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.

FERC suspended a ruling on Consumers Energy’s complaint over a pending transmission project in Michigan until the PSC weighs in.

Michigan regulators are stepping into a dispute over classifying a contested interconnection project included in MISO’s 2018 Transmission Expansion Plan.

MISO said it will explore whether to alter its long-term planning models to factor in expectations for an increased number of outages.

MISO’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve the 2018 Transmission Expansion Plan in its entirety despite stakeholder objections.

MISO staff are seeking to advance the RTO’s full 2018 Transmission Expansion Plan despite stakeholder objections to two projects.

MISO’s Planning Advisory Committee will vote through Oct. 26 on whether to move most of the RTO’s $3.3 billion 2018 Transmission Expansion Plan forward.

MISO unveiled its annual Transmission Expansion Plan, consisting of 434 transmission projects valued at $3 billion.

MISO is seeking stakeholder input for its conceptual study to determine how to incorporate transmission outages into its economic planning models.

MISO’s 2018 to-do list includes continuing efforts to expand energy storage participation and extensive software upgrades.