Representatives of PJM, ISO-NE and NYISO told FERC they are prepared to implement their states’ plans for complying with EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan.

A round-up of news from the PJM Planning Committee on March 12, 2015.

FERC needs to do more work to ensure Order 1000 opens transmission development to competition and results in interregional projects, developers said at Infocast’s 18th annual Transmission Summit last week.

A summary of measures approved by the PJM Markets and Reliability and Members Committees on Feb. 26, 2015.

FERC increased its pressure on PJM and MISO to resolve their longstanding boundary disputes, saying it was considering taking action “to improve the efficiency of operations” at the RTOs’ seam.

PJM and its Transmission Owners won federal regulators’ conditional approval for their plan to integrate multi-driver projects into the RTEP.

MISO will have to adopt neighbor SPP’s cost allocation method for interregional transmission facilities addressing reliability needs, FERC said.

Entergy’s request for a $187 million transmission upgrade near Lake Charles, La., will receive a “full review” by MISO’s board following stakeholder dissent over its classification as an out-of-cycle project.

David Cruthirds brings this report from the Gulf Coast Power Association’s Feb. 5 special briefing: “Challenges & Changes in Energy on the Bayou.” Among the topics discussed were Entergy’s growth plans, Year 1 in MISO South and the RTO’s ongoing seams battles.

MISO recommended that Entergy’s request for a $187 million transmission upgrade near Lake Charles, La., be sent for consideration by the RTO’s board.