January 18, 2025

Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)

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OMS RA Summit Confronts Midwestern Supply Squeeze
State regulatory staff and MISO executives found no easy answers to solve a burgeoning reliability crisis after converging for a resource adequacy summit.
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DC Circuit Sends FERC Back to Drawing Board on MISO ROE
The battle over MISO transmission owners’ return on equity continued with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals vacating FERC’s order setting the rate at 10.02%.
Kentucky PSC
DC Circuit Backs Kentucky Munis on Transmission Rate ‘Pancaking’
FERC failed to consider the impact of potential rate increases when it allowed LG&E/KU to partially exit market power mitigation, the D.C. Circuit ruled.
MISO
Stakeholders Troubled over MISO Response to FERC Planning NOPR
Stakeholders are concerned over the comments MISO plans to submit on FERC’s recently proposed transmission planning rule.
Xcel Energy
Xcel Sees Benefits in $3.2B Transmission Opportunities
Xcel Energy praised both the MISO long-range transmission plan and the late-breaking agreement over the $670 billion Inflation Reduction Act.
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FERC Allows MISO to Exclude Tx Projects from Competition
MISO received FERC permission to exclude certain transmission projects from competitive bidding eligibility.
Ameren Illinois
MISO Reacts to Ill. Legislators’ Criticism of Capacity Shortfall
MISO responded to criticism from Illinois lawmakers that it isn’t doing enough to bring renewables in its queue online to solve its capacity deficiency.
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MISO Board Approves $10B in Long-range Tx Projects
MISO’s board approved an 18-project, $10.3 billion long-range transmission plan even as critics faulted the RTO for not moving faster to connect renewables.
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Consumer Groups File FERC Complaint Against MISO
An alliance of consumer groups jointly filed a complaint Friday against MISO’s practice of respecting state rights of first refusal laws in its regional transmission planning.
Illinois Clean Jobs
Illinois Leaders Blast MISO Inaction on Capacity Crisis
Sponsors of Illinois’ Climate and Equitable Jobs Act held a news teleconference to condemn “foot dragging” by MISO in getting new renewable energy online.

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