FERC approved a settlement agreement granting five municipalities belonging to Missouri River Energy Services a 9.6% base return on equity.

Westar will pay a penalty of $180K for submitting inaccurate mitigated energy offer curves to SPP under a settlement with FERC’s Office of Enforcement.

The U.S. Energy Department’s study acknowledges its limited authority over wholesale markets, leaving it to FERC and RTOs to act on its recommendations.

U.S. grid operators, the ISOs and RTOs across the country, were well prepared for the first continent-wide total solar eclipse in nearly a century.

The Texas PUC (PUCT) has scheduled a second staff-led workshop for Oct. 13 on price formation issues in the ERCOT market.

FERC granted Grand River Dam Authority’s request for a permanent 2-foot increase in the reservoir level of the 105-MW Pensacola Project.

The MISO rejection of the last possible interregional transmission project resulting from a coordinated study with SPP surprised the latter RTO.

Clean Line Energy said it is considering legal appeals following the Missouri Public Service Commission’s third rejection of its Grain Belt Express.

MISO is yanking support on the project resulting from a study with SPP, nixing its chances this year to collaborate on an interregional project.

Next week’s total solar eclipse will not disrupt SPP operations despite 100% obscuration levels in parts of its 14-state footprint.