January 17, 2025

Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)

Renew Wisconsin
MISO Adding Availability-based Renewable Energy Accreditation
MISO continues to suss out a new availability-based capacity accreditation method for its renewable generation, but some have qualms with the early design.
East Texas Electric Coop
MISO Considers Resource Attributes as Thermal Output Falls
MISO held a stakeholder discussion on how it can better value generators’ services to the grid as the RTO’s share of on-demand, dispatchable resources shrinks.
Allgeier Martin
MISO, SPP Hunt for Small Interregional Tx Projects
MISO and SPP this week said they have tentatively settled on criteria and will begin developing a first set of smaller interregional transmission projects.
SPP
SPP Continues its Counterflow Optimization Work
SPP is taking another crack at adding counterflow optimization to the congestion-hedging process following a late-August workshop.
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MISO, Members Debate Deploying AARs
MISO, its Monitor and members debated the best course to implementing ambient adjusted line ratings during a Sept. 15 Advisory Committee discussion.
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MISO Executives Spotlight Fleet Evolution Planning, Risks
MISO Board Week focused on the industry shift underway as the RTO plans to get more transmission lines strung to bring record amounts of new capacity online.
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MISO Board Week Briefs: Sept. 12-15, 2022
Employee churn has MISO tracking its highest-ever rate of resignations and executives debuting a headcount management report.
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Monitor Critiques MISO’s Commitment Usage During Summer
MISO presided over reliable operations at higher prices this summer, with its IMM displeased over how many units the RTO calls up to maintain reliability.
Xcel Energy
MISO’s 2022 Tx Planning Cycle Exceeds $4B
MISO’s 2022 Transmission Expansion Plan now clocks in at 384 new projects, totaling about $4.3 billion.
Connexus Energy
MISO Officially Opens Markets to Storage Resources
MISO has announced that it successfully opened its wholesale markets to electric storage resources in compliance with FERC Order 841.

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