Officials at MISO Board Week meetings pondered why the RTO is likely to face an increasing frequency of emergency conditions in the near future.

MISO is moving ahead with a plan to address delays in its interconnection queue by making generation owners more accountable for site control.

MISO is proposing near-term changes designed to speed up its interconnection queue as it confronts its largest-ever influx of potential generation projects.

MISO easily managed what turned out to be a “near-normal” March, the RTO said Tuesday.

FERC approved the MISO proposal to shorten the window of time it allows for altering estimated capacity volumes for projects in the interconnection queue.

FERC rejected EDF’s request that MISO devise a special fast-track option in its interconnection queue for projects that can demonstrate readiness.

FERC on Monday approved MISO Tariff revisions allowing the RTO to gather more information about proposed energy resources before they enter the interconnection queue.

FERC accepted several small revisions to the new MISO interconnection queue design but also told the RTO it must keep working to reduce restudies.

Some energy resource developers in California say CAISO needs to change its interconnection rules to prevent financially unviable projects from lingering in the queue and affecting more sound projects.

MISO’s Steering Committee agreed to forward EDF Renewable Energy’s grievance about the length of the interconnection queue to the Planning Advisory Committee.