FERC must better explain its decision to give MISO TOs unilateral authority to finance upgrades needed to interconnect generation, the D.C. Circuit said.

MISO announced that it will add an informational study on near-term transmission congestion to its 2023 cycle of transmission planning.

MISO fired up the second phase of its long-range transmission planning by debuting a theoretical map of projects that proved divisive with stakeholders.

Todd Hillman, MISO’s senior vice president, will end his tenure at MISO in the new year to become CEO of Sunflower Electric Power Corp.

Two former FERC chairmen are pessimistic that MISO will be able to reign in shortages or high capacity prices anytime soon.

FERC’s Office of Enforcement has determined that Dynegy manipulated pricing in MISO’s 2015/16 capacity auction in violation of federal laws.

The Organization of MISO States has publicly announced that using a downward-sloping demand curve in MISO’s capacity auction could be a good idea.

DOE invited applications for $6 billion in funding to improve the grid, part of the largest federal investment ever in transmission and distribution.

NERC staff called the Winter Reliability Assessment a “serious warning” that highlighted the possibility of “bigger problems” compared to last winter.

The annual NARUC meeting covered ground on rate design, energy storage and reliability while the energy portfolio undergoes renovation.