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February 5, 2026

Transmission Planning

ACEG
ACEG: Comprehensive Transmission Planning Saves Consumers Money

A new report from ACEG argues comprehensive transmission planning can help maintain affordability as the power system grows to meet rising demand from data centers and other sources.

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New Technology Requires Innovative Regulations, WCPSC Panelists Say

Panelists at the annual meeting of the Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners emphasized the need for innovative regulatory frameworks in order to keep up with new technology seeking interconnection.

AECI
MISO Drafts Joint Planning Agreement with AECI

MISO has drafted a joint transmission planning agreement with neighbor Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. that is premised on how they currently coordinate.

New Orleans City Council
NOLA City Council Puts Entergy, MISO in Hot Seat over Outages

Called to the podium by the New Orleans City Council, MISO and Entergy leadership agreed a perfect storm of factors merged to cause the Memorial Day weekend power outages.

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Industry Needs ‘New Planning Paradigm,’ BPA Chief Tells Regulators

BPA CEO John Hairston’s keynote at the annual meeting of the WCPSC spotlighted a theme that would dominate discussion at the event: the looming prospect of overwhelming growth in electricity demand in the West and across the U.S.

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Interregional Transmission Would Improve Resource Adequacy, ACEG Report Argues

A new ACEG report says interregional transmission offers resource adequacy benefits and highlights how regions can take advantage of that.

Northern Indiana Public Service Co.
MISO to Make Transmission Re-evaluation Process More Public

MISO said it will create more public notices throughout its variance analysis, the process it uses to reassess transmission projects that experience cost increases or other obstacles.

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BLM Proposes Accommodations for Greenlink North Line
The Bureau of Land Management has proposed changes to three of its Northern Nevada resource management plans to accommodate NV Energy’s 235-mile Greenlink North transmission project.
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FERC OKs MISO Generation Replacements Connecting at Different Points than Predecessors
FERC approved MISO’s new generation replacement provision that allows replacements to reconnect at more preferred points on the grid over clean energy groups’ concern that it plays favorites.
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WestTEC Tx Study on Track Despite Delays
The Western Transmission Expansion Coalition is on track to publish the first phase of its transmission planning study this summer despite some delays in finalizing the models that will underpin the study.

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