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March 30, 2026

Transmission Planning

MISO
Bigger Role Seen for Independent Forecast in MISO Tx Plan
MISO proposed to rely on its own load forecasting to support long-term transmission planning, instead of a combination of forecasts provided by LSEs.
ISO-NE Planning Advisory Commitee Briefs: Oct. 18, 2017
ISO-NE will revise the scope of its 2027 transmission needs assessments after stakeholders raised questions about the study’s dispatch modeling.
SPP
SPP to Consider Tx Planning Policy for Energy-Only Resources
SPP staff agreed to bring stakeholders a strawman proposal addressing concerns over the RTO’s transmission planning policy for energy-only resources.
FERC Upholds Cost Allocation on Va. Tx Undergrounding
FERC upheld its ruling that the costs of undergrounding transmission lines in Virginia should be shared by all VEPCO network integration customers.
PJM Board Approves $1 Billion in Transmission Projects
The PJM Board of Managers authorized $1 billion in transmission project, including new construction, end-of-life replacements and upgrades.
PJM Planning/TEAC Briefs Oct. 12, 2017
Stakeholders approved PJM’s 2017 installed reserve margin (IRM) calculations at last week’s Planning Committee meeting.
Unfazed by Obstacles, Clean Line’s Skelly Focuses on Future
Despite not having any of its projects constructed, Clean Line Energy Partners, and CEO Mike Skelly, remain optimistic.
PJM Stakeholders Battle over Cost Cap Rules
Only a few PJM stakeholders attended the special Planning Commission session on cost-containment provisions in bids on transmission projects.
Republic Transmission
FERC Grants Developer Incentive Rates for Duff-Coleman Project
LS Power’s Republic Transmission won FERC approval for incentives to construct MISO’s first competitively bid transmission project.
SPP
FERC Rejects Cost Allocation for SPP-AECI Seams Project
FERC rejected SPP’s proposed cost allocation for its seams project with Associated Electric Cooperative Inc.

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