FERC Energy Infrastructure Update for May (June 2013)

Coalition Calls on Policymakers to Lift Regulatory Barriers to Grid Modernization [Read the Report] (June 2013)

Questions About FERC’s Equity Return Policies, Edison Electric Institute (June 2013)

U.S. Electric Utility Leaders Anxious About Broad Range of Issues, Black & Veatch (May 2013)

FERC Energy Infrastructure Update for April (April 2013)

The Net Benefits of Increased Wind Power in PJM (May 2013)

Eastern Interconnection Grid Planning Completes Transmission Analyses and Initiates Study of Gas-Electric Interface, EIPC (April 2013)
See also: EIPC’s Phase II Links

FERC’s Revised Strategic Plan, 2009-2014 (April 2013)

American Society of Civil Engineers Gives Energy D+ in 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure [Read the Report] [A Look Specifically at Energy and the Grid] [Watch the Video on Grid Issues]

Bipartisan Policy Center: Capitalizing on the Evolving Power Sector: Policies for a Modern and Reliable U.S. Electric Grid (February 2013)
   [Read the full report]
   [Other opinions: NARUC Reacts]

Materials from Jan. 9 Rocky Mountain Clean Energy Transmission Summit, Co-Hosted by WIRES (January 2013)

See more in Industry Reports

Over $830m of Projects Completed, Approved in May, TransmissionHub (June 10, 2013)

Appeals Court Upholds MISO MVP Cost Allocation (June 7, 2013)

White House Proposes New Steps to Expand US Electricity Grid, Platts (June 7, 2013) [The President’s Memorandum]

EEI: FERC Should Not Lower Base ROEs, TransmissionHub (June 6, 2013)

Utilities, Regulators, Advocates File Appeals Court Challenge to FERC Order 1000, TransmissionHub (June 4, 2013)

Hudson Transmission Project Completed Ahead of Schedule, 'In Time' For Summer Peak Load Period, TransmissionHub (June 3, 2013)

WIRES’ Jim Hoecker on “FERC’s Order No. 1000: What You Need to Know,” Intelligent Utility [large download] (June 3, 2013)

A 'New Era' For Global Renewable Energy Industry, RenewGrid (May 31, 2013)

NYISO: New York Will Need $25bn Of Investment In Transmission, Will See Resource Shortfall By 2021, TransmissionHub (May 31, 2013)
[Read the Report]

NYPA Spending Millions On Transmission Improvements, RenewGrid (May 29, 2013)

AWEA: Maintaining Favorable Transmission Cost Allocation Policies 'Will Be Critical', TransmissionHub (May 24, 2013)

FERC Accepts ISO-NE, NTTG Order No. 1000 Compliance Filings, Requires Revisions, FERC (May 16, 2013)
[Commissioner Moeller’s Comments] [Commissioner Clark’s Comments]

TransmissionHub: 2Q13 Out of the Gate With a Blur of Activity, TransmissionHub (May 13, 2013)

D.C. Court of Appeals’ Ruling Reinforces FERC’s Use of Median in Setting Base ROE [Read the Decision] (May 13, 2013)

NYPA CEO: New York's Power System Faces Significant Issues, TransmissionHub (May 10, 2013)

Neighbors Dislike Power Lines but Need the Electricity, EnergyBiz.com (May 7, 2013)

Unreliable Grid Puts Americans’ Power Supply at Risk [audio], Minnesota Public Radio

See more news in the WIRES Newsroom

Upcoming WIRES Event Join Us for the WIRES Summer Meeting in Milwaukee, July 11-12; Click here to register.

WIRES News Release (May 9, 2013) New Study Shows Wind Energy and Transmission Upgrade Are A Good Deal for PJM

WIRES Co-Sponsors TransForum West, July 16-17

WIRES’ Jim Hoecker Responds to Wall Street Journal Editorial, February 2013

WIRES News Release (February 4, 2013) WIRES Welcomes Murkowski’s Holistic Approach on Energy, Sees FERC Order 1000 as Helping Achieve Shared Goals

WIRES News Release (January 15, 2013) Study Highlights Lost Opportunities for Companies To Invest in Transmission and Other Infrastructure [Read the Report]

WIRES News Release (December 10, 2012) Oncor’s Clevenger Leads 2013 Slate of WIRES Officers

WIRES News Release (November 7, 2012) WIRES Urges President Obama To Tackle Transmission Issues in Second Term

WIRES Special Event
WIRES Co-Sponsors Midwest Govs. Assn. Look at Cross Regional Cooperation, October 9th, 2012 [Full array of materials from the session]

WIRES Special Event
Review Two WIRES/TransmissionHub Events on “Reshaping the Western Grid: Compliance With FERC Order No. 1000 in the West” (July/August 2012):
Session 1 [slides], Session 2

Jim Hoecker of WIRES Discusses India Blackout: Jim Hoecker on CNBC: India’s Blackout and U.S. Grid Challenges (July 31, 2012), Aging power grid on overload as U.S. demands more electricity, The Washington Post (August 2, 2012)

WIRES News Release (July 23, 2012) WIRES Sharpens Its Focus

WIRES/Transmission Hub To Cosponsor "Reshaping the Western Grid: Compliance with FERC Order No. 1000 in the West"

WIRES’ Jim Hoecker Comments on Impediments to Transmission, Transmission Hub (May 30, 2012)

WIRES News Release (May 30, 2012) WIRES: Phase 1 of EIPC Provides Valuable Insights But Has Important Limitations [Read the Analysis]