MISO members again asked the RTO to facilitate less stage-managed access by stakeholders to its Board of Directors.

Stakeholders have tapped former PepsiCo CIO Jody Davids to serve on MISO’s Board of Directors, creating its first-ever woman majority.

A MISO board committee unanimously voted to send the $4 billion MTEP 2020 to the full board for a vote in December.

MISO members have recommended that the RTO’s 2020 Transmission Expansion Plan proceed to final approval in December.

MISO’s Board of Directors has three seats up for grabs in December, though the new board is only guaranteed one new face.

With a challenging summer in the rearview, MISO expects more traditional reliability risks this fall while making blueprints for an industry roiled by change.

Two recently announced special transmission planning efforts could have MISO members soon stringing miles of new wires across the footprint.

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 Monitor issued five new recommendations in its annual State of the Market report, focusing on seams and efficient use of the transmission system.