MISO has plans to test its hypothesis that benefits from long-range transmission projects built in Midwest won’t deliver benefits to the South.

MISO pushed its deadline for approvals of the first long-range transmission projects from March into late spring.

MISO plans to file in December to create separate but identical cost allocation designs for MISO Midwest and MISO South under its long-range transmission plan.

Amid clashes with MISO on transmission planning and cost allocation, the Entergy State Regional Committee featured introductions to SPP’s and SEEM’s workings.

State regulatory staff and MISO continued to debate  the potential billions in spending called for in the RTO’s long-range transmission plan.

 Louisiana regulators say they'll consider a split with MISO if ratepayers are forced to fund major transmission built in northern parts of the footprint.

MISO said its proposal to conduct transmission cost allocation separately for the South and Midwest regions is likely to be in place for up to four years.

MISO's 339-project, $3.04 billion MTEP 21 is headed for approvals from the MISO Board of Directors. 

Divisions between MISO and MISO South stakeholders deepened over the RTO’s long-range transmission plan.

Entergy said it could either sell its New Orleans unit, merge it with Entergy Louisiana or step out of the way as New Orleans navigates a municipal utility.