September 29, 2024

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. 
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MISO Board Approves $9B MTEP 23; Members Deliberate on New Expedited Review Rules
The MISO board approved the $9 billion, 572-project 2023 Transmission Expansion Plan, which contains the most expedited project reviews ever.
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Board OKs MISO Budget Increase for 2024
MISO’s base operating budget will increase 15% in 2024, mostly due to the grid operator adding about 70 staff positions.
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MISO Expecting Quiet Winter
MISO leadership predicted adequate supply paired with a temperate winter at the final Board Week of the year.
Invenergy
Grain Belt Express Asks FERC to Overrule MISO on In-service Date
Invenergy asked FERC to order MISO to allow it to energize part of its Grain Belt Express project in 2028 despite delays in upgrades in Ameren’s territory.
MISO
MISO Champions Queue Crackdown as Stakeholders Blast MW Cap on Project Entries
Several MISO stakeholders took exception to the RTO’s proposal before FERC to cap the volume of interconnection requests it accepts annually.
Potomac Economics
MISO and IMM: M2M Flowgate Issue with SPP not Sustainable, May Require Litigation
MISO and its Independent Market Monitor agree legal action is likely concerning the RTO’s payments to SPP for a market-to-market flowgate.
MISO
Iowa ROFR Law Overturned, Throwing Multiple MISO LRTP Projects into Uncertainty
An Iowa court has formally struck down the state’s right of first refusal law, driving uncertainty for $2.6 billion worth of MISO's long-range transmission projects.
Dairyland Power Cooperative
MISO Selects Ameren, Dairyland to Build 3rd and 4th LRTP Competitive Projects
MISO has chosen Ameren Transmission Co. of Illinois and Dairyland Power Cooperative to build the third and fourth competitive transmission projects emerging from its long-range transmission plan.
Ameren Illinois
IMM Criticizes MISO’s Modeling Software Used for Long-range Tx Planning
MISO’s Independent Market Monitor is condemning the modeling software MISO uses to plan its second long-range transmission portfolio.
Ameren
Ameren Files to Recoup Rush Island Closure Costs from Customers
Ameren Missouri appears to be making good on plans to close its Rush Island coal plant, which has racked up multiple Clean Air Act violations.

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