FERC Allows SPP to Consider Certain State and Local Laws and
Regulations in Transmission Planning Process
On October 16, 2014, the Commission accepted in part Southwest
Power Pool's ("SPP") proposed revisions to its Open
Access Transmission Tariff ("OATT") in compliance with
Order No. 1000, and determined that SPP could consider certain
state and local laws and regulations in the early stages of its
competitive solicitation process for transmission planning.
FERC Confirms ROE for ISO New England Transmission Owners, Sets
MISO ROE for Hearing
On October 16, 2014, FERC issued two separate orders addressing
the base return on equity ("ROE") for (1) the New England
transmission owners ("NETOs") operating in ISO-New
England Inc., and (2) certain transmission-owning members of the
Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. ("MISO
TOs"). In the NETO order, FERC determined that the base ROE
should be set at 10.57 percent. In the MISO TO order, FERC found
that
