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. 
MISO 2019 Transmission Expansion Plan Takes Shape
MISO is poised to recommend $4 billion in spending in its 2019 Transmission Expansion Plan, making it the second costliest such package in RTO history.
FERC Blocks GridLiance’s Door into MISO
FERC halted GridLiance’s entry into the MISO markets by blocking its $11.7 million purchase of six transmission lines from a Vistra Energy subsidiary.
MISO, PJM Eye Nov. Freeze Date Defrost
MISO and PJM said they will propose changes to how they determine flowgate rights in a white paper in November.
MISO Recommending 1st Storage-as-Tx Project
MISO is poised to recommend its first-ever storage-as-transmission project to ease reliability issues in central Wisconsin.
MISO to Host Hybrid Projects Workshop
MISO will host an in-depth workshop this fall on how to incorporate generation projects that draw on more than one fuel source.
Wisconsin PSC Approves Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission
The Wisconsin PSC authorized the Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line, sanctioning MISO’s last remaining multi-value project.
MISO Halts Futures Work for 2020, Plans 2021 Rebuild
MISO terminated work on a set of futures scenarios for MTEP 20, opting to take the year to resolve its lagging renewable growth and retirement projections.
MISO, SPP Empty-handed After 3rd Project Study
The possibility of a MISO-SPP transmission expansion must wait, as the RTOs concluded their third coordinated system plan without a single project.
Public Citizen Contests FERC Ruling on MISO Auction
Public Citizen asked FERC to rehear its ruling dismissing complaints over MISO’s 2015/16 capacity auction, saying it failed to justify its findings.
Experts Advise Respect to Counter Project Opposition
Respect is the key to tempering landowner and community pushback on energy infrastructure projects, six industry experts told MARC.

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