Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)
A MISO emergency declaration is almost a certainty in January if harsh weather meets unforeseen generation outages.
MISO and SPP said they will likely establish a smaller interregional project type, which could produce the two's first cross-border transmission project.
Louisiana regulators say they'll consider a split with MISO if ratepayers are forced to fund major transmission built in northern parts of the footprint.
Advanced Energy Economy on Tuesday hosted a panel of industry experts and regulators who evaluated the progress of RTOs/ISOs toward Order 2222 compliance.
FERC has authorized a MISO settlement that will replace a rate schedule for use of transmission between its Midwest and South regions.
SPP’s Strategic Planning Committee approved a task force’s recommended framework to manage DC tie revenue-requirement recovery in the proposed RTO West.
Panelists at a FERC technical conference on energy and ancillary services markets agreed that rules should be changed to incent new resource types.
MISO said its proposal to conduct transmission cost allocation separately for the South and Midwest regions is likely to be in place for up to four years.
MISO's 339-project, $3.04 billion MTEP 21 is headed for approvals from the MISO Board of Directors.
Reliability and clean energy related public policies are increasing the need for and benefits of large-scale transmission to avoid increased electricity costs.
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