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November 16, 2024

MISO

The Midcontinent Independent System Operator is a regional transmission organization that plans transmission projects, administers wholesale markets for its membership and manages the flow of electricity in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. 
Entergy Lays out New Carbon Reduction Goals
Having met its current carbon reduction goal ahead of schedule, Entergy now plans to further slash emissions over the next decade.
Mich. Energy Storage Idea Poses New Life for Old Mines
Old and new will interconnect if Michigan Tech can pull off an energy storage concept that pairs the state’s abandoned mines with pumped storage.
Study: Frequency Response OK in Eastern Interconnection
Despite the ongoing shift to renewables, the Eastern Interconnection has sufficient inertia to maintain system frequency for at least the next five years.
MISO Closer to Clearing Up Queue Extension
FERC conditionally accepted MISO’s address to an inherent conflict within its Tariff related to the termination of generator interconnection agreements.
More Info Needed on MISO Storage Participation Plan
MISO must flesh out more details around its already lengthy proposal for allowing energy storage resources to participate in its markets, FERC said.
FERC OKs MISO Outage Scheduling Rules, DR Testing
FERC granted MISO permission to implement the remaining two proposals in its three-part short-term resource availability and need project.
MISO Contemplates DER Effect, Possible Rules
MISO may have to contend with security concerns and the phaseout of the vertically integrated utility model as it strives to manage a grid with more DERs.
MISO Seeking Multiple Vendors for Market Platform Redesign
MISO will attempt to divide its ongoing market platform replacement into a series of smaller agreements with vendors rather than one large contract.
Stakeholders Mixed on MISO Seams To-do List
Stakeholders gave MISO leadership mixed signals on what they expect from seams policy, though they agreed the RTO shouldn’t strive for exacting consistency in how it deals with different neighbors.
MISO: Winter Emergency Another Signal for Grid Ops Change
MISO’s most recent maximum generation emergency is yet another portent of its increasing need to rethink grid operations, execs told the Board of Directors.

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