FERC last week rejected the MISO attempt to exempt external generators from interconnection queue milestone payments, saying the fees should be applied equally to all.

Jorge Bermudez has resigned from one of five unaffiliated positions on the ERCOT Board of Directors after his recent marriage triggered a conflict of interest.

MISO began working with stakeholders to refine its behind-the-meter generation procedures with a special meeting at which it dropped hints on changes it might seek.

MISO will file a revised set of interconnection queue changes with FERC on Oct. 21, and this time it says it has “overwhelming” stakeholder support for the changes.

At the MISO Informational Forum, stakeholders were briefed by a special agent from the FBI about cybersecurity threats against the grid.

Our summary of the issues scheduled for votes at the PJM Markets and Reliability committee and Members Committee on 06/30/16.

Generators and transmission operators voiced frustration to FERC about delays and a lack of clarity in interconnection processes.

Energy prices hit a seven-year low last March in MISO, while the RTO's filings at FERC are also trending downward this year.

FERC commissioners received briefings from staff about energy storage in RTOs and from the National Labs about grid modernization.

A summary of issues discussed by the PJM Planning Committee (PC) and Transmission Expansion Advisory Committee (TEAC) on April 7, 2016.