SPP directors and regulators have approved the grid operator’s first winter planning reserve margin, endorsing a base PRM that is 3 percentage points higher than many of its utilities wanted.

The 2024 Mid-America Regulatory Conference showcased a tug-of-war of positivity and cynicism over meeting growing demand with a fleet that should evolve faster to meet clean energy goals.

The annual MidAmerica Regulatory Conference concentrated on how to deliver the clean energy conversion equitably.

This year’s Mid-America Regulatory Conference took notice of FERC’s recent set of interconnection rule changes.

Mid-America Regulatory Conference’s annual meeting tackled climate justice, workforce diversity, Order 2222 and the ongoing solar panel investigation.

Respect is the key to tempering landowner and community pushback on energy infrastructure projects, six industry experts told MARC.

Utilities must train their employees and become less wary of sharing information with other companies, cybersecurity experts told MARC in Des Moines.

MISO and SPP are making earnest efforts to coordinate transmission development along their shared seam, according to speakers at MARC.

MARC opened with a study in local Iowa flavor and a grab bag of industry opinions gleaned from a round of questions styled after political interrogations.

Interregional transmission planning challenges and the growth of renewable energy, particularly wind power were among the topics of discussion at the 2018 Mid-America Regulatory Conference.