MISO said it’s on track this year to map out the new transmission lines it will require under the second portfolio of its long-range transmission plan to keep the grid stable.

FERC approved new rules intended to strengthen the grid against both extreme heat and cold weather events.

The OC endorsed a joint proposal for PJM, transmission owners and market participants to increase information sharing ahead of extended transmission outages.

A debt ceiling compromise reached by President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy would cut NEPA review times but would not roll back IRA climate provisions.

SPP and MISO plan to draft a white paper on rate pancaking and unreserved use, two issues that bedevil utilities along the RTOs’ seam.

The OC approved the results of an ISO operating study showing New York’s bulk power system can operate reliably this summer based on transfer capabilities.

Study looks at severe weather scenarios based on historical data going back to 1950, finds manageable risks of supply shortfall.

Parties filing comments with FERC on expanding interregional transfer capability mostly supported the concept, though opinions were split on how to get there.

Warm weather in its service territories led to lower earnings for Duke in Q1, but CEO Lynn Good told investors that the firm should make up for it this summer.

FERC approved the compliance filings of six transmission providers, including those of NYISO and CAISO, with Order 88.