The MISO Board of Directors unanimously passed a $239.1 million operating budget and a $29.9 million capital spending plan for 2017.

The SPP Board of Directors approved a 13.2% increase in the RTO’s administrative fee and a 6.6% boost in its budget for 2017.

MISO told the Advisory Committee that it's requesting a 4% increase in operating expenses for 2017 while moving away from a one-year forecast.

MISO’s 2016 spending is in line with its budget for the year, Vice President of Finance Jo Biggers told the Board of Directors at the RTO’s Annual Meeting

PJM expects to spend $276 million in 2015, a 2% increase over 2014, according to a preliminary budget outlined to members last week.

PJM will perform a cost-benefit analysis before proceeding with a combined-cycle bidding model expected to cost up to $1 million.

PJM proposed a $276 million operating budget for 2014, a $1 million reduction.

PJM plans $30 million in capital budget spending next year, a $2 million reduction from 2013, under a preliminary budget that will be presented to the Board of Managers for approval.