The 5th Circuit is likely to uphold a Texas law giving incumbent transmission companies the right of first refusal to build new lines in the state.

PJM’s Planning Committee postponed a vote on “quick-fix” manual revisions to expand the use of PMUs and require them for certain projects under the RTEP.

PJM weekday load peaks have come in 10.4% less than than projected before the coronavirus pandemic, the Planning Committee learned.

Massachusetts’ two senators urged ISO New England to prioritize the environment when evaluating responses to a transmission RFP.

Stakeholders challenged a proposal to amend the PJM Tariff regarding end-of-life projects at the Transmission Owners Agreement-Administrative Committee.

Prompted by Direct Connect and its proposed SOO Green project, PJM stakeholders agreed to consider integrating HVDC converters as a capacity resource.

The ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee approved the Corpus Christi North Shore transmission project to address more than 1 GW of industrial load growth.

The 2020 MISO Transmission Expansion Plan contains 510 proposed projects at a combined $4.06 billion, the priciest since the RTO's 2011 MVP portfolio.

A proposal to open end-of-life transmission projects in PJM to regional planning and competitive bidding was narrowly defeated at the MRC meeting.

ISO-NE presented the preliminary results of economic studies conducted for NESCOE and Anbaric.