FERC rejected Big Rivers Electric’s request for a waiver to keep MISO interconnection rights for one of its coal plants through late 2017.

Members of the Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) saw increased savings and profits with the addition of Puget Sound Energy and APS.

SPP stakeholders approved a 12% planning reserve margin, a new demand curve and 10 revision requests at the Markets and Operations Policy Committee meeting.

SPP stakeholders endorsed $201.5 million in transmission projects despite objections from several entities.

MISO told the Planning Advisory Committee that it will conduct three new separate, but related, studies this year to identify a transmission solution for the RTO’s constrained interface between its North and South regions.

In the absence of a planned transmission line, Dominion presented a plan to PJM to drop 150,000 customers in Virginia in the event of facility loss.

SPP stakeholders agreed to amend a two-year-old policy paper and clarify when FERC approval would be needed for cost allocation towards some seams projects.

FERC ordered hearing and settlement procedures in a dispute over transmission capacity obligations in an area of Northern Maine separate from ISO-NE.

PJM held a special session of the MIC on Wednesday, where stakeholders debated implementing unlimited service along the NYISO-PJM seam.

The NYISO Management Committee approved an agreement with PJM to end the 1,000-MW Con Ed-PSEG wheel next year while maintaining an operational base flow of 400 MW.