COVID-19 and record hurricane and wildfire seasons made 2020 “a unique and at times challenging year,” FERC said in its State of the Markets report.

MISO unveiled a first look at possible long-range transmission projects, igniting testy exchanges between stakeholders over the necessity of grid expansion.

Stakeholders told FERC that the proposed Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM) doesn’t go far enough to increase competition.

SPP raked in another $27.87 million in market-to-market settlements from MISO during December and January, pushing its total to $168.11 million.

While it warns of more system risk in the coming years, MISO is preparing for an unremarkable spring and a routine capacity auction.

MISO stakeholders were shocked to learn that the RTO needs another few years to allow energy storage to participate in its markets.

MISO reiterated the extraordinary nature of mid-February’s winter storm, promising more data later this month and resource adequacy solutions by year-end.

Distributed energy resources will function best in MISO’s markets if aggregations are limited to a single pricing node, RTO officials said.

MISO wrapped its years-long Renewable Integration Impact Assessment, with staff pledging more targeted studies on the shift to renewables.

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.