Amanda Durish Cook

Indianapolis

Midwest Correspondent at RTO Insider

Midwest Correspondent, RTO Insider

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MISO Prepping for Likely 123-GW Summer 2025 Peak

1 week ago | rtoinsider.com | Amanda Durish Cook

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Stakeholders Ask FERC to Soften MISO’s Proposed DR Accreditation

1 week ago | rtowww.com | Amanda Durish Cook

Stakeholders asked FERC to force MISO to cut or dilute some of the harsher requirements of its proposed demand response participation and accreditation package of revisions. MISO in March proposed an overhaul of its capacity accreditation methods for load-modifying resources (LMRs) and DR that would be based on whether they can help during system risk (ER25-1886).
Stakeholders Ask FERC to Soften MISO’s Proposed DR Accreditation

1 week ago | rtoinsider.com | Amanda Durish Cook

Big River Steel Plant in Arkansas | SMS Group Stakeholders asked FERC to force MISO to cut or dilute some of the harsher requirements of its proposed demand response participation and accreditation package.
MISO Petitions 8th Circuit in Dispute with SPP over Data Center-strained Flowgate

1 week ago | rtoinsider.com | Amanda Durish Cook

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State Regulators Weigh Drafting Alternative to MISO Tx Cost Allocation

2 weeks ago | rtoinsider.com | Amanda Durish Cook

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State Regulators Weigh Drafting Alternative to MISO Tx Cost Allocation

2 weeks ago | rtowww.com | Amanda Durish Cook

Regulators of MISO states are mulling whether they should work together to offer up an entirely new cost allocation for the RTO’s long-range transmission projects. The Organization of MISO States’ leadership said it will hold meetings on whether regulatory staff think FERC’s Order 1920 should open the door for a new cost-allocation design for MISO’s regional transmission projects.
MISO Summer Capacity Prices Shoot to $666.50 in 2025/26 Auction

2 weeks ago | rtoinsider.com | Amanda Durish Cook

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MISO Summer Capacity Prices Shoot to $666.50 in 2025/26 Auction

2 weeks ago | rtowww.com | Amanda Durish Cook

MISO’s 2025/26 capacity auction returned $666.50/MW-day prices across all zones in the summer, reinforcing the need for members to build new generation fast, the grid operator said. While none of MISO’s resource zones experienced a capacity deficit, MISO said it’s inching closer to pervasive shortfalls. The summer’s capacity prices represent a 22-fold increase over summer capacity prices in 2024. Beyond summer, MISO zones cleared uniformly at $69.88/MW-day in spring and $33.20/MW-day in winter.
MISO Debuting Flag System to Curb Deviations from Dispatch

2 weeks ago | rtoinsider.com | Amanda Durish Cook

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MISO Debuting Flag System to Curb Deviations from Dispatch

2 weeks ago | rtowww.com | Amanda Durish Cook

MISO said it will debut a new flag system within weeks to give stronger signals to generation owners when their units deviate from their dispatch instructions. The flag, planned for rollout June 3 in MISO’s unit dispatch system, would let operators know when their resources appear to be disregarding the RTO’s dispatch instructions. Along with the flag, MISO plans to provide a reason code, detailing the reliability reason its five-minute setpoint instructions should be followed.