America’s Power has countered a Union of Concerned Scientists analysis claiming coal plant self-commitments are unnecessarily costing ratepayers millions.

MISO will evaluate the merits of defining new seasonal reliability criteria and implementing a sub-annual capacity construct, stakeholders learned.

MISO, PJM and SPP are close to meeting FERC’s transparency requirements around affected-system studies, but their compliance filings still need fine-tuning.

FERC ordered hearing and settlement procedures on ATSI’s request to recover $154 million, including costs related to its move from MISO to PJM in 2011.

Industry experts discussed the energy industry’s racial gaps and how to design more equitable energy policies that address issues faced by the poor.

Stakeholders appear torn over whether MISO should develop reliability guidelines that could establish uniform resource adequacy criteria.

MISO will conduct a more thorough study of transmission capacity needs in the Upper Midwest in response to utilities behind the independent CapX2050 planning study.

MISO’s southern and central regions could surpass the RTO’s wind-heavy north as the biggest producer of renewable energy, new study results indicate.

MISO proposed requiring upgrades needed by generation projects to reach certain voltage and price levels before they can be tested for cost-sharing eligibility.

MISO’s Monitor issued five new recommendations in its annual State of the Market report, focusing on seams and efficient use of the transmission system.