FERC increased its pressure on PJM and MISO to resolve their longstanding boundary disputes, saying it was considering taking action “to improve the efficiency of operations” at the RTOs’ seam.

NYISO last week asked FERC to exempt competitive transmission, including the Champlain Hudson project, from the ISO’s buyer-side mitigation rules.

NIPSCO asked FERC to dismiss a complaint by two wind farm operators alleging they were overcharged by the utility for transmission upgrades.

New York utilities have proposed a revised transmission plan that would relieve congestion in the Hudson Valley without obtaining new rights of way.

Two more wind farms have joined a complaint against NIPSCO, asking FERC to cut the $35.8 million bill the utility assessed them for transmission upgrades.

Transmission upgrades of $20 million or more and all “greenfield” proposals will be charged a $30,000 fee under an OA revision approved by the PJM MC.

Wisconsin Energy’s proposed $9.1 billion acquisition of Integrys Energy Group has generated some notable opposition — including Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder.

FERC affirmed its June order reducing the return on equity for the NETOs, ordering the companies to provide refunds from Oct. 1, 2011.

FERC ordered an evidentiary hearing on a complaint from MISO industrial customers that the 24 transmission owners’ base ROE is unjust and unreasonable.

PJM will create a pricing interface in the ATSI Black River area to capture in LMPs operator actions taken to relieve thermal or voltage problems resulting from high loads.