Transmission Operations
MISO and SPP have filed a settlement agreement with FERC allowing MISO to use the SPP transmission system to transfer power freely between its North and South regions.
PJM's first capacity auction under its new no-excuses policy saw prices rise 37% to $164.77/MW-day in most of the RTO.
A roundup of news from the PJM Operating Committee on Aug. 11, 2015.
SPP and MISO met last week with their stakeholders to review the first five months of market-to-market operations between the two RTOs.
MISO has won approval to revise its Tariff to provide common treatment for network customers seeking to serve network load not physically interconnected with the RTO.
FirstEnergy would spin off the transmission assets of Jersey Central Power & Light, Metropolitan Edison and Pennsylvania Electric into a new subsidiary.
FERC accepted NYISO’s new method for calculating payments for voltage support services, which will keep the overall expenditure constant in the near term.
SPP has expanded its electric grid management from eight to 14 states, adding more than 5,000 MW of peak demand and 9,500 miles of transmission lines in the Great Plains.
MISO and SPP are considering potential transmission upgrades under a joint model for identifying congested flowgates that could be relieved by economic projects.
Stakeholders last week continued their debate over PJM’s proposal to create “historic” capacity transfer rights for some load-serving entities.
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