MISO floated ideas on how it could better synchronize the studies supporting its annual transmission planning and generator interconnection queue processes.

MISO defended its first storage-as-transmission proposal, maintaining the plan is a good interim measure while the RTO designs a permanent approach.

MISO presented stakeholders a long-awaited set of planning futures it insists are final despite calls for an additional scenario that models a downturn stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

FERC affirmed METC's 138-kV Morenci transmission project is a local distribution facility that should not be included in MISO's annual transmission plan.

MISO is mounting a third attempt to gain FERC approval to overhaul the cost allocation design for economic transmission projects after previous rejections.

MISO will use the recommendations of the Coordinated Planning Process Task Team to work on synchronizing the RTO's transmission planning and generator interconnection processes.

Two market efficiency projects approved by MISO face continued obstacles, while two others slated for inclusion in MTEP 19 must wait longer for approval.

MISO will allow stakeholders an additional month to file their opinions on the RTO’s draft 2021 transmission planning futures scenarios.

Fresh off approval for one change to its interconnection process, MISO is looking for ways to advance generation projects more quickly through its queue.

The growth of DER means the MISO grid will become increasingly fraught with planning challenges that require target responses, stakeholders heard.