A systemwide emergency, market innovations and the relatively calm summer topped the discussions at MISO’s Board of Directors meetings.

MISO said it might rely on a dormant analysis to create a pricing structure to compensate resources used to restore the system in a blackout.

MISO declared a maximum generation alert Sept. 17 because of tight reserve levels amid forced outages and hotter-than-expected temperatures.

MISO plans to hold a final Order 841 workshop on Oct. 10 to complete its collection of stakeholder opinions on its energy storage participation model.

Mark J. Volpe, president and CEO of the Coalition of Midwest Power Producers (COMPP), recounts the migration of merchant generators from MISO to PJM.

The PUC of Texas (PUCT) approved the Oncor application for a certificate of convenience and necessity to begin work on its Far West Texas Project.

MISO says the time is not yet ripe for creating a detailed solar capacity credit process.

MISO has sufficient resources available to cope with warm conditions this fall, although there is a risk it may be forced to order emergency procedures.

Illinois’ nuclear generation subsidies do not interfere with FERC-regulated wholesale power markets, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.

MISO hopes to become more customer- and employee-focused in 2019, unveiling plans for a new feedback tool, a data gathering project and a new committee.