Protests and endorsements have turned up in response to MISO’s second attempt with FERC to annually cap project submittals to its interconnection queue based on a megawatt value.

MISO members pondered at Board Week over how quickly the full impact of Order 2222 will be felt across the footprint.

Several MISO stakeholders took exception to the RTO’s proposal before FERC to cap the volume of interconnection requests it accepts annually.

FERC has decided for a second time to leave ITC Midwest’s 16-year-old capital structure untouched over protests it results in unaffordable customer rates.

ITC Midwest can keep the capital structure it has had in place since 2007, FERC decided, blocking a complaint led by Alliant Energy.

Stakeholders are seeking a FERC rehearing of MISO’s seasonal auction design, while the RTO wants it to reconsider its minimum capacity obligation.

A coalition of utilities, industrial customers and consumer advocates spearheaded by Alliant Energy is contesting ITC Midwest’s capital structure.

MISO’s plan to extend payment arrangements for market participants that use the Midwest-to-South transmission path is destined for settlement proceedings.

An agricultural hub in Iowa is the site of a battery storage project that the Energy Department thinks could become a template for other towns.