CAISO’s first-quarter (Q1) revenues were $1.2 million more than it had budgeted, primarily because of entrance fees it collected for the EIM.

The ERCOT Board of Directors rejected an appeal by small public power distributors seeking a proposed change to the definition of transmission owners.

While MISO is under budget so far in 2018, the RTO’s financial staff is forecasting a slight overspend by year-end.

The ERCOT Board of Directors unanimously approved a $246.7 million transmission project to address growing energy needs along the Texas Gulf Coast.

SPP’s Board of Directors and Members Committee approved a 1-cent increase in the RTO’s administrative fee and its 2018 budget.

The MISO board of directors stepped in to order a plan of succession for the RTO’s executive leadership, while also approving its requested 2018 budget.

Increased labor costs from the expanding EIM helped push up CAISO’s 2018 revenue requirement by $1.9 million to $197.2 million.

The NYISO Management Committee approved proposed Tariff changes to define the role of inverter-based energy storage in providing synchronized reserves.

A key MISO committee is recommending a $370.2 million preliminary operating budget for 2018 — the largest spending package ever.

NYISO will soon announce the formation of a carbon pricing task force, CEO Brad Jones told the Management Committee.