SPP staff and stakeholders have added an accelerated decarbonization future to the RTO’s 20-year long-term assessment.

FERC accepted Tri-State G&T’s Tariff modifications to its large generator and small generation interconnection procedures and its proposed queue reform.

SPP staff unveiled a proposed mitigation plan to reduce the four-year backlog in the RTO’s generation interconnection queue.

MISO said it will approach SPP about improving the processes underpinning affected system studies in response to stakeholders’ persistent calls for change.

FERC granted Pattern Energy a waiver of MISO's interconnection rules for its wind farm in Wisconsin because of delays related to COVID-19.

SPP staff have been meeting with MISO staff as they scope the RTOs' joint transmission study of potential projects along their seam.

MISO is down to two options to curb generation developers’ ability to change their proposed projects’ fuel type in the interconnection queue.

MISO stakeholders said another round of expensive system upgrades would render its West planning region a “dead zone” for new generation.

MISO is wrapping up its 2020 Transmission Expansion Plan and eyeing next year’s planning cycle, with more renewable energy predictions.

PJM stakeholders endorsed an installed reserve margin of 14.4%, down from 14.8% in 2019, along with new winter weekly reserve targets.