FERC said it is considering changing how it evaluates market power in electric utility mergers and applications for market-based rate authority.

The MISO Planning Advisory Committee discussed the second draft of the 2016 Transmission Expansion Plan report and a draft scope for the Regional Transmission Overlay Study.

Stakeholders support the MISO push to revise its cost allocation process for market efficiency projects, but their suggested approaches are a mixed bag.

FERC has brushed aside a complaint brought forward by two companies about Ameren Illinois’ annual informational formula rate update and true-up

A summary of the issues scheduled to be brought to a vote at the PJM Markets and Reliability Committee and the Members committee Thursday, September 29th.

MISO will file a revised set of interconnection queue changes with FERC on Oct. 21, and this time it says it has “overwhelming” stakeholder support for the changes.

The growth of distributed energy resources and behind-the-meter innovation will require upgrades to the distribution network, speakers told PJM at their Grid 20/20 symposium.

Last week’s Infocast California Distributed Energy Summit was a crash course in the complexity of developing policies on distributed energy resources.

This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on the NRC, Exelon, the Idaho National Laboratory, and other agencies.

FERC is considering changes to its Electric Quarterly Report rules, including requiring data on ancillary services transactions and changes to how financially settled trades are reported.