MISO instated maximum generation procedures Thursday to manage a pervasive heat wave blanketing its footprint.

More than 200,000 AEP customers in Ohio lost power after storms damaged multiple transmission lines and forced load sheds on at least three 138-kV lines.

MISO's Oct. 7 Market Subcommittee covered FTR market concerns and a customer ask for better load forecasting data.

MISO avoided maximum generation alerts and events this fall despite dealing with record-breaking temperature swings in its southern footprint.

MISO declared a maximum generation alert Sept. 17 because of tight reserve levels amid forced outages and hotter-than-expected temperatures.

MISO laid out how it will tackle changing resource availability and needs in its footprint ahead of the release of a white paper on the issue.

MISO issued two maximum generation alerts and conservative operations declarations because of severe weather in June and a heatwave in July.

Officials at MISO Board Week meetings pondered why the RTO is likely to face an increasing frequency of emergency conditions in the near future.

MISO is asking stakeholders if they would like the RTO to provide generators an additional emergency notification declaring a maximum generation alert.

MISO detailed its spring readiness and said there’s a small possibility of emergency conditions.