MISO membership voting results confirmed three new Board of Directors members, while the RTO posted a first draft of its short-term incentive plan.

Members of the MISO Board of Directors last week expressed support for increasing their pay and relaxing their independence requirements, saying the changes were needed to ensure the RTO can attract strong candidates.

MISO's forward capacity auction proposal was approved by the Board of Directors' Markets Committee, setting up a FERC filing expected in three weeks.

MISO unveiled its preliminary 2016 Transmission Expansion Plan at a meeting of the System Planning Committee of the Board of Directors.

The MISO Board of Directors’ Nominating Committee has settled on three candidates to fill the three seats up for election for terms that begin in January and expire in September.

Monitor David Patton said that although MISO markets and operations performed well over a warmer-than-usual summer, there is room for improvement.

MISO released a five-year operations business plan last week that calls for new products, technology upgrades and a better-trained workforce.

The MISO external affairs operation wants to reboot its website and is seeking a separate $1 million budget to begin research and development.

Increased natural gas prices and congestion in MISO South boosted energy prices 23% in June, the RTO reported in an Informational Forum.

MISO’s 2016 spending is in line with its budget for the year, Vice President of Finance Jo Biggers told the Board of Directors at the RTO’s Annual Meeting