The current state of transmission policy was examined at an Infocast conference that went into the possibility for a permitting bill and looked at the implementation of recent FERC orders.

FERC told MISO it needs a few more edits to its queue rules to be compliant with the commission’s wide-ranging order to streamline generator interconnection.

CAISO is soliciting bids for two transmission projects in the San Francisco Bay Area to prepare the state for more projected data center load in the coming decade.

The NYISO Business Issues Committee and Operating Committee approved a governing document revisions that would implement transmission owners’ right of first refusal in the ISO’s planning processes at their meetings.

Committee business included a quick-fix package to expand the definition of dual-fuel generation in the Reliability Assurance Agreement to include generation capable of running on a backup fuel type with off-site storage and dedicated delivery.

Ontario is putting its chips on nuclear power and natural gas to meet its growing energy demand while directing IESO to incorporate gas distributors and the province’s economic development goals in its system planning.

Out-of-state wind integration, merchant transmission development and the WestTEC planning effort are all factors influencing CAISO’s interregional transmission planning.

The Bonneville Power Administration faces monumental challenges in implementing actions to meet the Pacific Northwest’s needs once it lifts its pause on transmission planning.