FERC Clears SPP Reconfig Tariff as PJM Governance Fight Widens
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 · 10 min
FERC approved SPP’s economic topology reconfiguration tariff for Oct. 1 while PJM governance comments press for broader board and Section 205 reforms; NIPSCO outages, IESO demand-response shortfalls and BPA queue processing add reliability pressure.
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FERC approved SPP’s economic topology reconfiguration tariff for Oct. 1 while PJM governance comments press for broader board and Section 205 reforms; NIPSCO outages, IESO demand-response shortfalls and BPA queue processing add reliability pressure.
In this episode
- Braun Demands Investigation into NIPSCO Storm Prep After 2-week Blackout — RTO Insider
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) announced that his office is seeking an investigation into Northern Indiana Public Service Co.’s storm readiness and response after a powerful derecho and cluster of tornadoes left residents without power for nearly two weeks and counting. Braun revealed Aug. 24 that he has instructed the Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) to file a complaint with the Utility…
- FERC Approves SPP Economic Topology Reconfigs — RTO Insider
FERC has approved an SPP tariff revision to use economic topology reconfigurations as system conditions allow, saying it will help to reduce market production costs and improve the transmission system’s efficiency by relieving congestion and displacing higher-cost generation ( ER26-2592 ). The commission said Aug. 19 that the changes establish a process to ensure that requested configurations are…
- FERC Technical Conference Comments Delve into PJM Governance — RTO Insider
Dozens of comments recommend FERC enact sweeping changes to PJM’s Board of Managers and stakeholder process as part of a technical conference on the RTO’s governance ( AD26-7 ). (See FERC Dives into PJM Governance Woes, Wants Fixes by this Fall .) The term sheet PJM submitted recommended making the stakeholder process advisory and the RTO assuming filing rights over planning and the energy and…
- Demand Response Shortfalls Shape IESO 2027 Capacity Auction Changes — RTO Insider
Ontario’s hourly demand response (HDR) resources delivered only about 64% of their capacity obligations during summer 2025 activations and rarely updated their bids to reflect what they could provide, according to IESO . The shortfall is shaping HDR-related capacity auction changes the ISO proposes for 2027. Only 122 of 1,315 activation hours in summer 2025 (9%) showed a change between day-ahead…
- BPA Considers Changes to Transmission Queue Processing — RTO Insider
The Bonneville Power Administration could reshape its first-come, first-served transmission queue order and impose stricter requirements to speed up processing of transmission service requests. Several issues have hampered BPA’s commercial transmission planning, including significant increases in requests for long-term firm (LTF) transmission service, unprecedented load growth and disjointed…