MISO will add Bonneville Power Administration’s former COO to its Board of Directors and welcome back two term-limited directors in 2026 after collecting membership votes.

With its 2025 cycle of transmission projects not yet final and approved, MISO already is working through 43 expedited project requests ahead of its 2026 cycle to support almost 14 GW of new load.

Northern Indiana Public Service Co.’s leadership said they would test their new GenCo spinoff business out with a $6 billion to $7 billion grid investment from a large, yet unnamed customer.

MISO members debated how their system could change under the weight of large load additions and scheduled a future discussion in front of the RTO’s board of directors.

Xcel Energy and AEP both said during their quarterly earnings calls that they have increased their capital investment spend to meet increasing demand from large loads.

The J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan has racked up $80 million in net costs since late May to stay online per emergency orders from the Department of Energy.

MISO said even a 109-GW peak this winter shouldn’t prove problematic, though a more probable scenario would deliver a 103-GW peak in January.

MISO’s Advisory Committee will continue to be led by its vice chair through the end of 2025 after the departure of Sarah Freeman from Indiana’s regulatory agency.

Year-over-year prices rose in MISO to serve a typical September peak.