FERC Does 180 on Local Tx Cost Allocation in PJM

Additional news on this topic:

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  FERC Sets Tech Conference on PJM Tx Planning Rules

  FERC scheduled a technical conference to examine how PJM determines whether solutions to local transmission needs should be part of the RTEP.

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  FERC Rejects PJM Cost Allocation on Dominion Project

  FERC accepted PJM’s cost responsibility assignments for 33 of 34 baseline upgrades, ordering the RTO to change the billing for one Dominion project.

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  FERC Rejects Challenges on Local Tx Cost Allocations

  FERC upheld its February 2016 ruling that projects solely addressing a transmission owner’s local planning criteria are not eligible for regional cost allocation.