SPP’s Board of Directors has approved a tariff change establishing an integrated, three-year transmission planning cycle that represents a “first-in-the-country” mechanism.

MISO and SPP appear undaunted in their pursuit of a beneficial interregional project after FERC’s rejection of exemptions to their joint study rules.

The pace of load growth has picked up across Eversource Energy’s service territories in the Northeast, the company said during its second-quarter earnings call.

Five state public service commissions have banded together to request that FERC order a recasting of MISO’s long-range transmission projects, arguing the projects aren’t as beneficial as MISO has advertised.

Ameren Illinois argued to FERC that it should have dibs on sections of two competitive long-range transmission projects worth almost $2 billion from MISO’s second portfolio, claiming Illinois’ “first in the field” doctrine is tantamount to a right of first refusal law.

NYISO provided a glimpse into the possible capacity accreditation factors for gas generator units that have not guaranteed a supply of fuel for the winter capability period.

SPP is celebrating several recent FERC orders that have strengthened its resource adequacy framework that it says will secure a “reliable energy future” for its region.

In the wake of the New York Public Service Commission’s decision to cease planning its offshore wind underwater transmission network, NYISO has followed suit, tossing two years of planning studies.

SPP's Strategic Planning Committee has unanimously endorsed staff’s comprehensive approach to accelerate transmission capability, directing them and the RTO's working groups to prioritize the development of policies for all short-, mid- and long-term initiatives.