The 1st competitive SPP project under FERC Order 1000, approved by the BOD with some fanfare in April, is being cancelled due to falling demand projections. 

MISO closed its request for proposals on the Duff-Coleman 345-kV transmission project in Southern Indiana on July 6, reviewing "robust" number of proposals.

Nearly every participant at a FERC technical conference on Order 1000  urged the commission to improve transparency in  planners’ decision-making processes.

The PJM second competitive window of 2016 will be open for 30 days calendar days beginning the week of June 27, 2016.

SPP said it is seeking industry experts to serve on a second independent panel to review Order 1000 transmission proposals in 2017.

The Delaware House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution aimed at blocking a proposed stability fix for Artificial Island.

A summary of issues discussed and measures approved by the PJM Planning Committee and Transmission Expansion Advisory Committee on June 9, 2016.

NYISO has identified 10 proposed transmission projects as finalists to relieve congestion in western New York.

Stakeholders ask FERC to revisit its ruling approving solution-based DFAX cost allocation for the Artificial Island and Bergen-Linden Corridor projects.

SPP awarded its first competitively bid transmission project under Order 1000 -- but it may not be built because of declining load forecasts.