FERC approved two incentives Pacific Gas and Electric requested to support work it will undertake with LS Power for four transmission projects included in CAISO’s 2021/22 transmission plan.

MISO has multiple planning topics to tackle on the horizon, with work involving an update of merchant HVDC interconnection procedures, making expedited transmission project reviews more manageable, and evaluating co-located load and generation seeking interconnection.

MISO plans to pursue a more straightforward, 50% peak load megawatt cap to limit the number of generator interconnection requests it will accept annually.

DOE awarded $371 million to state regulatory agencies to accelerate transmission permitting and to communities impacted by major interstate projects.

Sens. Joe Manchin and John Barrasso introduced long-planned legislation on energy project permitting that would increase FERC’s power to approve new electric transmission.

NYISO’s Business Issues and Operating committees met to discuss and vote on updates to the ISO’s Ancillary Services manual.

MISO’s $25 billion, mostly 765-kV long-range transmission package for the Midwest region is nearing finalization, while the Independent Market Monitor continues to doubt the necessity of the projects.