Transmission projects that have been approved by RTOs or recommended to regulators would boost GDP by $42 billion, according to industry trade group WIRES.

Grid planners must abandon narrow categorizations of transmission projects to allow broader cost allocation, speakers at WIRES meeting said.

The D.C. Circuit upheld FERC’s ruling that directed PJM to implement a new cost allocation method for transmission projects addressing stability issues.

MISO’s plan to extend payment arrangements for market participants that use the Midwest-to-South transmission path is destined for settlement proceedings.

MISO state regulators debated what to include in a list of guidance principles on transmission project cost allocation they will send to the RTO.

MISO executives last week said an evolving energy industry heralds big spending on transmission projects in the RTO’s footprint.

FERC has again turned down LS Power’s argument for a lower voltage threshold on economic transmission projects in the MISO footprint.

Advisers to Western state governors briefed stakeholders on the Western Interconnection Regional Electricity Dialogue (WIRED) initiative.

Efficient development of offshore wind transmission requires changes to planning, interconnection and cost allocation procedures.

MISO released details on its long-term transmission plan, intended to adapt its grid to a rapidly evolving generation portfolio.