FERC Lets MISO Bypass Bidding as Large-Load Rules Tighten
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 · 9 min
FERC cleared MISO to assign cross-border long-range transmission work to PJM owners without competitive bidding, while ISO-NE sketched a bring-your-own-generation path for large loads and Oracle dropped a Wisconsin challenge over data-center financial safeguards.
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FERC cleared MISO to assign cross-border long-range transmission work to PJM owners without competitive bidding, while ISO-NE sketched a bring-your-own-generation path for large loads and Oracle dropped a Wisconsin challenge over data-center financial safeguards.
In this episode
- FERC Greenlights MISO Assignment of Some Long-range Tx Projects to PJM TOs — RTO Insider
FERC ruled MISO can circumvent a competitive bidding process when it taps PJM transmission owners to build parts of its long-range transmission projects that cross into the neighboring RTO ( ER26-1538, et al. ). The commission decided Aug. 14 that MISO’s competitive selection process does not apply to facilities outside its system and under another RTO’s functional control. MISO’s second, nearly…
- ISO-NE Outlines Proposed Treatment of Large Loads — RTO Insider
ISO-NE on Aug. 18 outlined to NEPOOL members its proposed response to FERC ’s show-cause order on large loads, expanding upon its proposal to require new large loads to bring their own new generation. Large loads have not been a major driver of load growth in New England, as high electricity prices and siting challenges have so far kept hyperscale data center developers away from the region. (See…
- Oracle Drops Suit Against Wisconsin PSC over Financial Requirements — RTO Insider
Tech firm Oracle has voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, leaving strict financial safeguards intact on giant data center development. Oracle in late June mounted a legal challenge to the state’s collateral and credit rating requirements for large customer rates, arguing they were too severe and admitting it did not have enough tangible net worth…
- Ontario Market Monitor Reviews 1st Year of Locational Pricing — RTO Insider
Ontario’s renewed electricity market has been active for more than a year, and a new analysis from the Ontario Energy Board’s Market Surveillance Panel says that locational pricing has made regional congestion more transparent. However, the new pricing scheme has revealed ongoing constraints in northern Ontario and rare but severe congestion around Ottawa, which emerged as Ontario’s most volatile…
- PGE Says Holding Co. Would Boost Clean Energy Investments, Help Tackle Demand — RTO Insider
Portland General Electric says creating a holding company would help the utility compete for capital and tackle increasing energy demand in the Pacific Northwest, but skeptics say the proposal could end up benefitting shareholders to the detriment of customers. The Oregon Public Utility Commission is weighing whether to approve the application . A decision is expected by Sept. 25 after the…