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August 15, 2024

Transmission Planning

PJM Stakeholders OK PMU Requirement
PJM stakeholders endorsed “quick-fix” manual revisions to expand the use of synchrophasors and make them a requirement for certain projects under the RTEP.
Electricity Industry Asks for Regulatory Certainty
Panelists expressed worry about regulatory uncertainty during a FERC technical conference on the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the industry.
Panelists: COVID-19 Impact on Tx Planning Unclear
The COVID-19 pandemic has added complexity to near-term electricity demand forecasting, but long-term impacts remain unclear, FERC commissioners heard.
PJM Dusts off ‘State Agreement’ Tx Approach
PJM is dusting off a never-used mechanism that would allow states to pay for transmission needed to achieve public policy goals.
Md. PSC OKs Independence Energy Connection Deal
The Maryland PSC approved a settlement allowing Transource Energy to move forward with its Independence Energy Connection transmission project.
UPDATED: PJM Files EOL Proposal over TO Protest
PJM filed the joint stakeholders’ end-of-life proposal with FERC, turning aside the protests of most of its transmission owners.
CapX2050 Prompts MISO Focus on Midwest Tx
MISO will conduct a more thorough study of transmission capacity needs in the Upper Midwest in response to utilities behind the independent CapX2050 planning study.
UPDATE: TOs Demand PJM Reject EOL Proposal
PJM transmission owners demanded that the RTO refuse to submit to FERC the end-of-life proposal approved by stakeholders.
Bulk Tx, 115-kV Upgrades Needed for NY 70×30 Goal
NYISO will need to expand its bulk transmission and some low-voltage lines to meet New York’s 2030 climate goals, according to the ISO's latest CARIS.
New Yorkers Plug New Tx Need for Clean Future
Renewable energy experts and grid planners joined government officials to discuss how to address New York’s outdated transmission system.

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