Amanda Durish Cook
MISO Correspondent
Amanda has worked in newspapers for over a decade, first contributing to community papers in Michigan before working as a reporter and editor for The Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, Fla. Amanda is an alumna of the University of Michigan and is back in the Midwest where she belongs. She resides in Indianapolis, Ind. with her husband Scott and dog Ichabod. You can find her camping, canoeing, skiing and making her way through the titles in Oprah’s Book Club.

Recent Articles
Groups Contest Indiana Coal Plants’ Emergency Extensions at D.C. Circuit
Public interest organizations have taken their challenge of the Department of Energy’s emergency orders keeping two Indiana coal plants operating past their planned retirement dates to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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EPI Report Finds Utility Profits Account for 13% of Bills and Rising
Watchdog organization Energy and Policy Institute compiled a report showing investor-owned utility profit margins are on the rise, with 13-15% of customers’ bills bankrolling profits.
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MISO’s 3rd Expedited Queue: 8 GW of Gas and Batteries
MISO announced a third, 8-GW cycle of generation projects to enter its fast-tracked interconnection process, its largest cluster yet.
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MISO, SPP Draft New Joint Portfolio that Could Run $3.6B
MISO and SPP put forth two potential, 500-kV joint transmission portfolios valued at either $1.3 billion or $3.6 billion to beef up their transfer capability.
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Kentucky Lawmakers: PSC Makeover Necessary to Bring Down Rates
Kentucky lawmakers are working to overhaul the Public Service Commission in what they say is an effort to combat rising utility rates, while the governor characterized it as political maneuvering.
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