MISO expects to call on load-modifying resources this summer despite estimates it will have about 149 GW of projected capacity on hand.

The Texas PUC held off on giving its final blessing to $1.37 billion worth of transactions involving Oncor, Sharyland Utilities and Sempra Energy.

After prodding by stakeholders, MISO says it will boost renewable generation estimates in each of the four 15-year future scenarios that guide its annual transmission planning process.

MISO will ask for another year to comply with FERC Order 841, saying the intricacy and expense of incorporating storage is greater than anticipated.

The MISO Planning Advisory Committee will vote on a DTE Energy proposal to broaden the scope of the RTO’s storage-as-transmission assets initiative.

MISO will take another crack at identifying a project that could provide an alternative to the constrained transmission path linking its North and South regions.

MISO and its stakeholders are considering how to more accurately measure the potential benefits of proposed transmission projects.

MISO is considering moving ahead with a plan to streamline its report detailing the projects in its annual Transmission Expansion Plan beginning this year.

MISO now cautiously estimates that the benefits of a seasonal capacity auction would outweigh potential drawbacks.

MISO’s annual report on future trends includes suggestions for market changes that could ease the transition to a still hard-to-pin-down future fleet.