Planning for the grid of the future requires increasingly sophisticated prognostication, and the industry needs to look to new data sources to model the grid of tomorrow, says columnist Dej Knuckey.

The California Department of Water Resources and other parties have asked CAISO to restart a transmission access charge initiative that was put on hold in 2018 due to the development of the ISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market.

New Jersey should continue to pursue a strategy of heavy reliance on clean energy to head off the state’s looming energy shortage, with no increase in natural gas generation, says outgoing Gov. Phil Murphy.

Higher prices under Ontario’s renewed market are causing heartburn for mines and greenhouse growers, stakeholders told IESO.

Load growth beyond PJM’s ability to serve is a clear and present danger to the reliability of the grid and the functioning of PJM’s markets, says the NRDC.

FERC approved a transmission security agreement between PECO Energy and Amazon for a data center planned in Falls Township, Pa.

The Virginia SCC approved a smaller rate request than Dominion Energy asked for, but it also approved its plan to set up a new rate class for large customers and new natural gas units to meet rising demand.

Citing developments within WPP’s Western Resource Adequacy Program, the Oregon Public Utilities Commission waived penalties for independent power suppliers participating in the state’s alternative RA program.

A new report examines CAISO, MISO, PJM and SPP efforts to accelerate interconnection and concludes that while some may succeed in speeding generation additions, some sacrifice fairness, transparency and open-access principles.