A report examining the use of the interstate system as a corridor for expansion of the nation’s transmission system concluded it can be done relatively quickly.

FERC officials told the ACORE Policy Forum that RTO transmission planning rules must be revised to support reliability and the flood of renewable generation.

The Rocky Mountain chapter of the Energy Bar Association hosted a panel to discuss the intricacies of creating an organized market in the West.

MISO and SPP announced completion of their Joint Targeted Interconnection Queue study, though it’s doubtful whether two project proposals will proceed.

MISO and PJM are assessing the need for an interregional study and transmission plan this year.

MISO and SPP said that they will create a Targeted Market Efficiency Project study process to look for even more interregional project opportunities.

MISO is about to propose its 1st cycle of projects under its long-range transmission plan, signaling that a massive multi-state transmission line shows promise.

Barbara Tyran, director of ACORE’s Macro Grid Initiative, discusses the issues grid operators and regulators face in ensuring cost-effective, reliable service.

Representatives of FERC, MISO, the Kansas Corporation Commission and Pattern Energy discussed interregional transmission planning at the CLEANPOWER conference.

MISO and SPP said they will likely establish a smaller interregional project type, which could produce the two's first cross-border transmission project.