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December 5, 2025

Transmission Planning

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FERC Rejects Kentucky Complaint Against AEP’s Tx Cost Allocation
FERC rejected a complaint from the Kentucky PSC against AEP, finding the utility holding company's practice of spreading supplemental projects around its PJM utilities is still just and reasonable.
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SPP Awards 8th Competitive Project, 3rd in 2025
SPP’s Board of Directors has awarded its eighth competitive project and third in 2025 under FERC Order 1000, a 345-kV upgrade in the Texas Panhandle.
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Michigan PSC Approves Special Data Center Rate Terms for Consumers Energy
The Michigan Public Service Commission has approved tailored rate provisions between Consumers Energy and energy-intensive load customers.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Duke Paper Lays out How FERC Can Make Flexibility for Large Loads Reality
FERC can make large load flexibility a reality through the implementation of the Department of Energy’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on large load interconnections, according to a new Nicholas Institute policy paper.
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SPP Board Approves 2025 ITP with 4 765-kV Projects
The SPP board has approved the RTO's 2025 Integrated Transmission Plan that includes four 765-kV projects.
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Congress Continues Work on Permitting, but Passing a Bill Faces Major Obstacles
Both parties have members working on permitting legislation, but the shutdown and the Trump administration's actions against clean energy projects make actual legislation a tough lift for now.
Idaho Power
2 Regions Under Elevated Risk in Upcoming WECC Winter Assessment
WECC expects two regions to be under elevated risk as the West heads into the winter, with staff saying a prolonged weather event could impact operating reserves.
MISO
43 Expedited Tx Projects Line up for MISO 2026 Planning Cycle
With its 2025 cycle of transmission projects not yet final and approved, MISO already is working through 43 expedited project requests ahead of its 2026 cycle to support almost 14 GW of new load.
ISO-NE
More Oversight Needed on Local Transmission Spending in NE, Panel Says
Despite recent transparency improvements, broader efforts are needed to address underlying concerns about a lack of regulatory oversight of local transmission costs in New England, a panel of transmission experts said.
Resources for the Future
Load Growth Requires Holistic Interconnection Reform, Experts Say
Holistic reform to interconnection barriers is essential to meeting rapidly growing power demand across the country, experts said at a recent webinar.

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