The NEPOOL Participants Committee held its first in-person meeting since March 2020 after going exclusively virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic.

PJM received 79 proposals addressing both the onshore and offshore demands of N.J.’s ambitious OSW program as part of the RTO’s “state agreement approach."

Reliability and clean energy related public policies are increasing the need for and benefits of large-scale transmission to avoid increased electricity costs.

The Texas PUC discussed the lack of competition in Entergy Texas’ footprint, questioning whether previous cost recoveries have benefited ratepayers.

A Brattle Group-Grid Strategies study on transmission planning pinpoints inefficiencies that hinder the integration of new renewable resources.

Grid planners need more input on policy and a reliability “safety valve,” the Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative said in a new paper.

ISO-NE hosted a virtual public forum to discuss its draft 2021 Regional System Plan, with Sen. Angus King and NERC CEO Jim Robb speaking.

Major Western utilities plan to discuss coordinated market services and the possible formation of an organized market in an exploratory group.

ERCOT stakeholders endorsed several protocol changes and associated changes related to ERS service and load-resource participation in non-spinning reserves.

NYISO presented stakeholders a comprehensive mitigation review and made available the final draft of a study on related market impacts.