FERC established briefing procedures for MISO and SPP as it investigates “overlapping and duplicative” congestion charges on pseudo-tie transactions.

A roundup of FERC's orders issued at the commission's open meeting Sept. 19, 2019.

Google gained a foothold in the MISO system as the RTO’s Board of Directors approved a subsidiary’s membership application.

MISO staff are done assembling the RTO’s 2019 Transmission Expansion Plan, presenting a nearly $4 billion draft package to the Board of Directors.

The MISO footprint didn’t come close to its forecasted summertime peak, but ways to improve resource adequacy were on the minds of those at Board Week.

FERC told MISO, PJM and SPP their joint operating agreements don’t provide enough clarity on how the RTOs’ handle generator interconnections along seams.

The Michigan PSC approved a settlement between Consumers Energy and solar developers, resolving arguments over the utility’s obligations under PURPA.

MISO will suspend updates on its resource availability and need project through November to allow time for analysis that may drive future draft rules.

MISO has softened a proposal to crack down on long-term outages from capacity resources, granting some wiggle room for outages taken in the summer.

Mark Volpe, CEO of the Coalition of Midwest Power Producers, argues MISO's deference to incumbent transmission operators is driving merchant generation out.