MISO
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Hybrid Power
Navigating the Interconnection Queue Is One of Many Challenges Clean-Energy Projects Face
There are several obstacles to overcome when building a clean-energy project, but perhaps the biggest is getting through the generator interconnection queue (GIQ). Every regional transmission organization (RTO) and independent system operator (ISO) in the U.S. has a significant backlog in its GIQ and processing interconnection requests can take years to complete. This has created […]
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Trends
Grids Brace for Solar Eclipse, Totality Poised to Test Ramping
Grid operators across the U.S. report they are largely prepared for the total solar eclipse that will pass over a large swath of North America on April 8, though they remain vigilant, monitoring for any unexpected shifts in power generation or demand that could test the power system’s resilience. The much-anticipated solar eclipse will begin […]
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News
MISO Warns ‘Immediate and Serious’ Challenges Are Threatening Reliability
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) is warning reliability challenges have grown urgent as the nation’s power system grapples with a “hyper-complex risk environment.” The grid operator that serves 15 U.S. states and the Canadian province of Manitoba, in its updated Reliability Imperative report released on Feb. 22, flagged several critical challenges that the region […]
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Commentary
FERC Approves MISO Interconnection Queue Reforms, Rejects Overall Queue Cap
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Jan. 19 approved most of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s (MISO) proposed revisions to its Generator Interconnection Procedures (GIP) designed to reduce the submission and negative impacts of speculative interconnection requests. The changes apply prospectively, starting with the DPP-2023 queue cycle, which has not yet entered the Definitive Planning […]
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Press Releases
PJM Paper Adds to Reliability Warnings
Washington, D.C. – In a recent letter to PJM Interconnection, America’s Power explained that near-term coal plant retirements could be three times greater than PJM anticipates in its recent white paper, thereby increasing the risk of electricity shortages. The PJM paper examines the disconnect between increasing coal retirements, growing electricity demand, and the slow addition […]
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Press Releases
MISO’s CEO to Lead Two International Energy Industry Associations in 2023
John Bear Elected President of GO15 and Appointed Chairman of the IRC Carmel, Ind. – MISO announced today that CEO John Bear has been elected president of GO15, an international association of electricity grid operators who manage more than 50% of global energy flows. Separately, John Bear has been appointed chairman of the ISO/RTO Council […]
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Power Demand
Arctic Blast Roiling Reliability in TVA, MISO, SPP, PJM
An Arctic blast felt by a large portion of North America is causing reliability turmoil within some segments in its bulk power system, forcing reliability coordinators to declare emergencies, issue conservation warnings, or shed load. TVA, Grappling With Demand Surge, Resorted to Load Shed Temperatures averaging the single digits across the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) […]
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Legal & Regulatory
NERC Warns of Tight Generation Resources, Fuel Supply Issues This Winter
Power shortfalls could be rife over the next three months across a large portion of the North American bulk power system (BPS), particularly during extreme and prolonged cold conditions, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) has warned. The nation’s designated Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) in its latest Winter Reliability Assessment, issued on Nov. 17, said […]
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Gas
Illinois EPA Issues Permit for New 1.1-GW Gas-Fired Facility
Environmental officials in Illinois have signed off on construction of a 1,100-MW natural gas-fired power plant sited near Springfield, the state capital. EmberClear, an energy company with offices in Houston, Texas, and Moosic, Pennsylvania, is behind the $1 billion project, which will be located near Pawnee in Sangamon County. The Lincoln Land Energy Center will […]
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Press Releases
MISO’s Forward View of the Value Proposition projects increasing regional benefits from MISO membership
Regional coordination becomes even more valuable during the energy transition CARMEL, Ind. — Today, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) announces the Forward View of the Value Proposition which projects the benefits of MISO membership for 2030 and 2040. The Forward View will reflect expanded value streams including the projected value of sharing flexible resources […]