PJM asked FERC to approve cost responsibilities for $687 million in transmission upgrades included in a revised RTEP.

FERC was particularly interested in learning how PJM reclassifies supplemental projects as baseline projects in its RTEP.

New York transmission owners filed a proposed settlement with FERC establishing the cost allocation and rate of return for three transmission projects.

The Energy Department recommended approval of a presidential permit for the New England Clean Power Link, which would transmit 1,000 MW of Canadian hydropower into New England.

The Energy Department said it “did not identify widespread significant impacts as a result of construction or operations and maintenance" of the Plains & Eastern.

A summary of issues discussed by the SPP Board of Directors and Members Committee at their quarterly and annual meetings, including the 2017 ITP10 and the enhanced combined-cycle project.

SPP asked FERC to waive Tariff provisions concerning members of an industry expert panel, while the RTO's balancing authority set new wind records.

The MISO System Planning Committee reviewed the RTO's 2015 Transmission Expansion Plan and resource adequacy.

Talen Energy last week announced plans to sell the Charles P. Crane generating station, a 399-MW coal-fired plant in Baltimore, to an affiliate of Avenue Capital Group, a global alternative investment firm.

A summary of issues discussed by the MISO Planning Advisory Committee on Oct. 14, 2015, including the MTEP process and the Clean Power Plan.