After prodding by stakeholders, MISO says it will boost renewable generation estimates in each of the four 15-year future scenarios that guide its annual transmission planning process.

MISO is considering moving ahead with a plan to streamline its report detailing the projects in its annual Transmission Expansion Plan beginning this year.

MISO’s Advisory Committee is exploring whether to extend a 1-yr. “cooling-off” period to state regulators before they serve on the RTO’s Board of Directors.

MISO will rely on the same set of futures for the third straight year when it evaluates transmission projects in its 2020 Transmission Expansion Plan.

MISO released draft Tariff language that would allow energy storage resources to compete for projects in the RTO’s annual Transmission Expansion Plan.

MISO plans to revamp its annual MTEP report to emphasize the justifications and analyses behind proposed projects while removing some planning process narratives.

In an assessment of this year’s load forecast, MISO told load-serving entities they could do more to support their individual forecasts with documentation.

MISO CEO John Bear opened GCPA’s MISO South Regional Conference with the RTO’s strategic initiatives and the five “500-year” storms it has experienced.

MISO will allow energy storage to compete against all types of transmission projects, scrapping an earlier condition that limited its use.

MISO will this year draw on three sets of contributors to create its load forecast for 2020 transmission planning.