MISO

The Midcontinent Independent System Operator is a regional transmission organization that plans transmission projects, administers wholesale markets for its membership and manages the flow of electricity in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. 
LS Power Again Seeks MISO Cost Allocation Change
Transmission developer LS Power made a three-pronged attack on MISO’s cost-allocation structure with a trio of FERC filings.
MISO, SPP Close to Ruling out Joint Projects Again
MISO and SPP appear to have come up empty once again after a fourth study failed to detect a joint transmission project.
Montana Supreme Court Rebuffs PSC on PURPA Rules
The Montana PSC “arbitrarily and unlawfully” reduced solar generators’ payments and contract lengths under PURPA, the Supreme Court ruled.
Gulf Grid Operators, Utilities Shore up for Laura
Hurricane Laura’s impending landfall along the Gulf Coast has MISO, Entergy, SPP and ERCOT bracing for grid impacts.
Memphis Moves Closer to Breaking from TVA
Memphis Light, Gas and Water took another step away from TVA as staff recommended it issue its first ever request for proposals for new energy sources.
MISO AC Works on Sector Rules as FERC Timeline Ticks
The MISO Advisory Committee discussed possible design elements of the RTO’s sector setup after FERC said the new sector is only temporary.
La. PSC Strikes out Again in Entergy Bandwidth Case
FERC rejected a new argument by the Louisiana PSC in a 17-year-old case tied to a now terminated agreement among Entergy’s operating companies.
MISO Pledges More Cost Allocation Work After Overhaul
MISO is not resting after FERC recently accepted its transmission cost allocation plan, promising more such work on long-term and interregional projects.
MISO Board Primed for 1st Major Interregional Project
MISO’s Board of Directors is expected next month to approve MISO and PJM’s first major interregional transmission project.
FERC Accepts Trimmer MISO LMR Capacity Accreditation
FERC approved new rules likely to reduce load-modifying resources’ capacity accreditation in MISO, despite several protests from RTO members.

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