Transmission Planning
A new analysis by ISO-NE shows about 9,600 MW of offshore wind may be able to connect to the New England transmission system without triggering the need for upgrades.
The New Mexico Legislature passed a handful of energy-related bills, including one that would boost advanced grid technologies, which are seen as a way to make the grid more efficient and potentially reduce the need to build new transmission lines.
FERC was flooded with comments on a wide-ranging complaint filed by electricity consumers seeking increased oversight of local transmission planning.
The Markets and Reliability Committee endorsed PJM's recommended installed reserve margin and forecast pool requirement values for the 2026/27 Base Residual Auction.
State energy officials emphasized the need for increased oversight for transmission investments at Raab Associates’ New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable.
Calls to consider a dissolved or weakened Inflation Reduction Act alongside appeals for stronger MISO South planning epitomized the tough situation and unsteady political climate MISO finds itself in as it tries to establish transmission planning expectations.
FERC granted rate incentives for the priciest project to come out of MISO’s 2024 Transmission Expansion Plan, setting off friction between commissioners.
The 7th Circuit has tossed a temporary injunction against Indiana’s right of first refusal law and sent the case back to a lower court, leaving plaintiff LS Power with more work ahead of it to increase competitively bid transmission projects in MISO.
CERAWeek 2025 by S&P Global examined the changing energy landscape through 14 themes, from policy and regulation to climate and sustainability, but none seemed to draw more focus than the rapid expansion of AI and is potential transformative effects.
ERCOT already operates a power system as large as those in several European countries, but demand growth is expected to bring it up to the level of PJM and MISO, which has the industry considering building a new system of 765-kV lines to transmit power around Texas.
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