MISO obtained a one-time waiver of the deadline for its 2017/18 capacity auction from FERC because of technical difficulties on the RTO’s market platform.
FERC again rejected a challenge to Ameren Illinois’ formula rate while tamping down a rehearing request from Ameren itself.
Louisiana regulators are questioning why MISO issued instructions for conservative operations in its South region during an extreme cold snap.
MISO is close to completing a plan that would give generators three years to submit a decision to retire after signaling their intention.
MISO introduced a new feedback form for stakeholder opinions on issues discussed during Interconnection Process Task Force (IPTF) meetings.
FERC and grid operators will explore "resilience" following the commission’s rejection of Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s proposed rulemaking.
MISO staff asked the Resource Adequacy Subcommittee (RASC) for feedback on the group’s priorities for 2018 and how the RTO could import capacity from IESO.
While the high load and generation outages followed the pattern of the polar vortex, MISO managed to keep prices stable and maintain better reliability.
MISO and PJM will decide this spring whether to take another shot at a two-year coordinated system plan.
MISO’s next capacity auction will likely rely on megawatt values and limits similar to those underpinning last year’s auction.