MISO members haven’t landed on easy answers in getting the approximately 54 GW of unfinished generation that has cleared the interconnection queue online sooner.

MISO confirmed it’s taking steps to get answers from FERC about the role the Independent Market Monitor should have — if any — in transmission planning.

FERC Commissioner Judy Chang delivered remarks on the importance of meeting ballooning load at MISO Board Week in New Orleans.

MISO announced it will ask FERC for a postponement on rolling out ambient-adjusted line ratings until December 2028.

MISO’s preliminary 2025 Transmission Expansion Plan is set to become another record-breaking collection, at 434 transmission projects at an estimated cost of $11 billion.

MISO emerged from winter 2024/25 without turning to emergency procedures despite wide-ranging winter storms Jan. 6-9 and again Jan. 20-22.

MISO hopes to become the next RTO with a limited express lane in its interconnection queue to help get badly needed generation online faster.

MISO estimates its savings and efficiencies benefited its members to the tune of just over $5 billion over 2024.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced the province will enact retaliatory 25% tariffs on its electricity transports to the U.S. or even halt exports if President Donald Trump doesn’t stand down in a burgeoning trade war.

FERC has given the Palisades Nuclear Plant special permission to exceed MISO’s 36-month limit on generator suspensions as owner Holtec International works through the plant’s reopening.