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 Floats MTEP Time Trade-off
MISO is toying with the idea of foreshortening its MTEP 20 process in order to maximize time spent on the 2021 cycle of transmission projects.
Supply Future Brighter, OMS-MISO Survey Shows
A key annual capacity report issued by MISO and the Organization of MISO States (OMS) predicts the RTO is unlikely to soon face a shortfall in generation.
Study Findings Clash on Value of Competitive Tx
A pair of studies have drawn divergent conclusions about the merits of competitive transmission solicitations. The differences may have to do with sponsors.
Berkeley Study: Up to 12 Million EVs in MISO by 2040
MISO will one day see a proliferation of electric vehicles, just don’t expect them to begin plugging in en masse before millennials hit midlife crises.
FERC Delays Mich. Tx Decision for State Input
FERC suspended a ruling on Consumers Energy’s complaint over a pending transmission project in Michigan until the PSC weighs in.
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MISO Adding Week-ahead Forecasts
MISO said it will combine several data sets to create a new and comprehensive multiday operating margin forecast.
MISO Proposes Protections for FTR Market
MISO proposed a set of changes to buttress its FTR market and said it will convene a new task team to work out the details of the fledging proposal.
Complaint Seeks Bigger Role for Smaller MISO Projects
LS Power asked FERC to compel MISO to lower the threshold for competitively bid market efficiency projects from 345 kV to 100 kV.
Texas ROFR Law Clouds Hartburg-Sabine Future
The future of MISO’s second competitively bid transmission project could be in jeopardy after passage of a Texas law that grants incumbent utilities a ROFR.
UPDATED: RSC, OMS Approve Monitors’ Seams Study
The SPP Regional State Committee approved a recommendation to engage the RTO’s MMU and the MISO Monitor to conduct a joint analysis on seams issues.

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