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

MISO is stepping up efforts to understand how markets will function with the possible participation of heavy concentrations of distributed energy resources.

Two market efficiency projects approved by MISO face continued obstacles, while two others slated for inclusion in MTEP 19 must wait longer for approval.

FERC approved MISO’s proposal to bar participants from its market when it identifies evidence of default, manipulation or unreasonable risk.

MISO’s Board of Directors cleared the Advisory Committee to create an 11th stakeholder sector while instructing the committee to overhaul its sector design.

MISO Board of Directors Chair Phyllis Currie reflected on the unprecedented circumstances that converted the RTO’s Board Week into a teleconference format.

The tamest winter in recent memory brought no emergencies for MISO, though the RTO’s South region was the subject of three weather-related alerts.

FERC approved SPP’s revisions to its joint operating agreement with MISO that improve pseudo-tie coordination requirements between the RTOs.

MISO’s weekday loads are looking more like weekends as social distancing measures to lessen COVID-19 cases take hold in more states in the footprint.

MISO’s effort to implement a new cost allocation method for large transmission projects was dealt a blow when FERC rejected the plan for a second time.