MISO won FERC approval to create an 11th stakeholder sector for hard-to-categorize members despite some misgivings about the equity of the new arrangement.

The MISO Advisory Committee adopted the first set of standards for creating and joining stakeholder sectors and discussed the coordination of transmission planning.

Some regulators aren’t convinced about merging MISO’s transmission planning with interconnection studies, a move some say could improve cost effectiveness.

MISO members say work-from-home measures and social distancing in workplaces aren’t impeding their pace of work, but miss the personal collaboration.

MISO’s Steering Committee is considering proposing a rule that would require consultants to identify clients they represent when participating in stakeholder meetings.

MISO’s Advisory Committee is beginning work on a possible new process for prospective members to join the RTO.

MISO’s Board of Directors cleared the Advisory Committee to create an 11th stakeholder sector while instructing the committee to overhaul its sector design.

MISO said it will hold its quarterly Board Week via conference call only, canceling the New Orleans event as the COVID-19 coronavirus extends its reach.

Following a close vote, MISO’s Advisory Committee will recommend the RTO create a new Affiliate Members sector so environmental groups can have a voice.

MISO’s Advisory Committee will vote next month whether to recommend the Board of Directors split up the Environmental and Other Stakeholder Groups sector.