A summary of issues discussed by the MISO Planning Advisory Committee on Nov. 11, 2015, including factoring the Clean Power Plan into MTEP.

MISO released the final scope of studies it will conduct through mid-2016 to help the RTO’s 13 states evaluate their compliance options under EPA’s Clean Power Plan.

A summary of issues discussed by the MISO Planning Advisory Committee on Oct. 14, 2015, including the MTEP process and the Clean Power Plan.

MISO staff said they will recommend three economic projects be included in the 2015 MISO Transmission Expansion Plan.

MISO told FERC that a group of wind generators alleging special treatment for external generators misunderstands the purpose of the M2 milestone payment in the RTO’s interconnection process.

A round-up of issues discussed by stakeholders at the MISO Planning Advisory Committee on Sept. 16, 2015.

MISO revealed yet another twist in its deliberations over two southern Indiana transmission projects, leading some stakeholders to question whether RTO officials are following their planning rules.

The MISO PAC deferred for a future meeting a vote on Wind on the Wires’ request to require external generators seeking network resource interconnection service to pay the dollars-per-megawatt portion of M2 milestone costs.

Two of three proposed MISO-SPP interregional projects touted to offer $235 million in benefits look much less attractive following additional modeling and are likely doomed.

MISO planners who just completed the third phase of a study on the Clean Power Plan said last week that a “multibillion dollar” transmission build-out will be necessary in almost every compliance scenario they’ve anticipated.