Southwest Power Pool (SPP) has kicked off an effort to develop an alternative rate structure for recovering its administrative costs.

Regulators from the SPP and MISO footprints are banding together to take on seams issues created by what one industry expert calls “RTO gerrymandering.”

MISO said it will revise its regional cost-sharing practices for interregional projects with SPP to match its process for PJM seams projects.

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.

MISO and PJM plan to unveil rule changes that will better synchronize how they manage incremental auction revenue rights along their seam.

Renewable developers sparred with transmission planners for MISO, SPP and PJM Tuesday over the RTOs' affected system studies.

FERC rejected state and local regulators’ rehearing request over MISO’s plan to include its South region in cost sharing for its TMEPs with PJM.

MISO and SPP are ready to reform their interregional planning process to improve their shot at producing their first cross-border transmission project.

FERC rejected MISO's proposed pro forma agreement for pseudo-tying generation into PJM, saying the rules around termination were too broad.

MISO is weighing how it can improve its interregional process and joint operating agreement with SPP to make it easier to develop cross-seams projects.