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July 26, 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. 
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Former Regulators: Demand Response Key to Midwest Capacity Crisis
Two former FERC chairmen are pessimistic that MISO will be able to reign in shortages or high capacity prices anytime soon.
FERC
FERC Staff Finds Dynegy Manipulated 2015 MISO Capacity Auction
FERC’s Office of Enforcement has determined that Dynegy manipulated pricing in MISO’s 2015/16 capacity auction in violation of federal laws.
MISO
State Regulators Endorse New Demand Curve in MISO Capacity Auction
The Organization of MISO States has publicly announced that using a downward-sloping demand curve in MISO’s capacity auction could be a good idea.
MISO, SPP
DOE Opens Applications for $6B in Grid Funding
DOE invited applications for $6 billion in funding to improve the grid, part of the largest federal investment ever in transmission and distribution.
NERC
NERC Warns Winter Margins Tight in Multiple Regions
NERC staff called the Winter Reliability Assessment a “serious warning” that highlighted the possibility of “bigger problems” compared to last winter.
Sierra Club
FERC: Vistra Can Skip MISO IC Rules for Storage Projects
FERC approved Vistra’s request to bypass MISO’s generator interconnection procedures to quickly add battery storage projects at two retiring fossil fuel plants.
Manitowoc Public Utilities
MISO Proposing 2nd SSR Agreement for Retiring Coal Unit
MISO is headed for another System Support Resource designation to keep a Wisconsin coal plant operating unless stakeholders present a viable alternative.
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MISO Members Want to Revive Stakeholder Governance Group
Members are proposing that MISO resurrect the Stakeholder Governance Working Group, which formerly managed MISO’s Stakeholder Governance Guide.
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Regulatory Commission Roundup: La.’s Boissiere Faces Runoff vs Climate Activist
Louisiana PSC's Lambert Boissiere is headed for a runoff against an environmental activist in one of nine states whose regulators faced voters election night.
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MISO Membership Re-elects Incumbent Directors for 2023
MISO’s Board of Directors will have the same lineup going into the new year with MISO’s membership voting in support of retaining three incumbent directors.

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