NYISO and SPP told FERC last week it should reject transmission developers’ protests to their recent Order 1000 compliance filings.
Grid operators have asked CFTC to remove language from a draft order that they say could undermine the broad exemptions the commission granted them in 2013.
New England TOs and a coalition of state officials and consumer groups are expected to conclude a FERC hearing in their long-running transmission rate dispute.
A list of joint transmission projects between MISO and SPP has been trimmed and sent further down the line toward possible board approval late this year.
This week's state briefs include news on Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota and South Dakota.
PJM on Thursday delayed a vote on manual changes for the Capacity Performance plan, sidestepping a potential confrontation with anxious stakeholders.
FERC denied the Louisiana Public Service Commission’s request to reconsider Entergy’s allocation of transmission upgrade costs at its Ouachita power plant.
Con Ed and the New York Public Service Commission reached a settlement that keeps distribution rates stable through 2016.
PJM generating companies that deactivate or transfer ownership of units in their fleet will have to revise their reactive power rates or explain why they have decided not to to FERC.
This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Senate and the Department of Energy.