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February 12, 2026

Transmission Planning

Texas Admin Monitor
Texas Regulators Boost Southern Cross Project
Texas regulators are seriously looking at a merchant long-haul HVDC transmission line that would connect ERCOT with systems in the SERC Reliability region.
SPP
SPP Board of Directors/Members Committee Briefs: Oct. 26, 2021
SPP’s Board of Directors approved the RTO’s third competitive transmission project, awarding a 345-kV line’s construction to NextEra Energy Transmission.
NJ EDA
New Jersey Wind Port Draws Offshore Heavy Hitters
New Jersey’s plan to create a wind port that will serve as a hub for the East Coast got a boost from applications by prominent offshore wind players.
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Overheard at OPSI 2021 Annual Meeting
The future of the grid and the adoption of new market rules to address PJM's changing generation mix were front and center during OPSI's annual meeting.
BOEM
New York Writing Ending to Tale of Two Grids
New York City is set to replace dirty power plants with clean energy from up the Hudson and in the ocean, with an estimated $26 billion in projects.
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MISO Regulators Adopt Civil Tone on Contentious Planning Issues
State regulatory staff and MISO continued to debate  the potential billions in spending called for in the RTO’s long-range transmission plan.
OPSI
FERC’s Christie Promotes State Perspectives at OPSI Conference
FERC Commissioner and former OPSI President Mark Christie spoke at the organization's annual meeting, arguing against federal transmission siting authority.
Advanced Solar Products
NJ Launches Grid Modernization Study
Growing solar and offshore wind generation requires modernization of New Jersey’s distribution interconnection process, the BPU said, kicking off a study.
ITC Holdings
Michigan Senate OKs Transmission ROFR for Incumbent TOs
Michigan’s Senate voted to grant incumbent transmission owners the right of first refusal to build and operate new transmission lines in the state.
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ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee Briefs: Oct. 20, 2021
The ISO-NE PAC received a project list update for the Regional System Plan that included 12 new projects to resolve thermal overloads and voltage violations.

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