MISO said it will create more public notices throughout its variance analysis, the process it uses to reassess transmission projects that experience cost increases or other obstacles.
FERC rejected a request by four Western utilities to rehear its approval of the “transmission contributors” option in the SPP Markets+ tariff but provided the utilities clarification on the boundaries of that provision.
The Bureau of Land Management has proposed changes to three of its Northern Nevada resource management plans to accommodate NV Energy’s 235-mile Greenlink North transmission project.
The Bonneville Power Administration predicts even steeper energy deficits among its network of dams under firm conditions compared to predictions from 2024.
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has approved new grid modernization rules the agency says will make the process of launching new distributed sources easier and faster.
FERC approved MISO’s new generation replacement provision that allows replacements to reconnect at more preferred points on the grid over clean energy groups’ concern that it plays favorites.
MISO has shed light on the reasons behind the May 25 load-shed event in southeast Louisiana, describing a system taxed by early summer heat and rife with congestion and unavailable generation.
Peak demand in the Western Interconnection hit a record high of 168.2 GW in 2024, reflecting “early effects” of the growth in large loads such as data centers, according to a new WECC report.
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The Western Transmission Expansion Coalition is on track to publish the first phase of its transmission planning study this summer despite some delays in finalizing the models that will underpin the study.
FERC approved PJM’s proposed cost allocation for $6.7 billion in transmission upgrades included in the first window of the 2024 Regional Transmission Expansion Plan.
