The ERCOT Board of Directors unanimously approved a $246.7 million transmission project to address growing energy needs along the Texas Gulf Coast.

Texas Public Utility Commission (PUCT) Chair DeAnn Walker briefed her fellow commissioners on matters concerning SPP, MISO and FERC.

The Great Plains Institute convened state officials and other stakeholders from across the Midwest for a one-day workshop exploring trends in SPP.

MISO sector representatives expressed uncertainty about the future of the grid, cautiously offering their predictions and suggestions.

SPP’s Board of Directors and Members Committee approved a 1-cent increase in the RTO’s administrative fee and its 2018 budget.

SPP set several new records for wind generation, lending further credence to its claims that it can handle wind-penetration levels as high as 75%.

MISO’s Board of Directors unanimously approved MTEP 17, including 353 new transmission projects valued at $2.6 billion.

The PJM Board of Managers authorized $348 million in transmission projects, irking American Municipal Power.

FERC approved several changes to MISO’s competitive transmission developer selection process under FERC Order 1000.

Panelists at EUCI’s Transmission Expansion in the Midwest conference said industry must focus on exporting wind energy and overcoming seams processes.