Interregional Transfer Capability Study (ITCS)
MISO and SPP credited interregional collaboration with helping them win FERC's approval of their expedited study processes.
FERC declined to suggest any minimum interregional transfer capability requirements in a report to Congress.
NERC's Manager of Reliability Assessments said the ERO is working to make its Long-Term Reliability Assessments more useful to stakeholders.
The Canadian supplement to NERC's Interregional Transfer Capability Study recommended 14 GW of additional transfer capability in the country, mostly in Quebec.
MISO and PJM will not take on customary interregional planning studies this year, deciding they have enough on their plates with a new and in-progress joint transfer study.
NERC responded to comments on the Interregional Transfer Capability Study by explaining its analysis process and defending some of its scoping decisions.
Members of the Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative urged regulators and policymakers not to rely solely on NERC's ITCS to guide transmission planning.
A representative of Texas RE emphasized that NERC plans to build on last year's Interregional Transfer Capability Study.
Webinar participants said NERC's study on interregional transfer capability is a solid foundation for future planning but leaves much work still to be done.
NERC filed the completed Interregional Transfer Capability Study to FERC ahead of the December deadline set by Congress in the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.
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