A cycle of generation projects in MISO’s Central planning region has accrued a whopping $2 billion in upgrades in order to connect to the transmission system. 

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 says voltage stability and thermal issues will get out of hand within the decade unless it instates some transmission solutions.

MISO said it will pause its long-range transmission modeling and correct errors so it has the clearest picture of future grid performance.

In a first-quarter earnings call with analysts, Fortis CEO David Hutchens highlighted the work of subsidiary ITC Transmission in MISO and PJM.

Mich. regulators will assess a 2019 MISO transmission project to determine whether it should remain in the grid operator’s 2019 Transmission Expansion Plan.

MISO executives issued dire warnings about the possible fallout if the grid operator doesn’t pursue big ticket transmission projects in its footprint.

MISO is seeking ways to modify its annual transmission plan and make it easier for stakeholders to suggest alternatives to TOs’ project proposals.

MISO announced it will table the effort to analyze network upgrades and wait until the end of the year to see how its long-term transmission plan develops.

The cost of MISO’s 2021 Transmission Expansion Plan is set to ring in substantially below last year’s spending level, the RTO said at a planning meeting.