State regulatory staff and MISO continued to debate  the potential billions in spending called for in the RTO’s long-range transmission plan.

 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.

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. 

Divisions between MISO and MISO South stakeholders deepened over the RTO’s long-range transmission plan.

Entergy said it could either sell its New Orleans unit, merge it with Entergy Louisiana or step out of the way as New Orleans navigates a municipal utility.

A former FERC commissioner, along with other stakeholders, say MISO has allowed itself to be led by Entergy in long-term transmission planning.

Stakeholders say it's ill-advised for MISO to propose separate cost allocation methods for long-range transmission projects in MISO South versus MISO Midwest.

MISO acknowledged this week that a December approval for its first long-range transmission projects is out of reach and must wait until early spring.

MISO revealed that it will use the cost allocation devised for 2011's Multi-Value Project portfolio for its long-term transmission plan.