Transmission Planning

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PJM filed its long-awaited plan for untangling its interconnection queues, proposing to switch to a “first-ready, first-served” procedure.

PJM's stakeholders discussed reserve requirements, a new committee on interconnection processes, DOE's Transmission Facilitation Program and OSW transmission.

MISO is proposing a makeover of its generator retirement studies that includes more notice and stiffer adherence to local reliability requirements.

The Senate and Assembly passed bills to speed transmission development and lower costs as lawmakers tried to help the state meet its renewable power goals.

A draft version of MISO’s MTEP 22 calls for $3.8 billion in spending over 364 new transmission projects in the footprint, stakeholders heard.

By moving the interconnection point for its 804-MW OSW facility in Massachusetts, Mayflower says it can lock in a price of $70.26/MWh for the project.

Grid-enhancing technologies took center stage last week at a WATT Coalition summit on ways to wring efficiencies out of existing transmission facilities.

Stakeholders unanimously endorsed a revised proposal from PJM and the Independent Market Monitor addressing start-up cost offer development.

MISO members are voting whether to recommend MISO’s $10 billion long-range transmission buildout to the RTO’s board as staff make final pitches for the project.

FERC has approved MISO's and SPP’s plan to assign a new prioritization of projects in their respective interconnection queues for study purposes.