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March 9, 2026

Transmission Planning

ATC and ITC Midwest
Senate Hearing Shows Support, Potential Pitfalls for Permitting Legislation
Senators in both parties want to pass permitting legislation, but Democrats will not move forward on a bill unless they get assurances the Trump administration will stop impeding clean energy projects.
Bonneville Power Administration
BPA Provides More Details on $5B Tx Projects
The Bonneville Power Administration provided updates on the agency’s $5 billion in transmission projects as some stakeholders asked about sunsetting of tax credits and coordination efforts with other developers in the West.
© RTO Insider
Customer Group Offers FERC Policies to Grow the Power System Affordably
The Electricity Customers Alliance released a paper offering some potential ideas FERC could take up to ensure affordability in a era of major load growth.
LS Power Grid
Nevada Regulators Approve SWIP-North Construction Permit
Nevada regulators approved a construction permit for the SWIP-North transmission line, keeping the project on track for a 2028 operation date.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
CPUC Portfolio Shows Offshore Wind Delayed up to 6 Years
California’s two large offshore wind projects could be delayed by up to six years due to recent federal policy actions, a CPUC administrative law judge said.
ISO-NE
New England TOs Propose Asset Condition Projects Totaling $110M
Eversource Energy and National Grid introduced asset condition projects totaling about $110 million at the ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee.
Ace Glass
FERC Dismisses Rehearing Ask for SPP’s ERAS Process
FERC rejected a rehearing request of its order approving SPP’s proposed one-time accelerated study of shovel-ready interconnection requests, sustaining its original 2025 decision.
Microsoft
Questions Abound over MISO Idea for Zero-injection Agreements
Stakeholders have several lingering questions as MISO continues to draw up a “zero-injection” avenue for large loads with planned on-site generation.
Great River Energy
Stakeholders Suggest Cost Overruns Ubiquitous as MISO Reviews Long-range Tx Project
Stakeholders told MISO it might have anticipated an impending cost increase for a long-range transmission project in the works in Minnesota that jumped about 43% in price to nearly $1.4 billion.
NERC
Could the U.K.’s Cap-and-Floor Model Unlock Interregional Tx in the U.S.?
The United Kingdom has found success with a cap-and-floor model for transmission where interconnectors to other countries are guaranteed minimum revenues, but return earnings over the cap to customers.

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