ISO-NE stakeholders approved tariff changes that incorporate a new transmission planning process focused beyond the RTO’s current 10-year planning horizon.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced the membership of a panel that will advise the governor and legislature on potentially bringing the state into an RTO.

DEP Commissioner Melanie Loyzim determined that new statutory changes in Maine would prevent the developers of NECEC from building the line as permitted.

FERC ordered a paper hearing on the PJM transmission owner’s proposed tariff revisions to add network upgrades to rate base, requesting more information.

ISO-NE presented to the PAC its scope of work and modeling assumptions for its 2050 Transmission Study.

MISO pushed its deadline for approvals of the first long-range transmission projects from March into late spring.

Louisiana regulators have shelved a vote that might have had them compelling Entergy Louisiana and Cleco Power to leave MISO for another transmission operator.

FERC Chair Richard Glick said there is “a lot to be done” to build out the transmission grid to handle the clean energy transition.

Utility and RTO officials at NARUC’s annual meeting expressed hope for FERC’s recent ANOPR aimed at improving regional transmission planning.

MISO plans to file in December to create separate but identical cost allocation designs for MISO Midwest and MISO South under its long-range transmission plan.