MISO Advisory Committee members say the redesigned stakeholder process is more efficient but that discussions at meetings could use more depth.
The MISO Board of Directors unanimously passed a $239.1 million operating budget and a $29.9 million capital spending plan for 2017.
The MISO Board of Directors Markets Committee discussed the status of the RTO's forward capacity auction and queue reform proposals.
The 2016 MISO Transmission Expansion Plan, with 383 projects totaling $2.7 billion, unanimously passed the Board of Directors’ review Dec. 7.
MISO Independent Market Monitor (IMM) David Patton presented a draft of his quarterly report; expressing concerns over high outage rates in MISO South.
FERC dismissed a complaint seeking to overturn the results of MISO’s 2016/17 Planning Resource Auction but ordered the RTO to answer questions.
MISO will spend $1.8 million on consultants to evaluate how its aging market system can be improved to respond to stress and future threats.
The MISO and PJM targeted market efficiency project portfolio has dipped from seven projects to five.
MISO has canceled plans for a mechanism to track the reasons behind commitment decisions because of a lack of stakeholder interest.
MISO will continue its efforts to improve gas-electric coordination in 2017, revealing a plan that includes more data sharing, modeling and outreach.