Items Tagged with 'NorthernGrid'

By Hudson Sangree FERC on Tuesday gave its blessing to the merger of Columbia Grid and Northern Tier Transmission Group to form NorthernGrid, a vast transmission planning region stretching across eight Western states (ER20-882, et al.). The commission approved the latest revisions to the transmission tariffs filed by NorthernGrid’s seven...

By Hudson Sangree A proposed merger of two Pacific Northwest transmission planning groups fell short of the requirements of FERC Order 1000, a landmark measure meant to introduce more competition into transmission development while achieving efficiencies and cost savings, the commission ruled Dec. 27 (ER19-2760). Seven member utilities of ColumbiaGrid...

By Robert Mullin A proposed merger of two Northwest transmission planning groups has won the endorsement of state regulators, but a prominent independent transmission developer is calling on FERC to convene a technical conference to scrutinize the effort before signing off. In a limited protest submitted to FERC on Oct.