MISO’s imminent filing for a new capacity accreditation is a crucial first step to get ready for a more complex and challenging future, executives told attendees during March Board Week.

MISO dodged the need for emergency procedures during a mid-January cold blast that brought consecutive days of subzero temperatures to the Midwest.

MISO leadership predicted adequate supply paired with a temperate winter at the final Board Week of the year.

In keeping with its winter estimates from previous years, MISO said it could run into trouble in January should it experience high load or high outages.

ERCOT surprised market participants with an announcement that it plans to increase operating reserves by requesting an additional 3,000 MW of capacity to shore up the grid for the upcoming winter.

ISO-NE increases 10-year summer and winter peak load predictions, with big gains coming from electrified heating and transportation.

ISO-NE’s revised load forecast sees slower growth in the next few years because of economic turbulence, followed by accelerating growth from electrification.

December’s winter storm and early February’s cold snap challenged the New York grid, but they did not cause any emergencies, NYISO told the Operating Committee.

ERCOT says it is prepared for a polar blast that is expected to bring sub-freezing temperatures to Texas this weekend.