ISO-NE rejected a request to conduct an independent analysis on whether renewable energy and carbon reduction policies are creating a need for transmission.

The NYISO Management Committee discussed the upcoming summer, an annual review of the Market Monitoring Unit and Tariff changes.

NESCOE said that only states should have the ability to identify public policy-driven transmission needs for evaluation by ISO-NE.

MISO and PJM are evaluating proposed interregional market efficiency projects, but a supplemental project by AEP could undermine most of the proposals.

PJM’s Planning Committee held its first special session on cost caps and other cost-containment provisions for competitive transmission bids.

The applicability of right of first refusal laws could influence selection for more than 20 projects proposed for MISO’s 2017 Transmission Expansion Plan.

The leaders of Exelon, Linde, American Municipal Power, Calpine and Direct Energy had different takes on changes in the industry at the PJM Annual Meeting.

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals appeared sympathetic to FERC’s request to dismiss a challenge to its ruling on SPP’s Order 1000 rules.

PJM will discuss its updated capacity emergency transfer limits at next month’s meetings of the Market Implementation and Planning committees, staff said.

PUCT agreed to take up SPS and SPP's joint request to determine whether Texas law includes a right of first refusal that overrides FERC Order 1000.