Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)

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MISO Sets Surplus Reserve Margin Requirement for LSEs Opting Out of Capacity Auction
Load-serving entities that decide against participating in MISO’s capacity auction must secure anywhere from 1.5% to 4.2% beyond their reserve margin requirements in the 2025/26 planning year.
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MISO in Agreement with IMM’s State of the Market Recommendations, Work Begins on 1
MISO this year said it generally agrees with the six new market recommendations brought forward in its Independent Market Monitor’s annual State of the Market report and is actively working on one of them.
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MISO Prelim Regional Resource Assessment Calls for 343 GW by 2043
MISO members will likely have to add 343 GW of installed capacity by 2043 to meet policy goals while maintaining resource adequacy, the RTO said in preliminary results from its annual Regional Resource Assessment.
Manitowoc Public Utilities
MISO: Wisconsin Coal Plant to Stay Online as SSR Unless Stakeholders Offer Solutions
MISO said unless stakeholders can come up with an alternative it hasn’t explored, it will have to renew its sole system support resource — Manitowoc Public Utilities’ Lakefront 9 coal unit — for another year.
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MISO IMM Makes Closing Arguments Against $21.8B Long-range Tx Plan
MISO Independent Market Monitor David Patton has made a final stand against the RTO’s $21.8 billion long-range transmission plan, while members are advising the MISO Board of Directors that the IMM's opinions on transmission shouldn't hold water.
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MISO and TVA Strike Emergency Energy Purchase Agreement, Request FERC OK
MISO and the Tennessee Valley Authority hope to implement an emergency energy purchase framework by Christmas Eve.
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Tx Supporters Check in on Order 1920 Compliance Efforts
FERC Order 1920 compliance efforts are getting started, but some uncertainty looms over the rule with a rehearing order expected in the coming months and a presidential election that could change regulators' priorities.
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OMS, OPSI Pen 2nd Letter to MISO and PJM to Compel Meaningful Interregional Planning
The Organization of MISO States and Organization of PJM States Inc. have sent a second letter to MISO and PJM emphasizing the need for vigorous interregional transmission planning.
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RA Fear and Load Growth at OMS Annual Meeting

State regulators, MISO and members remain anxious over the fragile state of resource adequacy, how much load growth to expect and a potential new resource adequacy standard.

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FERC Approves New MISO Probabilistic Capacity Accreditation
FERC authorized MISO’s move to a capacity accreditation method that blends probabilistic availability with historical unit performance.

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