The SPP Strategic Planning Committee is continuing discussions with the Northwest Power Pool.

Rival Artificial Island developers sparred over the enforceability of cost caps at a panel discussion on Order 1000 implementation at last week’s Organization of PJM States Inc. annual meeting.

A summary of issues discussed by the PJM Planning Committee on Oct. 8, 2015.

FERC scheduled a technical conference for Nov. 12 to examine how PJM determines whether solutions to local transmission needs should be part of the regional transmission plan.

A summary of issues discussed by the PJM Transmission Expansion Advisory Committee on Oct. 8, 2015.

PJM acknowledged that the cost allocation for its Artificial Island stability fix may “appear disproportionate” but said its hands are tied by cost allocation rules.

SPP staff will urge the MOPC to recommend approval of just one of three interregional projects coming out of the coordinated system plan study.

Generators asked PJM stakeholders to consider changes to the RTO’s new Capacity Performance program, saying the rules are overly punitive.

MISO staff said they will recommend three economic projects be included in the 2015 MISO Transmission Expansion Plan.

NYPSC staff recommended that three transmission developers move to the next stage in its initiative to eliminate bottlenecks for downstate load centers.