PJM initiated a load-shedding event in the Baltimore Gas and Electric region after the Brandon Shores substation went offline.

To increase its energy supplies, PJM proposes expanding its process for allowing new resources to inject onto the grid while their required network upgrades are being completed, allowing a unit to operate partially.

CREPC TC, in collaboration with Energy Strategies, issued its first transmission cost allocation study to provide the Western electricity industry with guidelines on how to tackle the thorny issue.

SPP approved its seventh competitive project under FERC Order 1000, a 19-mile, 115-kV new transmission line with an estimated cost of $45.5 million in the Texas-New Mexico area.

Stakeholders requested the NYISO Market Monitoring Unit provide an explanation of the difficulties in obtaining data from the ISO and market participants on supplemental commitments after it presented its State of the Market report for the first quarter.

SPP’s Board of Directors agreed to defer action on a 765-kV transmission project with a ballooning cost estimate and staff’s large load integration policy, both the source of much stakeholder discussion.

FERC approved an SPP tariff change that allows interconnection customers without a pending request to ask for interim service when the study cluster’s window is closed.

The D.C. Circuit remanded to FERC an order rejecting a mitigation plan LG&E and KU Energy filed to replace its longstanding obligation to de-pancake rates for wholesale customers.

Mark Christie announced he was stepping down as chair of FERC effective at close of business Aug. 8, and filed one last dissent the previous day.

BPA’s proposed changes to its grid access process have prompted questions about how new readiness criteria will affect established industry practices and financing of new projects.