FERC has approved MISO's and SPP’s plan to assign a new prioritization of projects in their respective interconnection queues for study purposes.

MRO’s annual reliability conference emphasized the inevitability of the transition to clean energy and avoiding future supply shortfalls with more generation.

FERC and state regulators embraced cluster studies but gave mixed reviews to fast-track processing as potential solutions to clogged interconnection queues.

PJM stakeholders overwhelmingly endorsed the RTO’s proposal for a new interconnection queue process after several hours of debate.

Clean Grid Alliance asked MISO to develop a means to see late-stage projects through its generator interconnection queue when they’re delayed.

A summary of the issues scheduled to be brought to a vote at the PJM Markets and Reliability Committee and Members Committee meetings on April 27.

Rising natural gas prices and extreme weather pushed wholesale electricity prices higher in 2021, FERC said in its annual State of the Markets report.

SPP stakeholders have rejected a recommendation to stick with the status quo when it comes to adding counterflow optimization to the congestion-hedging process.

MISO has FERC permission to whittle its generator interconnection from more than 500 days to a single year for some willing interconnection customers.

FERC has again denied a waiver request from Invenergy over SPP’s financial security posting requirements, saying it doesn't address a concrete problem.