MISO saved members between $3.2 billion and $4 billion over the course of 2019, according to the RTO's annual Value Proposition study.

MISO will focus on the northern portion of its footprint with two supplemental studies to be included in its 2020 Transmission Expansion Plan cycle.

The cost estimation guide for MISO’s 2020 transmission planning cycle will for the first time include upfront and long-term cost estimates for HVDC lines.

MISO will convert its generator interconnection queue application from a print-and-send form to an instant, online submission in April.

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

MISO is wrapping up implementation of approved outage rules designed to dissuade capacity resources from taking long outages that could risk supply.

Early data for MISO’s spring capacity auction shows a 1-GW uptick in the capacity supply needs but essentially no change in year-over-year peak forecasts.

Transmission owner GridLiance Heartland has gained access to the MISO system through an acquisition of transmission lines in Illinois and Kentucky.

The Texas PUC declined to issue final orders in rate cases involving CenterPoint Energy and AEP Texas, but it did approve several other rate recoveries.

MISO will consider another solution to mitigate its Midwest-South transmission constraint before the original settlement agreement with SPP closes.