Existing interconnection customers who have received a Facilities Study Agreement within thirty days after the relevant transmission provider makes its compliance filing will have the option of ...

On July 28, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued its long awaited final rule, Order No. 2023, directing all public utility transmission providers to revise their pro forma ...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved key transmission reforms aimed at clearing a staggering backlog of more than 10,000 generation and storage projects—more than 2,000 ...

Today FERC took an historic step in the modernization of the nation’s transmission grid by streamlining the interconnection process for transmission providers, providing greater timing and cost ...

American Electric Power, a utility serving more than 5.6 million customers across 11 states, has warned that it may abandon ...

Proposed reforms for helping ease grid congestion in the US are facing mounting legal challenges. Image: ERCOT. The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has introduced major transmission reforms ...

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In recent years, concerns about the lengthy interconnection queue have dominated headlines. This queue has emerged as a major obstacle to adding new generating facilities to the U.S. power grid. It is ...

The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) and Southwest Power Pool (SPP) have released the results of their 18-month study focused on improving reliability and resolving targeted ...

Replacing the conductors on existing transmission lines can rapidly increase transmission capacity and “unlock” renewable energy at lower cost than building transmission in new rights-of-way, found a ...

The connection of solar, storage and other renewables to the US can be a lengthy process. Image: Nexamp Grid bottlenecks have emerged as a significant obstacle standing in the way of the energy ...