MISO is poised to implement a laundry list of changes intended to improve its capacity auction, some of which should take effect in time for the 2017/18 Planning Resource Auction.

MISO’s Resource Adequacy Subcommittee will make discussion of gas-electric coordination a priority throughout the first quarter of the year.

MISO told stakeholders that its own data set might have been partly to blame for generators not responding efficiently to dispatch instructions.

SPP stakeholders agreed to amend a two-year-old policy paper and clarify when FERC approval would be needed for cost allocation towards some seams projects.

MISO is seeking stakeholder input on how to address declining frequency response capability within the RTO.

FERC approved MISO on their second attempt at new interconnection queue rules, as well as the RTO's revised M2 milestone plan.

For MISO, 2017 will likely be filled with capacity auction changes, cost allocation debates, an updated interconnection queue and transmission studies.

FERC said that MISO can use the PJM technology-specific reference levels for market mitigation in its 2017/18 capacity auction.

MISO has selected LS Power unit Republic Transmission to build the RTO’s first competitive transmission project, the Duff-Coleman 345kV line.

After seven years as MISO Planning Advisory Committee chairman, "PAC MAN" Bob McKee has announced he will not seek re-election.