A panel convened by the American Council on Renewable Energy largely agreed that MISO’s transmission benefits process could be a blueprint for the country.

Stakeholders are concerned over the comments MISO plans to submit on FERC’s recently proposed transmission planning rule.

Xcel Energy praised both the MISO long-range transmission plan and the late-breaking agreement over the $670 billion Inflation Reduction Act.

MISO received FERC permission to exclude certain transmission projects from competitive bidding eligibility.

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.

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.

MISO’s $10 billion long-range transmission plan is closer to approval, with the portfolio clearing its first of two board votes on Thursday.

MISO members are voting whether to recommend MISO’s $10 billion long-range transmission buildout to the RTO’s board as staff make final pitches for the project.

FERC has allowed MISO to use a separate-but-equal postage stamp rate divided between MISO Midwest and MISO South for some of its major transmission buildout.

Cost allocation negotiations for the second half of MISO’s long-range transmission planning heated up over whether generators should bear a portion of costs.