Grid planners need more input on policy and a reliability “safety valve,” the Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative said in a new paper.

Major Western utilities plan to discuss coordinated market services and the possible formation of an organized market in an exploratory group.

The Western Energy Imbalance Market is poised to make its largest expansion ever next spring with the inclusion of the Bonneville Power Administration.

Steve Huntoon says the participant funding model makes as much sense today as it did 20 years ago — despite FERC's second thoughts expressed in its July ANOPR.

RTOs and ISOs described their strategies for using quick ramping products to offset weather-dependent renewable resources at a FERC conference Tuesday.

A new report says wind and solar projects in MISO’s and SPP’s generator interconnection queues are being asked to pay the bill when connecting to the grid.

SPP says that consolidating its transmission planning processes would save $9 million annually and produce a more holistic view of its transmission needs.

The WEIM approved participation by utilities within an entity's balancing authority area — a move intended to convince Xcel Energy Colorado to join the market.

The D.C. Circuit backed FERC's reversal of a waiver over SPP transmission upgrade costs, even though it resulted in a “free pass” for some system users.

The Northwest Power Pool will have to restructure its governance to obtain FERC approval for its proposed resource adequacy program, representatives said.