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July 24, 2024

Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)

Grid North Partners
FERC Approves Dairyland Incentives for Minn.-Wis. Transmission Line
FERC OKd Dairyland Power Coop’s requested rate incentives for the Wilmarth-North Rochester-Tremval project, a 169-mile line spanning Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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MISO Year in Review: 2023 — and Likely 2024 — Dedicated to Deflecting Reliability Issues
MISO juggled several projects over 2023 designed to fend off imminent reliability problems and will keep up the multitasking in 2024.
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FERC Upholds MISO Ban on Renewables Supplying Ancillary Services
FERC has reaffirmed that MISO can exclude renewable resources from providing ancillary services in its markets.
Entergy
Former Employee Details Failures at Entergy’s Grand Gulf
A former Grand Gulf nuclear plant employee testified he witnessed mismanagement by supervisors and was fired for refusing to revise audits documenting problems.  
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MISO to Reformulate Parts of Order 2222 Filing with Stakeholder Input
MISO promised five months of more stakeholder discussion on its Order 2222 compliance plan before it attempts a second filing to take care of FERC's concerns.
EDP Renewables
FERC Rejects MISO Solar Farm Interconnection Agreement, TO Challenges Upgrades Ownership
FERC refused a MISO interconnection agreement for a Michigan solar farm while Commissioner Mark Christie used the order to point out "a defect" in the MISO Tariff.
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MISO Board Approves $9B MTEP 23; Members Deliberate on New Expedited Review Rules
The MISO board approved the $9 billion, 572-project 2023 Transmission Expansion Plan, which contains the most expedited project reviews ever.
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Board OKs MISO Budget Increase for 2024
MISO’s base operating budget will increase 15% in 2024, mostly due to the grid operator adding about 70 staff positions.
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MISO Expecting Quiet Winter
MISO leadership predicted adequate supply paired with a temperate winter at the final Board Week of the year.
Invenergy
Grain Belt Express Asks FERC to Overrule MISO on In-service Date
Invenergy asked FERC to order MISO to allow it to energize part of its Grain Belt Express project in 2028 despite delays in upgrades in Ameren’s territory.

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