ISO-NE received six proposals from four different companies in response to its request for proposals to address transmission constraints and interconnect onshore wind in Maine.

MISO wants to increase the number of generation projects it may study under its interconnection queue express lane from 10 to 15 per quarter.

MISO said its first crack at long-range transmission planning in the South region likely would take about three years to culminate in potential project recommendations.

A U.S. district court judge in Massachusetts granted NextEra Energy’s motion to dismiss claims the company violated federal and state antitrust laws in its efforts to block the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission project.

IESO is adopting more “proactive” planning processes in response to a projected load increase of 75%.

Capacity auction reforms, a new asset condition reviewer role, parallel transmission planning efforts, new reserve products, Pay-for-Performance changes and interconnection modifications are likely to be on the docket for ISO-NE in 2026.

FERC terminated a show-cause proceeding against SPP and accepted the RTO’s proposal to revise its collateral requirements for financial transmission rights by including an additional re-marking mechanism for seasonal products.

Texas regulators have approved the first transmission project in the Permian Basin Reliability Plan, along with several other projects.

The U.S. Department of Energy has terminated 321 grants totaling $7.56 billion for 223 projects, apparently targeting Democratic-leaning states.