements of NERC’s CIP standards.

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

FERC proposed a new approach to awarding transmission incentives and a doubling of the adder for participating in an RTO.

FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee released a star-studded agenda for the commission’s energy conference to be held Oct. 21 at the University of Kentucky.

In a setback for developers of small power projects, FERC launched a rulemaking to overhaul regulations under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act.

Advanced Energy Economy members are eager for FERC to issue a final rule breaking down barriers to participation in wholesale markets for DERs.