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.

MISO maintained reliable operations in its South region during a record January cold snap that saw the area’s peak loads approach summertime highs.

MISO officials said a temperature forecast short by just 3 degrees Fahrenheit triggered a maximum generation event Sept. 22.

MISO said it expects to have plenty of reserve capacity to cover upcoming winter operations, even as it announced a review of an emergency declaration.

Most load-modifying resources called up during the MISO April 4 maximum generation event failed to respond properly to scheduling instructions.

MISO last month called on load-modifying resources for the first time in 10 years after it declared an unusual mid-spring maximum generation emergency.

At the MISO Informational Forum, stakeholders were briefed by a special agent from the FBI about cybersecurity threats against the grid.

The PJM MRC heard first read Thursday on proposed rule changes to day-ahead resource commitment and scheduling reserve requirements.