MISO is gradually improving its ability to forecast load in the face of widespread community measures to halt the COVID-19 pandemic.

MISO is preparing to make two resource adequacy filings with FERC aimed at making its capacity resources more readily available.

MISO predicts energy usage this spring will peak at 100 GW in May, with about 134 GW of total capacity available.

MISO will seek FERC approval for a proposal to tighten LMR accreditation standards for capacity auctions as stakeholders complain the plan is restrictive.

MISO says it may reduce the capacity accreditation of some of its load-modifying resources in an effort to improve resource availability in its footprint.

MISO’s Reliability Subcommittee will next year examine whether the RTO’s footprint is suffering from an excess of load-modifying resources.

MISO is preparing for emergency conditions this winter despite projecting 40 GW of excess capacity to meet the forecasted peak in January.

MISO is home to more than 4.5 GW of unregistered distributed energy resources, much of it for nonresidential use, the Organization of MISO States estimates.

For the first time, MISO has found a loss-of-load risk outside of summer months, and said it may be more evidence for seasonal capacity supplies.

MISO executives said they continue to seek ways to improve the RTO’s response to an increasing number of emergency events.