FERC granted Pattern Energy a waiver of MISO's interconnection rules for its wind farm in Wisconsin because of delays related to COVID-19.

SPP staff have been meeting with MISO staff as they scope the RTOs' joint transmission study of potential projects along their seam.

MISO is down to two options to curb generation developers’ ability to change their proposed projects’ fuel type in the interconnection queue.

MISO stakeholders said another round of expensive system upgrades would render its West planning region a “dead zone” for new generation.

MISO is wrapping up its 2020 Transmission Expansion Plan and eyeing next year’s planning cycle, with more renewable energy predictions.

PJM stakeholders endorsed an installed reserve margin of 14.4%, down from 14.8% in 2019, along with new winter weekly reserve targets.

After years of using its own generator interconnection cost allocation method, ATC will transition to MISO’s after FERC gave the company its approval.

MISO is considering how to restrict generation developers’ ability to change the fuel type of proposed projects in the interconnection queue.

MISO members have recommended that the RTO’s 2020 Transmission Expansion Plan proceed to final approval in December.

FERC said MISO’s Tariff was silent on the issue of whether a generation project can switch from wind to solar while in the RTO’s interconnection queue.