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April 14, 2026

MISO

The Midcontinent Independent System Operator is a regional transmission organization that plans transmission projects, administers wholesale markets for its membership and manages the flow of electricity in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. 
MISO Markets Committee of the Board of Directors Briefs
The MISO Board of Directors Markets Committee discussed the status of the RTO's forward capacity auction and queue reform proposals.
MISO Board Approves MTEP 16’s $2.7B in Tx Projects
The 2016 MISO Transmission Expansion Plan, with 383 projects totaling $2.7 billion, unanimously passed the Board of Directors’ review Dec. 7.
IMM Report Highlights Outages, Wind Over-Forecasting
MISO Independent Market Monitor (IMM) David Patton presented a draft of his quarterly report; expressing concerns over high outage rates in MISO South.
Entergy, Consumers Announce Closure of Palisades Nuke
Entergy and Consumers Energy have decided to terminate a power purchase agreement for the Palisades nuclear plant early.
FERC Backs MISO on Transfer Limit, Seeks Details
FERC dismissed a complaint seeking to overturn the results of MISO’s 2016/17 Planning Resource Auction but ordered the RTO to answer questions.
MISO to Study Aging Software; Market Improvements Planned for 2017
MISO will spend $1.8 million on consultants to evaluate how its aging market system can be improved to respond to stress and future threats.
MISO-PJM TMEP Projects Drop to Five
The MISO and PJM targeted market efficiency project portfolio has dipped from seven projects to five.
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MISO Market Subcommittee Meeting Briefs
MISO has canceled plans for a mechanism to track the reasons behind commitment decisions because of a lack of stakeholder interest.
MISO to Continue Gas-Electric Coordination Efforts in 2017
MISO will continue its efforts to improve gas-electric coordination in 2017, revealing a plan that includes more data sharing, modeling and outreach.
MISO Resource Adequacy Subcommittee Meeting Briefs
MISO has come up with two possible responses to its IMM’s suggestion to apply its physical withholding threshold to affiliated participants collectively.

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