transmission upgrades

‘Participant Funding’ Violates FPA, Grid Groups Say
RTO policies assigning network upgrades to interconnection customers are no longer just and reasonable, renewable advocates said in a new report.
ISO-NE
ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee Briefs: Oct. 21, 2020
ISO-NE announced its Cape Cod Resource Integration Study that will focus on new transmission infrastructure to interconnect queued generation
Future of Tx Planning Debated at EBA Conference
TOs, regulators and stakeholders face a massive task in planning for new transmission as they prepare for an influx of renewable resources.
ATC Shifts to MISO Allocation Model for Tx Upgrades
After years of using its own generator interconnection cost allocation method, ATC will transition to MISO’s after FERC gave the company its approval.
FERC Upholds MISO Self-fund Order, Glick Dissents
FERC left MISO transmission owners’ ability to self-fund network upgrades intact over a protest from AWEA and the dissent of Commissioner Richard Glick.
MISO Unveils 1st Proposal to Consolidate Tx Planning
MISO proposed requiring upgrades needed by generation projects to reach certain voltage and price levels before they can be tested for cost-sharing eligibility.
MISO West Planning Belies Upgrade Needs, Critics say
MISO West won’t see any major projects in this year’s transmission planning cycle, despite complaints that renewables in the interconnection queue necessitate billions in upgrades.
SPP MOPC Briefs: April 14, 2020
SPP's MOPC endorsed a revision request that would eliminate Z2 revenue credits for sponsored transmission upgrades despite concerns of a regulatory defeat.
PJM Preps 3rd Control Room, Plans for Sequestration
No PJM dispatchers have yet tested positive for COVID-19, according to officials from the RTO, while planning to deal with the pandemic continues.
PJM Rejects Ameren Challenge on Tx Project
PJM is standing behind its original $7 million rebuild of the 115-kV Hunterstown-Lincoln line over a competing project from Ameren.

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