Rosy Lum, Chief Analyst for TransmissionHub, has been covering the U.S. utility industry for over six years. She began her career as an energy journalist at SNL Financial, for which she established a New York news desk. She covered topics ranging from energy finance and renewable policies and incentives, to master limited partnerships and ETFs.
Thereafter, she honed her energy and utility focus at the Financial Times' dealReporter, where she covered and broke oil and gas and utility mergers and acquisitions.
She can be reached at rosyl@pennwell.com or at (347) 799-2802.
The Exelon subsidiary’s Grand Prairie Gateway project was approved in PJM Interconnection’s 2012 regional transmission expansion plan as relieving congestion.
Clean Line Energy Partners completed its acquisition of a 200-mile, 345-kV transmission line, expanding its presence in the state and giving it access to Four Corners.
The association of investor-owned utilities argued that lowering base ROEs will send investment in transmission to other industries, endangering reliability.
Primary Power sought FERC approval to recover costs associated with two SVC projects it proposed in PJM Interconnection that the PJM board ultimately designated to incumbents FirstEnergy and Dominion.
The New York ISO released its Power Trends 2013 report, outlining the state’s generation and transmission needs arising from aging infrastructure, concerns over power plant retirements and the rising use of natural gas to generate electricity.
Jon Wellinghoff, who has been chairman of FERC since 2009, has announced his intent to resign, though he will remain in his position until the White House nominates a new chairman.
FERC ALJ Michael Cianci presided over five days of testimony during which witnesses for the NETOs and complainants defended their recommendations for what the base ROE in ISO-NE’s transmission tariff should be.