Stakeholders expressed concerns over how the Western Interconnection’s four transmission planning organizations can align their separate regional processes.

MISO briefed the System Planning Committee on next steps for the Duff-Coleman transmission project and the new generator interconnection queue rules.

A summary of the issues scheduled to be brought to a vote at the Markets and Reliability and Members committees meetings Feb. 23, 2017.

The MISO Planning Subcommittee discussed how the RTO estimates transmission costs and new rules on non-transmission alternatives.

The first National Electric Transmission Infrastructure Summit heard concerns over how to pay for grid modernization and FERC's lack of a quorum.

PJM will emphasize cost controls in changes to its competitive transmission process, an element in its RTEP redesign.

FERC denied requests for rehearing on a formula rate for the construction of a transmission line as part of the Artificial Island Project.

ISO-NE is seeking stakeholder comments on statutes and regulations that could require new transmission under the public policy conditions of FERC Order 1000.

MISO told the Planning Advisory Committee that it will conduct three new separate, but related, studies this year to identify a transmission solution for the RTO’s constrained interface between its North and South regions.

PJM plans to recommend at least two finalists when it presents its re-evaluation of the Artificial Island project to the Board of Managers in April.