SPP filed bylaw amendments at FERC to place seven Western entities under its tariff that, if approved, will make the RTO the first grid operator with markets in both major interconnections.

Tri-State CEO Duane Highley spoke with ACP CEO Jason Grumet about how cooperatives are managing the transition from coal to renewables and balancing clean energy goals with reliability.

FERC upheld the contract termination payment rules for Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association it approved last year, though it modified some of its original order in response to requests for clarification.

FERC issued an order ending a couple years of litigation over what Tri-State can charge its exiting members, picking a "Balance Sheet Approach" initially proposed by departing member United Power and then modified by commission staff.

The Resource and Energy Adequacy Leadership (REAL) Team, a cross-section group of regulators, directors and stakeholders, is the answer to SPP's No. 1 strategic priority: resource adequacy.

Louisiana PSC's Lambert Boissiere is headed for a runoff against an environmental activist in one of nine states whose regulators faced voters election night.

SPP stakeholders approved the ability of market participants facing fuel limitations to include opportunity costs in their mitigated offers.

This week's state briefs include news on California, Connecticut, Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey and others.

This week's state briefs include news on Arizona, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Nebraska, New York and other states.