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December 5, 2025

David Patton

Stakeholder Soapbox: Is MISO Really an ‘Independent’ System Operator?
Mark Volpe, CEO of the Coalition of Midwest Power Producers, argues MISO's deference to incumbent transmission operators is driving merchant generation out.
ISO-NE IMM Details Market Power Concerns on ESI
Both ISO-NE's external and internal market monitors endorsed major portions of the RTO’s Energy Security Improvements plan.
MISO Monitor Sees Lower Margin for Summer
MISO’s Independent Market Monitor has a different opinion of the RTO’s summer supply picture three weeks into the season.
NEPOOL Participants Comm. Briefs: June 25-27, 2019
A new effort by the New England Power Pool could give ISO-NE’s most “senior” board members a longer shot at keeping their positions.
OMS Outlines Long-term Tx Planning Principles
The Organization of MISO States issued a set of principles intended to guide the RTO’s approach to long-term transmission planning.
MISO Monitor Poses 6 New Market Recommendations
MISO's Market Monitor David Patton produced six new market recommendations as part of his 2018 State of the Market report.
Steering Committee Advances Roadmap Suggestions
MISO’s Steering Committee routed eight new market improvement proposals to stakeholders for debate and prioritization by voting.
MISO Market Subcommittee Briefs: Oct. 11, 2018
MISO’s Monitor pointed to other RTOs to illustrate the ineffectiveness of the coordinated transaction scheduling (CTS) between MISO and PJM.
MISO IMM Voices Concerns, Commends Competitive 2017
The MISO market was competitive in 2017, but the RTO should do more to address increasing congestion and low capacity prices, Monitor David Patton said.
7 New Recommendations from MISO IMM
MISO’s markets performed competitively but should implement several changes to improve market functions, the 2017 State of the Market report concluded.

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