MISO’s Planning Advisory Committee will vote through Oct. 26 on whether to move most of the RTO’s $3.3 billion 2018 Transmission Expansion Plan forward.

The ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee discussed the Regional System Plan, Eversource's work replacing aging transmission towers and the EIPC.

FERC rejected a proposed MISO maintenance fee, but it approved a new process for interconnecting external merchant HVDC transmission.

The Planning Committee endorsed PJM’s annual reserve requirement study and recommendations for a 15.7% IRM for next year’s Base Residual Auction.

MISO proposed bringing the three major players in its load forecasting together to coordinate on predictions for long-term transmission planning.

NYISO locational-based marginal prices averaged $38.70/MWh in September, down from $42.56/MWh in August but up 31% from the same month a year ago.

FERC approved the first SPP seams project when it accepted Tariff revisions incorporating a cost-sharing and usage agreement with AECI.

The current ERCOT market design “will support more than sufficient reserve margins,” according to a draft report the grid operator filed with the Texas PUC.

ERCOT’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the grid operator’s first economic project in three years, a $53.3 million transmission upgrade.

ERCOT’s Board unanimously approved staff’s determination that no market changes are needed to address price formation issues as a result of DC tie flows.