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April 4, 2025

Transmission Operations

CAISO
Fast-paced Effort will Address EDAM Congestion Revenue Issue
CAISO launched an “expedited” initiative to address stakeholder concerns about how EDAM will allocate congestion revenues when a transmission constraint in one balancing authority area causes congestion in a neighboring BAA.
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NM Lawmakers Pass Bills on Grid Modernization, Tx Taxation

The New Mexico Legislature passed a handful of energy-related bills, including one that would boost advanced grid technologies, which are seen as a way to make the grid more efficient and potentially reduce the need to build new transmission lines.

NYISO
Winter Fuel Constraints Concerning for NYISO
While NYISO operated reliably last winter, the season provided “continued examples of limited flexibility on the gas system,” ISO staff told the Operating Committee.
Baxtel
FERC Again Declines Changes, Refunds on Crypto-burdened MISO-SPP Flowgate
FERC again decided that neither MISO nor Montana-Dakota Utilities are entitled to recourse over a MISO-SPP flowgate in North Dakota strained by a cryptocurrency mining facility.
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NEPOOL Reliability Committee Briefs: March 18, 2025
ISO-NE presented the results of its 2023/24 load power factor audit, which found most regional LPF areas to be noncompliant with the standards for low-load, high-voltage conditions.
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FERC to Rule on SPP’s RA Requirement for Winter
FERC is expected to rule on SPP’s proposed tariff revisions adding a winter season resource adequacy requirement and several other issues related to the grid operator.
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Experts Urge Texas Policymakers to Go Big with 765-kV Transmission
ERCOT already operates a power system as large as those in several European countries, but demand growth is expected to bring it up to the level of PJM and MISO, which has the industry considering building a new system of 765-kV lines to transmit power around Texas. 
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FERC Approves New York Transco’s Formula Rate, Sets ROE for Hearing
FERC approved including additional expense accounts in New York Transco’s new company-wide formula rate over the protests of the Public Service Commission and New York City.
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MISO to Seek 3-Year Order 881 Delay for Vendor Holdups
MISO announced it will ask FERC for a postponement on rolling out ambient-adjusted line ratings until December 2028.
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NWPCC Considers Trump, Data Centers in Regional Power Plan
The Northwest Power and Conservation Council must ensure forecast models consider President Donald Trump’s shifting energy priorities to ensure the council’s upcoming 20-year regional power plan stays relevant, board members contended during a recent meeting.

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