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

MISO’s 2022 transmission planning portfolio cleared its first vote before board members, though some stakeholders have lodged complaints over the package.

Clean energy and consumer advocates questioned whether MISO planners are sufficiently exploring alternatives to the projects its transmission owners submit.

The final form of the MISO 2022 Transmission Expansion Plan earned a hesitant nod from the stakeholder-led Planning Advisory Committee.

MISO’s 2022 Transmission Expansion Plan now clocks in at 384 new projects, totaling about $4.3 billion.

A draft version of MISO’s MTEP 22 calls for $3.8 billion in spending over 364 new transmission projects in the footprint, stakeholders heard.

MISO announced this week that it’s contemplating adding a class of smaller, congestion-relieving projects under its annual transmission planning.

MISO's Feb. 8 Planning Subcommittee meeting introduced a new task team dedicated to transmission reconfigurations.

MISO has put the earliest version of its 2022 Annual Transmission Plan at $3.3 billion while accepting a handful of expedited project requests.

MISO's Board Week touched on its 2021 Transmission Expansion Plan, long-range transmission portfolio and a joint study with SPP intended to build transmission.