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. 

The first amended agreements are trickling in following FERC's 2018 decision to reinstate transmission owners’ rights to self-fund network upgrades.

FERC ushered through three more unexecuted facilities service agreements (FSAs) between MISO, wind developers and transmission owners.

FERC approved unexecuted facilities service agreements for three NextEra Energy wind projects that refused to complete the FSAs in protest of a 2018 order.

Two FERC commissioners still have heartburn over a 2018 commission order reinstating MISO transmission owners’ rights to self-fund network upgrades.

MISO stakeholders said another round of expensive system upgrades would render its West planning region a “dead zone” for new generation.

MISO proposed requiring upgrades needed by generation projects to reach certain voltage and price levels before they can be tested for cost-sharing eligibility.

MISO West won’t see any major projects in this year’s transmission planning cycle, despite complaints that renewables in the interconnection queue necessitate billions in upgrades.

FERC approved a MISO proposal to once again allow transmission owners to provide initial funding for transmission upgrades needed for generation projects.

A D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel vacated a series of FERC orders that allowed new MISO generators to self-fund network transmission upgrades.