Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)
Texas regulators have approved Entergy Texas’ request to build two natural gas-powered units in MISO’s portion of the state, but they have limited the construction costs eligible for recovery to a combined $2.4 billion.
Ameren Illinois remains adamant that it should have exclusive access to construct nearly $2 billion of MISO regional transmission projects in the state without competition.
MISO and several stakeholders came to the defense of the RTO’s $21.8 billion, 24-project long-range transmission plan portfolio for the Midwest as five Republican states seek to repeal the projects’ approval.
MISO said a yearslong software error caused it to clear more capacity than intended in past capacity auctions and which has resulted in an approximate $280 million impact to market participants in this year’s auction.
An apparently routine rate incentive request from a MISO transmission developer who has yet to be assigned a project turned into a debate between FERC commissioners over capital structures in ratemaking.
After years of looking for a buyer, Consumers Energy announced it struck a $13 deal to sell its fleet of 13 hydroelectric dams in Michigan to a Bethesda, Md., private equity firm.
The cost estimate for MISO’s 2025 Transmission Expansion Plan has fallen slightly from previous estimates to $12.36 billion.
MISO has assembled the 10 generation finalists to enter its first interconnection queue fast track. The list includes five natural gas proposals, three solar farms, one wind farm and a battery storage facility.
MISO said its nine-year effort to replace its market platform will exceed original budget contingencies and won’t be completed until 2028, three years later than previously predicted.
MISO said its set of 20-year transmission planning futures must be further fine-tuned after the Trump administration’s repeal of tax credits for renewable generation.
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