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Results provide certainty, illustrate region's ample capacity supply, efficient use CARMEL, Ind., April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MISO administered the first capacity auction under its recently enhanced resource adequacy construct this week.  The system wide clearing price for the 2013-2014 planning year was $1.05 per megawatt-day.  This result is reflective of the region's ample supply of generation and demand response resources as well as the robust transmission system, which ensures...

CARMEL, Ind., Feb. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MISO's Board of Directors yesterday approved the applications of four new transmission-owning members: Cleco Power LLC, Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government, Minnesota Municipal Power Agency and Prairie Power Inc. Their memberships will continue to drive value for MISO members and their customers through efficient reliability, market operations, planning and innovation. "We are pleased to welcome these new members to MISO," said...

CARMEL, Ind., Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MISO's Board of Directors today approved seven new transmission-owning members, as well as a new transmission planning portfolio. These key initiatives strengthen the value realized by all MISO stakeholders and allow for the continued delivery of least-cost energy to consumers. The Board approved seven transmission-owning applications. The addition of six Entergy utility operating companies along with South Mississippi Electric Power...

CARMEL, Ind., Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MISO announced today that its members re-elected board members Michael J. Curran and Eugene W. Zeltmann at the regional grid operator's annual members' meeting . Both joined the MISO Board of Directors in 2007 and will begin their new three-year terms in January 2013. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121213/DE29561-a)(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121213/DE29561-b) "We're pleased that both Michael Curran and...

CARMEL, Ind., Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- South Mississippi Electric Power Association (SME) announced plans to join MISO, the regional grid operator, as a fully integrated transmission-owning member. SME provides wholesale electricity to 11 member-owned electric power associations in Mississippi. SME owns more than 1,700 miles of transmission lines and provides service for more than 410,000 ultimate customers throughout Mississippi. "We are pleased South Mississippi Electric...

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Five Entergy utilities took a key step toward membership in a regional transmission organization Friday via submission of the executed transmission owner agreement to the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator or MISO. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120913/MM74349LOGO) The utilities - Entergy Mississippi, Inc., Entergy Texas, Inc., Entergy Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C, and Entergy New Orleans,...

CARMEL, Ind., Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time since it began integrating wind into market operations in 2006, actual wind output surpassed 10,000 megawatts in MISO, the regional grid operator for 11 states and the Canadian province of Manitoba. The new wind peak took place overnight Friday, Nov. 23 with a peak output of 10,012 megawatts serving the energy needs of the MISO service territory and representing more than 25 percent of the generation output being...

CARMEL, Ind., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Entergy's integration into MISO took another major step forward as the Mississippi Public Service Commission (MPSC) and New Orleans City Council granted the regulatory approvals necessary for Entergy to transfer functional control to MISO. The action by both regulatory bodies establishes the opportunity for customers throughout the Entergy region to realize the benefits provided by MISO membership. "Today's decisions continue the...

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Public Utility Commission of Texas today approved with conditions Entergy Texas, Inc.'s proposal to join the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO), a large regional transmission organization, paving the way to nearly a quarter-billion-dollars in projected savings for customers over the next decade. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120913/MM74349LOGO) The decision gives approval with...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Arkansas Public Service Commission today paved the way to more than a quarter-billion-dollars in projected savings over the next decade for Entergy Arkansas customers when it conditionally approved Entergy Arkansas, Inc.'s proposal to join the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. or MISO. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120913/MM74349LOGO) The decision gives conditional approval to Entergy Arkansas'...