Independent regulatory commissions
Pacific Gas and Electric Company has submitted a brief construction report to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the 115-kV Transmission Line Rebuild - Phase II Project, part of the Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project. The report, dated October 13, 2025, outlines the progress made on the project, which aims to
Independent regulatory commissions
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. ("Tri-State") has submitted a motion to intervene in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) proceeding regarding Southwest Power Pool, Inc.'s (SPP) proposed revisions to Schedule 9 and Attachment L of the SPP Open Access Transmission Tariff. As a
Independent regulatory commissions
The Office of Energy Market Regulation has submitted a document to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approving revised tariff records for Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC. The revised records reflect a negotiated rate agreement between Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC and Tenaska Marketing Ventures and MIECO LLC. The waiver of the
Public utilities
On September 16, 2025, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC filed an application to amend its certificate of convenience and necessity for the Rockhound Switch to Connell Switch 345-kilovolt transmission line project in Midland and Martin counties, Texas. The Public Utility Commission of Texas must render a decision within 180 days,
Public utilities
Brazos Electric Power Cooperative's Vice President of Engineering and System Planning, David C. Albers, has submitted a rebuttal testimony to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, updating the cooperative's five-year transmission and member extension capital budget for 2026-2030. This update is essential as the rates established
Public utilities
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has issued a regulatory update for the Joint Application of American Transmission Company LLC and Northern States Power Company-Wisconsin for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to rebuild existing transmission infrastructure and construct a new 345 kV transmission line in Central Wisconsin. The
Independent regulatory commissions
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is facing a mounting crisis as states and members of Congress urge the agency to address unfair transmission cost allocations, which threaten grid reliability and public support. The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region has become a focal point of contention, with 19 states,
Independent regulatory commissions
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. has filed a joint motion with Arkansas River Power Authority, Mountain Parks Electric, Inc., and Delta-Montrose Electric Association, Inc. to implement settlement rates on an interim basis in response to the Chief Administrative Law Judge's denial of their September 4, 2025 joint
Independent regulatory commissions
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a precedential decision in Transource Pennsylvania LLC v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Transource), affirming a district court ruling that the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution preempts the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission's (PAPUC) denial of siting
Public utilities
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has announced a regulatory update regarding the proposed Western Wisconsin Transmission Connection Project. The project, submitted by Northern States Power Company-Wisconsin and American Transmission Company LLC, involves rebuilding existing transmission infrastructure and constructing new infrastructure, including the expansion of the Tremval and Eau Claire
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Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. has submitted a document to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to cancel Rate Schedule FERC No. 169, an Exchange and Transmission Service Agreement between Tri-State, La Plata Electric Association, Inc., and Harvest Four Corners, LLC. The Agreement, which has been in effect since October
Independent regulatory commissions
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has been presented with a complaint filed by the North Dakota Public Service Commission, Montana Public Service Commission, Arkansas Public Service Commission, Mississippi Public Service Commission, and Louisiana Public Service Commission against the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO). The complaint alleges that MISO
