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. 
Overheard at GCPA’s Annual MISO South Conference
GCPA’s seventh annual MISO South Regional Conference drew 175 attendees to New Orleans for discussions on resource needs and transmission planning.
MISO Outlines Electrifying Tx Planning Futures
MISO released draft future scenarios that would reflect the increasingly dominant role clean energy resources will play in its planning process.
Interregional Projects May Become Reality for SPP, MISO
MISO and SPP are optimistic the RTOs will finally agree on an interregional transmission project, they said at GCPA's 7th annual MISO South Conference.
MISO Estimates up to $4B in 2019 Benefits
MISO saved members between $3.2 billion and $4 billion over the course of 2019, according to the RTO's annual Value Proposition study.
Northern Focus for MTEP 20
MISO will focus on the northern portion of its footprint with two supplemental studies to be included in its 2020 Transmission Expansion Plan cycle.
MISO Planning Subcommittee Briefs: Feb. 11, 2020
The cost estimation guide for MISO’s 2020 transmission planning cycle will for the first time include upfront and long-term cost estimates for HVDC lines.
Traders Respond to IRC on Risk Management Efforts
Traders behind a request to update decade-old RTO credit policies fired back against claims that its filing proposes a “one-size-fits-all solution."
MISO to Debut Online Queue Requests
MISO will convert its generator interconnection queue application from a print-and-send form to an instant, online submission in April.
Indiana Bill Seeks Slowdown of Coal Closures
The Indiana House of Reps passed a bill that could prolong the retiring or selling coal plants when the state is moving toward cleaner alternatives.
MISO Pursues Leaner LMR Accreditation
MISO will seek FERC approval for a proposal to tighten LMR accreditation standards for capacity auctions as stakeholders complain the plan is restrictive.

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