Entergy’s request for a $187 million transmission upgrade near Lake Charles, La., will receive a “full review” by MISO’s board following stakeholder dissent over its classification as an out-of-cycle project.

David Cruthirds brings this report from the Gulf Coast Power Association’s Feb. 5 special briefing: “Challenges & Changes in Energy on the Bayou.” Among the topics discussed were Entergy’s growth plans, Year 1 in MISO South and the RTO’s ongoing seams battles.

MISO recommended that Entergy’s request for a $187 million transmission upgrade near Lake Charles, La., be sent for consideration by the RTO’s board.

ISO-NE chose Eversource Energy and National Grid to build a $740 million land-based transmission project to solve reliability problems in the Boston area, rejecting a more expensive undersea cable proposal by NextEra.

The 36% increase in prices in last week’s ISO-NE capacity auction likely represents the peak for the foreseeable future.

Despite a drop in Q4 earnings, Entergy executives gave an upbeat outlook, citing stronger-than-expected growth in retail sales and forecasts of increasing industrial demand.

MISO transmission developers cried foul over a $187 million transmission upgrade proposed by Entergy, saying the company's request denies them a chance to compete for the project.

Members of the Louisiana PSC expressed concern with the adequacy of the transmission construction MISO has planned for their state.

FERC found that PJM partially complied with its second Order 1000 compliance order and conditionally approved MISO's third-round compliance filings.

FERC will revisit its decision to prohibit MISO from assessing export charges to PJM for multi-value projects that benefit PJM customers.