The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued an order in which it voiced concerns that the transmission planning process governed by PJM Interconnection’s operating agreement is not providing stakeholders with the opportunity to provide meaningful inputs and participate in the transmission planning process, as required by FERC’s Order 890.
Read MoreThe US Department of Energy (DoE) has decided to work more closely with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for reviewing proposed transmission projects under Section 216 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), instead of delegating additional authority to the FERC.
Read MoreThe Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued Order No. 1000 which introduces several reforms to its transmission planning and cost allocation requirements.
Read MoreThe Federal Electricity Regulatory Commission (FERC) has extended the deadline for submission of comments against the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) issued on July 17, 2010 for making additions to the Open Access Transmission Tariff Reforms (OATT)/Order No. 890.
Read MoreThe Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved Southwest Power Pool’s (SPP) Integrated Transmission Plan (ITP) which includes 20-year, 10-year and near-term assessments to determine SPP’s transmission needs for maintaining reliability in the mid-continent region.
Read MoreThe FERC has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) to make additions to the Open Access Transmission Tariff Reforms (OATT)/Order No. 890 which aims at establishing a closer link between regional electric transmission planning and cost allocation to ensure that needed transmission facilities are actually built.
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