MISO responded to criticism from Illinois lawmakers that it isn’t doing enough to bring renewables in its queue online to solve its capacity deficiency.

MISO’s board approved an 18-project, $10.3 billion long-range transmission plan even as critics faulted the RTO for not moving faster to connect renewables.

An alliance of consumer groups jointly filed a complaint Friday against MISO’s practice of respecting state rights of first refusal laws in its regional transmission planning.

Sponsors of Illinois’ Climate and Equitable Jobs Act held a news teleconference to condemn “foot dragging” by MISO in getting new renewable energy online.

MISO and PJM have four interregional transmission project candidates under consideration this year for their Targeted Market Efficiency Project category.

MISO is all but certain to enact a set of changes to its study process for retiring generators, stakeholders learned last week.

MISO’s Hartburg-Sabine transmission project appears dead in the water because of new generation that entered the picture and evaporated the line’s benefits.

MISO leadership last week committed to holding future talks with stakeholders on how to retool its capacity auction to stimulate more supply.

As it navigates a tough summer, MISO is more optimistic on its ability to successfully manage fall operations.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals endorsed FERC over Entergy Arkansas in a disagreement over MISO’s cost allocation for interregional transmission projects.