MISO said after its experience with its first long-range transmission portfolio, it no longer wants to open simple, conductor-only projects to its competitive bidding process.

MISO’s Independent Market Monitor continues to cast doubt on the theoretical benefits estimates of the second long-range transmission projects as the RTO intends to add more projects to the already $17 billion to $23 billion portfolio.

MISO told stakeholders not to expect sweeping, greenfield projects as a result of its new transfer capability study with PJM.

MISO announced that 123 GW of new generation spread across 600 applications are vying to enter its generator interconnection queue under the 2023 cycle.

MISO confirmed it likely will try again with FERC in the third quarter to apply an annual megawatt cap to its interconnection queue.

MISO’s Planning Subcommittee will tackle possible modifications to expedited project reviews, the process that allows transmission developers to begin construction earlier than usual.

Weeks after the nearly $2 billion Joint Targeted Interconnection Queue (JTIQ) transmission portfolio was awarded a $465 million Department of Energy grant, MISO and SPP are switching their proposed cost allocation for the projects.

Battery storage that charges from the grid should be able to use non-firm transmission service, MISO has decided.

MISO says its 2024 Transmission Expansion Plan will look much the same as last year’s MTEP.

After completing its initial economic and reliability analysis, MISO has found numerous overloads and congestion await its system if it doesn’t recommend a second long-range transmission plan portfolio.