Environmentalists last week urged FERC to decide whether states can control participation of energy efficiency resources in RTOs.

The OMS voted to lodge a protest in an ongoing dispute over whether states can prohibit energy efficiency resources from entering RTO markets.

The 2017 Organization of MISO States (OMS) - MISO resource adequacy survey suggests the RTO will have sufficient capacity to meet near-term planning requirements.

The Organization of MISO States has adopted a stricter protocol for entering closed session during board meetings.

OMS members will vote via email on whether to file comments in the Independent Market Monitor’s complaint over the PJM pseudo-tie proposal.

Stakeholders will vote on whether it’s worth debating the cost allocation for holders of firm transmission service reservations of more than 1,000 MW.

MISO and OMS began distributing their annual joint resource adequacy survey with a new calculation method some stakeholders believe is overly conservative.

MISO will roll some capacity sitting in the definitive planning phase of its interconnection queue into the annual OMS-MISO resource adequacy survey.

At the NARUC winter meeting, OMS members sharply questioned MISO officials over its refusal to share with them raw transmission project cost data.

MISO is looking to improve its annual resource adequacy survey by expanding the scope of potential projects included.