FERC denied a challenge to its 2017 order allowing SPP to change its regional cost allocation review.

FERC approved the MISO proposed cost recovery schedules for its new category of smaller interregional transmission projects with PJM.

PJM won’t abandon the Artificial Island transmission project because of threats to close the two nuclear plants it’s intended to support, the RTO said.

The U.S. Justice Department said that a Minnesota law granting in-state transmission owners rights of first refusal on grid additions is unconstitutional.

The SPP MOPC endorsed a rule change to address member concerns that the ITP Manual doesn’t appropriately capture purchase power agreement pricing.

Industry experts talked about the trends dictating new energy infrastructure at a Midwest Energy Policy Series panel hosted by the Missouri Energy Initiative.

PJM stakeholders are questioning the process for how a transmission development proposal will proceed following a debate at last week’s Planning Committee meeting.

SPP and AECI stakeholders approved a scope for a joint study to determine the existence of any mutually beneficial transmission projects.

Generation developers and transmission providers called for more direction from FERC to improve coordination of “affected system” studies.

Renewable developers sparred with transmission planners for MISO, SPP and PJM Tuesday over the RTOs' affected system studies.