Continuous improvement of MISO’s wind forecasting is more important now that more than 90% of wind farms in the footprint rely on the RTO’s predictions.
FERC dismissed a second round of complaints over overlapping pseudo-tie congestion charges between MISO and PJM.
FERC rejected a pair of complaints from the Louisiana PSC related to a dispute over how Entergy previously allocated production costs among its companies.
MISO renewable proponents want to revamp a transmission planning process they say inhibits the development of generation in the western region.
Environmental advocates are stepping up calls for MISO to split up its Environmental and Other Stakeholder Groups sector to provide a more singular voice.
MISO’s Monitor found no major concerns with performance in MISO South, but wants the RTO to better handle short-notice and unreported generation outages.
OMS will examine the revolving door policies of its member states after its president departed to take a job with a wind energy trade association.
MISO’s system can operate on 50% renewable generation if the RTO greenlights dramatically more transmission and its members embrace new technologies.
MISO’s 2019 Transmission Expansion Plan will advance to the Board of Directors without any recommended changes tacked on by the Planning Advisory Committee.
MISO’s grid will be only minimally susceptible to the impacts of possible water scarcity in the future, in part because of increased adoption of renewables.