FERC left MISO transmission owners’ ability to self-fund network upgrades intact over a protest from AWEA and the dissent of Commissioner Richard Glick.

MISO members are urging the RTO to implement dynamic line ratings, saying the benefits would outweigh the costs.

The pandemic continues to clamp down on MISO’s spending, with the RTO again predicting to be millions under budget by the end of the year.

Uneconomic self-commitments of coal resources in MISO’s footprint are not occurring at the clip that critics imagine, the RTO’s Monitor said.

MISO’s and SPP’s state regulators gave the RTOs’ staffs an opportunity to respond to their monitors’ suggestions for improving interregional coordination.

MISO and SPP announced a yearlong transmission study to identify projects with “comprehensive, cost-effective and efficient upgrades.”

FERC has sided with the Wabash Valley Power Association in a skirmish with a cooperative member over its distributed generation rules.

MISO expects adequate resources for the fall, though planned generator outages are expected to be higher this year.

AEP will become at least the fourth major U.S. utility to switch its stock listing from the New York Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq Stock Market.

MISO staff continue to keep advisories in effect and compile data on the emergency and subsequent rolling blackouts caused by Hurricane Laura.