MISO staff said its maintenance margin — used to schedule planned generation outages and grant capacity accreditation exemptions — is at times off-base in its risk-to-supply adequacy judgment when owners request downtime for maintenance.

MISO said a spring under typical demand and generation outages shouldn’t prove much trouble.

CAISO CEO Elliot Mainzer warned that this week poses the greatest risk of rolling outages this summer as record heat engulfs large parts of California.

Michigan lawmakers proposed new consumer protections against utility blackouts, requiring customer credits that would increase the longer an outage lasts.

MISO warned about possible maximum generation emergencies should high load and high outages collide this spring.

With winter largely behind it, MISO staff last week told stakeholders that winter fuel security surveys are to become an annual fixture.

MISO expects a chance for an emergency every month this fall, with the possibility of burning through the entirety of its emergency resource reserves.

Entergy said most of its Louisiana customers affected by Hurricane Ida will see their power restored by Sept. 9 but that some areas will require a "rebuild."

Entergy embarked on restoration efforts  following Hurricane Ida but won't guess as to how long power could be out for several thousand customers in Louisiana.

MISO is confirming final details of its bid for seasonal capacity auctions & availability-based accreditation while some stakeholders continue to criticize it.