MISO staff have characterized LMR use as accessing the capacity that members make available to them, de-emphasizing emergency protocols.

MISO staff said the footprint is in for more extreme ramping events after a late April drop in wind output. 

MISO has developed a rough idea of how it might manage dynamic transmission line ratings should FERC begin to require them. 

MISO is still collecting data and reviewing the actions it took during a massive cold spell that gripped most of the U.S. in mid-February.

A briefing by MISO staff on the record uplift in the RTO’s energy market caused by Hurricane Laura left stakeholders with more questions than answers.

MISO staff continue to keep advisories in effect and compile data on the emergency and subsequent rolling blackouts caused by Hurricane Laura.

MISO said it quickly regained control during its first maximum generation emergency July 7 during a lasting heatwave.

MISO is gradually improving its ability to forecast load in the face of widespread community measures to halt the COVID-19 pandemic.

A mild winter across the Midwest footprint made for an easy January for MISO operators, stakeholders heard at the Reliability Subcommittee meeting.

MISO’s Reliability Subcommittee will next year examine whether the RTO’s footprint is suffering from an excess of load-modifying resources.