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November 20, 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. 
PJM
Coal, Oil Use Surges, Gas Prices Spike in Week-Long Arctic Blast
Grid operators turned to coal- and oil-fired generation as Arctic air sent temperatures plunging to record lows from the Great Plains to the Deep South.
Entergy Louisiana
FERC Grants MISO 4th Winter Offer Cap Waiver
FERC has allowed MISO to waive its $1,000/MWh offer cap for the fourth straight winter in response to the extremely cold weather.
Michigan Dam Faces Shutdown over Longtime Safety Concerns
FERC has given a Michigan hydropower company until March 1 to correct serious violations of federal safety regulations or once again face an order to shut down.
Hon Hai-Foxconn
Milwaukee Signals Fight Against Foxconn Interconnection Plan
A Milwaukee city official is questioning why ratepayers must pick up the tab to interconnect Foxconn’s proposed plant to the southwestern Wisconsin grid.
SPP
SPP Briefs: M2M Payments from MISO to SPP Eclipse $32M
SPP’s market-to-market (M2M) process with MISO again resulted in a large payment to SPP for November operations.
The Weather Channel
Frigid Weather Tests Grid Operators
Power prices surged along with demand across much of the U.S. as a blast of Arctic air sent temperatures plunging to record lows.
MISO, PJM
FERC OKs Change to MISO, PJM Pseudo-Tie Rules
FERC approved changes to MISO and PJM’s Joint Operating Agreement to improve their coordination of pseudo-tied generators.
© RTO Insider
MISO in 2018: Storage, Software, Settlements and Studies
MISO’s 2018 to-do list includes continuing efforts to expand energy storage participation and extensive software upgrades.
MISO Wins OK for Dynamic Narrowly Constrained Areas
MISO won FERC permission to expand its mitigation measures on narrowly constrained areas to address intense but temporary congestion.
Ark. Regulators Contest Entergy Bandwidth Payments
The Arkansas PSC made oral arguments before the D.C. Circuit Court in a bid to protect Entergy customers from bearing the costs of bandwidth payments.

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