MISO “generally” agrees with all nine market improvement recommendations raised by its Independent Market Monitor in its 2016 State of the Market report.

MISO plans to recommend that its Board of Directors approve 343 new projects estimated at $2.6 billion.

MISO wants to build a new market platform, but the MISO board members want a thorough stakeholder review of the project’s cost first.

Increased natural gas prices and congestion in MISO South boosted energy prices 23% in June, the RTO reported in an Informational Forum.