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Electric Utility, Public Utilities

State utility regulators urge PJM, MISO to bolster joint interregional transmission planning

February 14, 2024

Via: Utility Dive

State utility regulators are urging the PJM Interconnection and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator to bolster joint long-term interregional transmission planning between their footprints. “The transition from dispatchable thermal generators to intermittent, clean energy resources, and a surge in electric […]


Electric Utility, Public Utilities

New York PSC opposes plan to give utilities right of first refusal for transmission upgrades

November 4, 2021

Via: Utility Dive

The New York Independent System Operator’s (NYISO) ROFR proposal comes as FERC is considering revising its rules governing transmission planning. Utilities want FERC to give them the right to build transmission lines in their footprints instead of opening those projects […]


Electric Utility, Public Utilities

States, public need bigger role in transmission development, FERC’s Glick says

October 28, 2021

Via: Utility Dive

Meeting carbon reduction goals will require a “staggering” buildout of energy infrastructure, including electric transmission, according to a report released in August by the Niskanen Center and the Clean Air Task Force. FERC, which sets requirements for transmission planning, cost […]